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Nobody can make you feel inferior
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Something to think about....
First I was dying to finish
high school and start college.
And then I was dying to finish college and start working. Then I was dying to marry and have children. And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough so I could go back to work. But then I was dying to retire. And now, I am dying . . . And suddenly I realized I forgot to live. Author Unknown |
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Hi everyone!
So here it is October! My favorite month of the year. It even feels like October today, here in Nashville. I have windows open to let in the cool fresh air. The skies are blue and clear and the sun is shining for all those sun-lovers. It just makes me want to go sit on a pumpkin and look for Charlie Brown! I hope each of you had a wonderful September. I had a very exciting one. But my most exciting news is that my latest book—number nine and second nonfiction—is now available. Not just available—but available and FREE!
Yes, free. Peggy Elam, my
publisher, and I decided that this would be a good idea. The
title is Something To Think About: Reflections on Life,
Family, Body Image & Other Weighty Matters by the Queen of
Rubenesque Romances. Download your free PDF ebook at:
http://www.pearlsong.com/newsroom/patballard/somethingtothinkabout.pdf
I hope you enjoy it. If you do, pass the word on to your friends. And for all you fiction lovers, I'm busily working on my next romance novel. Everyone have a wonderful October!
Love,
Visit Pat's Place at
www.patballard.com | Write me at
patballard@bellsouth.net |
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Links About The Queen & Her Books
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Weighty Matters
George Carlin Was Right: I’m going to write something here that may garner me a few enemies, but in my ample experience, it’s the truth. If something promises you weight loss, it’s bullsh*t. In fact, as George Carlin said, “It’s bullsh*t, and it’s bad for ya.” Read the rest of Golda's article at: http://www.moreofmetolove.com/blogs/entry/its-bullsht-and-its-bad-for-you/ And while you're there, browse around on
More of Me to Love. It's
a fun new website that has a lot to offer. |
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Reader Review of the
Month "If you're a woman, odds are
you're not happy with your body. You probably can't remember when you
weren't at war with your belly or your thighs. (Men are beginning to catch
up with their own versions of body discontent.) Western culture provides
you with a steady stream of images and advice about an often unattainable
"right" way to look, feeding your feelings that you just aren't acceptable
as you are. "10 Steps is your body's best friend in pocket form. I'm delighted to have it on hand to recommend—personally and professionally—to anyone struggling with body image and the inkling that it's better to embrace than fight the one-and-only body you have." |
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Browse and
share excerpts from Pat Ballard's books online. Listen to Pat on the
June 1, 2009
Health At Every Size radio show Listen to
a Feb. 11, 2009 Conversation with Pat Ballard Read an interview with Pat at The F-word (Food. Fat. Feminism.) blog. Communicate with Pat
via her "Amazon Connect" blog on Amazon.com!
Pat's romantic suspense novel Abigail's Revenge is featured on the Beautiful
Portal website:
http://www.beautifulportal.com/news.php?item.900034.8
An article on Pat has been
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Calendar of Events Now available from Pearlsong Press—Pat's newest book, the nonfiction Something to Think About: Reflections on Life, Family, Body Image, & Other Weighty Matters by the Queen of Rubenesque Romances. It's a FREE PDF ebook that can be downloaded at http://www.pearlsong.com/somethingtothinkabout.htm or via the link at the beginning of this newsletter. Pat is now co-hosting Radio Free Nashville's Health At Every Size show, which airs every Monday morning. The show is streamed live over the Internet 10-11 a.m. CST Mondays. You can also subscribe to the podcast of the show (automatically receive the mp3 recordings of the weekly shows on your computer, iPod or mp3 player) via iTunes. Click on the "subscribe in a reader" button/link in the upper lefthand column, and select "Add to iTunes" or the podcatcher of your choice.
Listen to the live
broadcasts over the Internet at
http://www.radiofreenashville.org/. You can also listen to
the live broadcasts through your telephone via UPSNAP.COM. See the
Health At Every Size show website or the
Radio Free Nashville website
for details. Davidson County, Tennessee residents can also hear the show
live through the Secondary Audio Programming of Comcast cable's Channel
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