Get in the Game

By Jim Berry Sports Anchor and Guest Blogger Our daughter was a very good tennis player in high school. She made it clear she didn’t want to live the sport, and she had no aspirations about turning pro. In fact, after her final high school match, she essentially put down her racquet and “retired” from […]

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Unwrap Your Gift

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Talent-driven shows, such as American Idol, X-Factor and So You Think You Can Dance, are big hits with TV audiences. Even if you’re not a fan, you’re drawn into conversations about last night’s performances at lunch or waiting for the bus. While it’s normal to admire the gifts of others and, […]

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Don’t Run Away; Talk It Out

By Cheryl Mattox Berry For almost a week, the distraught parents of a Miramar, Fla., teenager searched frantically for their missing child. They believed she had been kidnapped while walking home from school. Sympathetic volunteers launched a massive door-to-door search for the honors student. Cops found the girl hiding under the bed in a friend’s […]

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Learn From Mistakes

“Every decision you make is not going to be the right one,” actor Terrence Howard, Red Tails. By Cheryl Mattox Berry Everyone makes mistakes, but how do you handle yours? A. Shrug them off B. Blame someone else C. Wallow in self-pity D. Learn from them. The correct answer: D Mistakes are not mistakes if […]

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