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Shannon Mullen

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I'm a high school teacher & writer living in Toronto, Canada. I love traveling and learning about new places & cultures and have previously worked as a teacher in Colombia, England, Nunavut, British Columbia, and Ontario.

See What Flowers, a novel about love and mental illness, is my debut novel. I blog about my adventures in teaching & travel at shannonmullen.me

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See What Flowers

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I have been lucky to have spent the last few summers in the Amazon Rainforest in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador. This has helped me invest time in learning how to take better photos of wildlife!

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It takes time to be able to have the opportunity to see wildlife. I learned from participating on many 4 to 5 day jungle tours, that even with the best guide, that sometimes

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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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“Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: arctic, flower-quotes, hope, mental-illness, resilience, wildflowers

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“That’s what mountains do, they taunt you, lure you to the freedom of the wilderness, and it is fucking exhilarating.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: bipolar-disorder, bipolar-quotes, escape, freedom, mania, mental-illness, mountains, wilderness, wilderness-quotes

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“Due to their short bloom time, Sakura blossoms are a metaphor for life itself: beautiful yet fleeting. You’ll realize when you’re as old as me to hang on to the good times because they won’t last forever.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: beauty-in-nature, beauty-quotes, cherry-blossoms, flowers-quotes

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“Is there such a thing as being too happy?”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: happiness, life, life-lessons, mental-health

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“Can you revive wilted tulips?”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: depression, depression-quotes, love, mental-health, mental-illness, relationships

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“Family is the most important thing in this life.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: family, life-lessons, relationships

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“Just as I’m about to continue walking along the shoreline, the left third of the iceberg breaks off suddenly and crashes violently, like a high-rise apartment building imploding in the heart of the city. Tears roll down my face uncontrollably as I watch the two distinct halves of the iceberg drift further and further apart from each other. It’s devastating to watch something that seems so strong and unbreakable crumble in an instant. Even more devastating is the feeling that there’s nothing I can do about it.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: acceptance, arctic, forgiveness, forgiveness-quotes, iceberg, letting-go, love, mental-illness, relationships

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“Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots.”
― Shannon M Mullen, See What Flowers

tags: arctic, flower-quotes, hope, mental-illness, resilience, wildflowers

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