Vote!
One of the greatest gifts that democracy has to offer us is the right to vote. The ability to choose our leaders is one that is envied by many in other types of societies and one that many of us take for granted. When I turned 18 I could not wait to go to the […]
UR Woman
I can remember being about 19 years old and looking at Milledgeville in the rear-view mirror of my Toyota as I headed up 441 to go to work in sales somewhere, or at that time, ANYWHERE else. I felt that Milledgeville squelched my ability to grow and express myself. I needed to find out who […]
Turning 40
Last Wednesday started out like any other Wednesday except that I became acutely aware that I was celebrating having been on Earth for 40 years. I expected to have a meltdown or to develop sudden blindness and new wrinkles on my already sun-drenched face. I was prepared for my abdomen to fall to the floor […]
Trigger Points
Our office has been planning a spa weekend for a couple of months. We work long hours and we decided to reward ourselves with a weekend at Lake Lanier that included massages, facials, manicures, pedicures, scrumptious foods, general pampering, and for me a round of golf on the beautiful Pine Isle course. Everyone was excited. […]
Traveling for Growth
The beginning of a new year brings many things to all of us. By February we are usually getting into the groove of not writing last year’s dates on checks or in my case in numerous patients’ files for their routine visits (which, by the way, creates one heck of a mess with insurance companies […]
Thrill Seeking and the Pain it Causes
Thrill seeking has always been in my blood. Since I can remember, it has been no big deal to me to take risks. I look for the highest mountains to climb, the fastest cars to drive, and trying what everyone else tells me I’m crazy to try. After all, it takes big risks to make […]