This post was originally shared 12/2019. In my large family, buying for five brothers and sisters, their spouses and children, parents and in-laws, cousins, aunts, uncles and never least. . .friends and co- workers, wasn’t just exhausting, but financially overwhelming. Especially when all that effort rarely succeeded in finding a gift others really wanted. How… Continue reading The Holidays
Category: A Message from Courtney Medical Group
Labor Day
The American Dream. While many things have changed over the years, the symbol of the American Dream remains the same- hard work, perseverance and tenacity can achieve any goal. Labor Day was established after a series of tense, and sometimes fatal, altercations between labor unions and employers in the 1800s (read about the Haymarket Riot and… Continue reading Labor Day
Independence Day
I'm often asked why my screen saver is the Lincoln memorial. Why not my daughter or my baby dogs? Both are integral to my life, but not what I choose to see every time I look at my phone. I choose to see this small piece of American history that reminds me of the pride… Continue reading Independence Day
Thoughts Hurt
Sometimes just the idea of doing something causes anxiety and stress. Shutting us down before we even start. Thoughts are powerful. They can lift us up and help us to accomplish great things. Or throw us into the depths of despair, locking us inside our heads where nothing gets done. It may not even be based in… Continue reading Thoughts Hurt
Everything Fades
Elvis Presley. Frank Sinatra. Elizabeth Taylor. Marilyn Monroe. Princess Diana. For many of us, it may seem inconceivable that people don’t know who these people are and yet when I ask my younger staff and patients, I’m actually shocked by how often the answer is, “who?” It just shows how fleeting fame and notoriety really… Continue reading Everything Fades