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April
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Nobody can make you feel inferior
without your consent.
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Something to think about....
April is National Poetry Month. So for
that reason I'm going to feature a couple of poems in this issue of the
newsletter that were written by Peggy Elam, the publisher of my books
and this newsletter.
I want all parents and/or guardians of children, and especially mothers, to read the following poem very carefully. Then read it again and understand that your children, especially your daughters, are listening to you. They're forming their life's visions, dreams and beliefs through your visions, dreams and beliefs. Illumination In the bright white light of the dressing room I look down at my dimpled knees and thighs and suddenly I am a child again, looking up at my mother’s billowy white body brushed with bedroom shadow as she changes clothes. I could have seen you as a goddess, fertile and growing, strong-limbed and -willed, but you felt you took up too much space in the world. Told to condense, not expand, you struggled to contain your abundance. What you felt of yourself, Mother, you passed on to me. If only we had known That limiting the body bound the spirit instead. Oh, what could we have become? What could we still be? Peggy Elam (originally published in Radiance magazine, Summer 1999 issue) |
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Hi everyone!
Well, I know a lot of happy
people here in middle Tennessee, since spring has finally made
itself known. We've had a few really excellent spring days. The
sun has finally come out and proven that it still can shine as
brightly as it ever has. I think some folks thought it had
mildewed and molded.  Something
To Think About: Reflections on Life, Family, Body Image &
Other Weighty Matters by the Queen of Rubenesque RomancesDownload it at http://www.pearlsong.com/newsroom/patballard/somethingtothinkabout.pdf.
Love,
Visit Pat's Place at
www.patballard.com | Write me at
patballard@bellsouth.net |
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Click on the Bookbuzzr graphic (if visible on your computer screen) to browse an excerpt from Pat's book
Your body is a unique work of art. |
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Weighty Matters
*Line from a weight-loss industry ad. |
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Reader Review of the
Month |
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Listen to
a Feb. 11, 2009 Conversation with Pat Ballard |
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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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Give someone a good
read as well as support in loving themselves. |
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