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
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
We All Need Touch
This has been a horrifying two years. One that brought a devastating pandemic and with it, the total loss of even the most basic of contacts- shaking and holding hands, hugging others and the ability to see our faces. Add to that being forced to socially distance and forgo human connections, most of us have… Continue reading We All Need Touch