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A Game Changer

Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky, Mary Lou Retton, and…me. Me? Yes, me! What could I possibly have in common with a legendary basketball player, hockey player, and gymnast? I’m not a world-famous sports figure or a professional athlete. No, but like them, I believe that in sports, mental strength is equally important as physical skills and…

What the World Needs Now

Written by Burt Bacharach, it became a hit by Jackie DeShannon in 1965. I was three years old then. While I don’t recall that version, I do remember this song recorded by Dionne Warwick a few years later. It was played on our local radio station, on my parents’ stereo, and sung by me and…

Just Move

These days I write for pure enjoyment, however, there was a four-year span in the late-1990s when I was paid to write. During that time, I was fortunate enough to freelance for a few small publications in south-central Arizona. “Fitness Plus” and “Today’s Arizona Woman” were among my main gigs. Being paid to write or…