Diana's blog

My brother in law, Keith Leon, has just written a book called “Who Do You Think You Are?”  No, that’s not a challenge to your sense of self or family lineage; it’s a book about finding your life purpose.  In the book, Keith interviewed 64 people regarding their life purpose, how they discovered it and what advice they would give to those who are still searching.  He drew his interview subjects from many fields, but leans heavily on folks who are involved in the human potential and new thought movements. If you’re not sure who those folks are, they are a big part of the movie/book phenomenon “The Secret”.  

On good days at work, which really are most days, I feel
like my grandson Zach’s favorite storybook train, Thomas.  Thomas is happiest when he feels really
useful, and being a Community Acti-punctur-ist * definitely gives me that
feeling.  I feel way more useful than I
did for 10 years of conventional practice. 
Beyond that, I feel useful to folks who, due to class status, income or
age, have fewer options. 

We at Community Acupuncture on Cape Cod
have just passed our two year anniversary. We’re still riding the wave of
publicity from last month’s press coverage, flirting with 100 patient visits in
a one week period and getting ready to add a third acupuncturist to the staff,
yet somehow I find it hard to figure out what to blog about. I do know that lately I have been asking
myself, “Did 10 years of solo practice teach me much about how to run a micro
business with more than one employee? “

I think there is a good chance that it did not.
Mostly I learned how to do acupuncture and talk about acupuncture and
not much else. Along with this, I have
been thinking about things I wish I had done sooner, and thought I would
mention a couple: