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Greetings! "The true measure of a
man is how he treats someone who can
do him absolutely no good. ---Ann Landers,
advice columnist
 Greetings, I just returned from a Vegas, girl's weekend away with some of the gals I've been chatting with for years in the forums at BWS. Meeting face to face was one of the highlights of my 50th year. Life just keeps getting better. We acted like we'd known one another since childhood. It was a grand time with lots of laughter, walking, talking, eating, and winning cash. Oh, and losing cash too! This was a test run and will definitely be an annual event so be on the lookout for our next locale. Speaking of my 50th year, we're celebrating with the "Big Boomer Birthday Bash" offer which gives boomer women full membership in the NABBW for one year for just $50 (33% off the regular yearly membership fee). This offer is good during April only. I hope you will choose to join us and feel free to share this newsletter with your friends so they can do the same. For our mothers' generation, turning 50 wasn't necessarily associated with self growth. It was often viewed as an ending, not a time of renewal. Today, boomer women feel more empowered at this stage of our lives. We've increased self-knowledge and self- acceptance and view our 50th birthday as a time of personal freedom and full self expression. I want to welcome you into the NABBW so that you can be part of a community totally dedicated to celebrating and supporting us as we explore and live our passions at any age. To join us, click HERE. We had many suggestions for worthy causes to consider for the NABBW. To give you an idea: breast cancer, domestic violence, literacy, hospice, pet related causes, teen suicide, among others. After much consideration, the chosen cause is Alzheimer's. According to a recent study done by the Alzheimer's Association, an estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop the disease in their lifetime. That's one out of every eight boomers. It is the seventh deadliest disease and women are at a greater risk than men. A portion of NABBW dues will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association. Thanks for your input. We've added a Book Review page to www.NABBW.com for our members who are authors. All book reviews will now be included on our site which is viewable for everyone who visits www.NABBW.com. We hope you enjoy this added member benefit. In addition to our travel teleseminars offered this month, we are doing a FREE teleseminar in recognition of National Sexual Abuse Awareness month. Lynn Tolson, author of Beyond the Tears will educate us about this horrific topic. Please listen in for yourself or for the sake of a friend so we can help put an end to sexual assault and rape. Details below. I hope you enjoy this issue. Think about joining the NABBW for the reduced rate of $50.00, and stop by and chat with us in the forums. Onward with grace, Dotsie dots@nabbw.com  What's the latest media news with the National Association of Baby Boomer Women and Boomer Women Speak? To read all about it, click HERE! Testimonial! "I participated in the teleclass titled, "Midlife Entrepreneurs: Launching Boomer Businesses" presented by Amy Grossman. I appreciated the format of the call. Amy presented several different aspects about marketing and gave specific points on each, which really packed the hour with valuable content. I learned two new things that I will implement immediately, that will enhance my marketing efforts. I particularly liked learning about Funnel, and Spoke and Wheel Marketing models. Thank you for the opportunity. It was a wise investment of my time." Lois McElravy www.lessonsfromlois.com  ***CLICK ABOVE for ADVERTISEMENT*** 
BOOMER WOMEN
FORUM NEWS FOR APRIL: The National Association of Baby Boomer Women is the only association devoted to addressing issues concerning 38 million of the healthiest, wealthiest, and best educated generation of women to ever hit midlife, baby boomer women. NABBW promises:
 The Boomer Women Resource Center is committed to addressing all of your baby boomer needs. Below is just one of the many teleseminars offer by this Cybrary as the NABBW strives to educate and empower boomer women worldwide. We hope you'll use these comprehensive and growing resources as your learning and educational center and guide. Barbara Friesner, www.agewiseliving.com/, has been featured on NY1 TV's "Focus on Seniors", "Coping With Caregiving" (wsRadio), and WVOX Radio. As care manager, first for her grandmother and now her mother (with dementia), Barbara learned first hand how overwhelming, stressful, and time consuming elder care can be. AgeWiseLiving was created to help others navigate through this challenging time, and hopefully, avoid the emotional and frustrating task of finding the answers themselves and trial-and-error implementation. Key elements covered in this Teleseminar are:
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FEATURED ASSOCIATE Lynn C. Tolson, www.beyondthetears.com Lynn C. Tolson is the author of Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor's Story. She says she is an ordinary citizen with an overwhelming mission: to confront violence against women and children. Given that sexual assault, including incest, is a social problem, her goals are to bring awareness to the public and to be an advocate for the victims. Using her life experience and social work education, Lynn hopes to offer information  that will improve
the
quality of life of survivors. Perhaps the future will hold
enough social change to reduce the need for real
stories of recovery and sites such as Beyond
the Tears: A True Survivor's Story. She says
that her purpose as Lynn C. Tolson is in her initials:
LCT, Learning, Creating, Teaching, to provide
empowerment of our minds, bodies, and spirits. May
this generation break the silence that surrounds
sexual assault and incest so that future generations
may live in peace.After her first eighteen years in the Northeast, Lynn Tolson moved to the Southwest where she engaged in careers in real estate and property management. During those years, she survived post-traumatic stress disorder, which manifested in addictions and suicide attempts. Through the therapeutic process, she determined the causes of her dysfunction and was able to ultimately achieve a life that reflects health and happiness. Her memoir, Beyond the Tears, illustrates physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation. Tolson lived in the Midwest for nine years, where she returned to college to obtain a degree in Social Work. She currently resides in the Rocky Mountain region with her husband and two energetic West Highland White Terriers. The NABBW is proud to sponsor a free teleseminar called, "Sexual Assault: A Silent Epidemic with Tragic Consequences," on April 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m (EST). The teleseminar will by lead by Lynn C. Tolson, BSW, author of the memoir, "Beyond the Tears: A True Survivors Story" and founder of The Project for TEARS: Telling Everyone About Rape and Suicide. Using her personal experience and professional knowledge, Tolson offers a message of hope and healing, as well as an understanding of silent issues related to sexual abuse that cause individual suffering and plague our society. Please be sure and join us for this F- R-E-E Teleseminar using the "call-in" information below: Telephone Number: 1 (712) 580-7706 Conference Code: 1039049 In this teleseminar, you will learn the definition of sexual assault, its prevalence in our society, and how you can help or be helped. Other subjects covered will be: What are the myths about rape? What are the facts about rape? What do power & control have to do with sex abuse? What signs do the sexually abused exhibit? What are the symptoms of depression? What is the correlation between sexual assault & suicide attempts? What are the risk factors for suicide? Why are these silent social problems? How do we support the survivor? What resources are available? Please make sure you record the "call-in" information listed above. We look forward to having you on the call!
FEATURED
MEMBER NEW WRITING CONTEST! I recently attended Rain: The Beatle's Experience. If this show comes to your town, see it! The walk down memory lane was exhilarating. Being amidst all the hair dye, highlights, gray hair, and balding men tickled and energized me.  Stiff, conservative men in
their
button down, oxford shirts were belting out lyrics and
chair dancing like I've never seen before. This was my
generation at midlife acting just like we did as teens. I
was feeling more groovy than I had in years. Flashbacks to the Ed Sullivan show, men walking on the moon, Prell commercials, the white album, flower power, peace signs and so much more rushed through my mind. For two hours, I was stuck in the 60s. It was a trip. So I got to thinking . . . how about a contest that takes us back to the good old days of dancing and screaming at concerts . . . Here's the contest. You have 500 words to tell us your favorite concert memory. Lay it on us. Knock yourself out. Take us back. Who were you with, what were you wearing, and what music were you jammin' to? Submissions should be written in a Word document with FAVORITE CONCERT MEMORY in the subject line, and attached to an email addressed to contest@nabbw.com. Deadline - April 15th PRIZE MONEY - $100.00 and F-R-E-E membership or renewal in the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. Plus your story will be placed in the Our Voices section at www.boomerwomenspeak.com. Please make sure to include your name, email address, and short bio at  the top of your
entry
NOT in the body of the email.
Good luck!  sponsored by the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (www.nabbw.com) and GRAND Magazine Here's the contest. You have 500 words to tell us your favorite grandparent memory. Knock yourself out. Take us back. Who was there, what were you doing, how old were you, why was the event so special? 
Submissions should be written in a Word document
and sent as an attachment to
contest@nabbw.com with FAVORITE
GRANDPARENT MEMORY in the subject line.Deadline - July 1, 2008 PRIZE MONEY - $250.00 and F-R-E-E membership or renewal in  the National
Association of Baby Boomer Women.
Plus your
story will be published in the Our Voices section at www.boomerwomenspeak.com,
and in the September-October issue of GRAND
magazine.Please make sure to include your name, email address, and short (no more than 75 words) bio at the top of your entry. Men may also submit! (Should a man win, he can keep the $250.00 and give the free membership to www.NABBW.com to a boomer woman.) NABBW MARCH 2008 TELESEMINARS - Girls Just Want to Have Fun: Baby Boomer Travel
If you are unable to listen in on any of the seminars, or if you prefer to hear them at your leisure, visit the NABBW and sign in on the Member ONLY page which provides links to all our teleseminars. As a bonus, you can now choose the audio file or download the PDF (document) version and read the entire teleseminar. These are great to listen to while you are working or playing online. Just another benefit of NABBW! BOOMER BOOK REVIEWS We are happy to review member's books, products and services. This is a service that is FREE of CHARGE to NABBW members. Please email us if you are interested in seeing a review of your book, product, or service. NOTE: Once your book has been submitted, please allow ample time for the book to be read and reviewed. Books and products sent for reviews will not be returned. Ginnie Mesibov www.outerstrengthinnerstrength.com Reviewed by Melinda Cianos Buy this book!  Ginnie
Mesibov
is celebrating life. As she has faced challenges, both
physical and emotional, she has held tightly to her
faith in God, allowing it to sustain her and carry her
through. Giving back in ways that offer peace and understanding, Mesibov brings together messages of hope and hands them to her "sisters" in the form of a weekly devotional. Placed before the reader are the insights born from clearing life's obstacles. Touching on the issues we all face in striving to create lives that are whole and meaningful, Outer Strength. Inner Strength, is an uplifting voice; a gentle reminder of the comforting strength of God's love. The weekly messages serve to bolster our spirits, encourage our confidence and open our eyes to the simple yet intricate wonders that fill our days. Mesibov points to those wonders and helps us to claim them. Get it Right This Time Amy Schoen www.HeartmindConnection.com Reviewed by Melinda Cianos 
Buy this book!Are you still searching for the one? Are you plagued by the notion that your ideal companion is out there somewhere if only you could make the connection? Amy Schoen, life coach and author of Get it Right This Time, spells out how to make that connection with pages of hands-on dating advice. Written for both the novice and "seasoned" dater, chapters like "Study Dating Like You Would the Stock Market," point out the importance of making the conscious decisions that place you in situations that increase your odds of meeting someone special. Schoen conveys her expertise in bringing people together and encourages those seeking a life partner to "arm themselves with the knowledge, tools and skills to get it right." Schoen lists the many available resources for dating men and women: special interest groups for singles; singles travel groups, online dating directories, books and CDs. She has created Heartmind Connection to educate, coach and inform those who desire to develop a "whole life approach to dating relationships." Opening yourself up to the possibilities takes a little bit of work and a little bit of patience but there is no doubt you'll be having fun in the process. Release Your Writing By Helen Gallagher www.releaseyourwriting.com Reviewed by Melinda Cianos, Buy this book!  Release Your Writing by Helen Gallagher chronicles the publishing process from start to finish. She delves into a multitude of topics: eBooks, effective marketing, self-publishing, writing goals, target markets, networking . . . Topics are indexed in this small hand-held guide that fits neatly in a purse, a laptop carrier or alongside your desktop PC. The book's format enables the reader the ability to thumb- through for answers to questions and to access tips for moving through the publishing process. Seeing your project through can, at times, seem overwhelming but Gallagher reveals the tools needed to overcome. She provides the writer with coaching in areas such as organization and making the most of what your computer can do for you. Release Your Writing is written in a direct, no-nonsense fashion and is a valuable tool for anyone striving to publish their work.
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MEMBER COLUMNS Basic Eldercare Realities By Barbara E. Friesner  If you've been reading
my past columns, you know that I always say that for
the best results, talk early and often with your aging
loved so you can resolve your eldercare issues by
choice, not crisis. The earlier you start talking, the
easier it is to get plans in place. The better the
planning, the easier it will be for them and you in the
long term.Before you begin to have your conversations with your aging loved one, however, there are some very important basic realities to keep in mind. Remembering these basic realities will help you have conversations that produce more than stress and frustration. Continue reading at this link: More from Barbara Heeding the Call By Prill Boyle  Have you ever wondered
what your calling is?A few weeks ago, I began a speech by asking how many members of my middle-aged audience still didn't know what they wanted to be when they grew up. After a few giggles, more than a quarter of the people in the room raised a hand. Some might argue that if you haven't found a calling by the time you're in midlife, chances are you won't. Continue reading at this link: More from Prill Help! My grandchild is using drugs! By Susie Vanderlipfor GRAND Magazine  I remember when I
was in eighth grade, spin the bottle was about as racy
as life got. Most of my friends were having harmless
flirtations and first boy�friends. No one I knew drank
regularly on the weekend; no girls were providing
gratuitous oral sex to the boys; no one was cutting on
their arms with razorblades or smoking pot. Today,
adolescence is very, very different, and far more
difficult than in our day. Continue reading at this link: More from GRAND AWARENESS By Janet Horn, M.D.  We're going to talk
about breast cancer this month. Given that in recent
years, such a good job has been done in general to
make all of us aware of this disease, you may be
wondering what I can possibly say in this column that
you haven't already heard. That's the point - we
simply cannot hear too much about it. If not for
ourselves, then for our friends, for the younger
generations-our daughters and nieces-and for the
older generations-our mothers and aunts. We need
to remind them (and ourselves) that prevention and
early detection are the keys to staying healthy, and that
we know a lot more about this disease than we used
to. Continue reading at this link: More from Janet The Leverage Triangle By Sheri McConnell  The Three
ElementsHave you heard me talk about the Leverage Triangle yet? As entrepreneurs and pursuers of our dreams and passions, we all have 3 elements to work with when we start a business: Time, Expertise, and Money. Most of us have very little of each of these in the beginning of our journey-but as we grow our business or our dream of any kind, we begin to have more of each and thus more leverage. Continue reading at this link: More from Sheri Never Give Up By Natalie Caine  We all know the day
is coming, whether that day is the beginning of empty
nest or the day our adult children are home for a visit
and then leave.Is there prevention for sorrow? I believe from all the experiences I have with change and tears, that the answer is to practice being with what is. Continue reading at this link: More from Natalie I.R.Less By Georgia Richardson, Queen Jaw Jaw  There was a time when
I looked forward to Spring. The flowers, the fresh air,
the refund check I would ultimately get and spend a
hundred different ways before it every reached me.
Sigh-now I know what people mean when they
refer
to the "good old days." I can't remember the last time I
got a refund check. All I seem to do now is pay out the
wazoo. What is a wazoo, anyway? I need to look that
one up. Hm. . . Continue reading at this link: More from Georgia Challenges, Change, and New Life By Judith Sherven, PhD  Fundamental to all life
on the planet . . . is the fact that we're all different from
each other. And yet what do most people do when they
encounter those differences? They either change
themselves "to fit in" or they try to change the other
person. Here's why . . . When you want to change somebody, the truth is you are scared -- under threat. You only want things to be the way you want them to be. You want control rather than connection. Continue reading at this link: More from Judith See Yourself Thin By Janice Taylor 
Being able to visualize or "see" yourself "thin" is an
essential element of permanent fat removal.Whether we are aware of it or not, we visualize every day. As we process our thoughts, we project them as pictures onto the screens of our mind. Daydreaming, fantasizing, and mental rehearsals are examples of visualizations. Many of us dream of having a new job, going on a hike in the woods, swimming in the warm waters of the Caribbean - all pleasant thoughts and images. Continue reading at this link: More from Janice Can Retirement Make You Sick? By Jan Cullinane  Are you a "Type A" personality? A perfectionist? A workaholic? Someone who feels great during the workweek, but suffers from depression, aches, pains, fatigue, and infections - in other words, a person who gets sick when nothing is looming on the horizon? If so, you may have what is called "leisure sickness," a term coined by Dutch psychologist Ad Vingerhoets of Tilburg University. In a study of almost 2,000 people, about three percent of high achieving respondents identified themselves as suffering from symptoms of illness when they didn't have much to do, were on vacation, or were no longer working at high-pressure jobs. Continue reading at this link: More from Jan BUSY ABOUT By Nan Russell  Once upon a time, a prince and princess lived in stressful palace, surrounded by a stressful village, inside a stressful land. They knew it was stressful because everyone said it was. Their parents, the king and queen, worked from sunrise to sunset hearing issues from their kingdom, weighing the requests, and appropriating the collective harvest to the people of their land. Continue reading at this link: More from Nan A Mentor Named Mary By Donna Shepherd  Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. - Hebrews 13:17 nlt A wonderful woman named Mary Preston was a mentor to me in my early years of singing, and instrumental in my learning to play the piano. She never had children, but treated me as I was her own. I share this in honor of Mother's Day. Continue reading at this link: More from Donna
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RECENT READS Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. I enjoy sharing my reads with others. Here's what I read last month. Please email me if you can recommend any great books.  Half Time: Changing Your Game
Plan
from Success to Significanceby Bob Buford - Published by Zondervan Buy this Book  The First Five Pages: A Writer's
Guide
to Staying Out of the Rejection Pileby Noah Lukeman - Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Buy this Book  Time to
Write: Professional writers
reveal how to fit writing into your busy lifeby Kelly L. Stone - Published by Adams Media Buy this Book Want to send flowers to a friend, or popcorn to a family or business? NABBW is now offering member discounts at www.1800flowers.com and www.thepopcornfactory.com 
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Spirited Sisters
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those parts that do not have to be exposed. Feodoroff
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her sisters, Claire Goodhue, who succumbed to colon
cancer in January, 2006 and Patty Goodhue-O'Brien,
who is ready to run the Claire Foundation once
Spirited Sisters is profitable. 
She is also the
recipient of the 2007
Courage
Award /New England Women's Leadership Award
presented by the Daniel J Marr Boys and Girls Club.
She will be honored as an exceptional woman at the
2008 "Exceptional Women" Celebration hosted by
Magic 106.7 held at the Westin Copley in Boston, MA
on May 16, 2008. She actively participates in fashion
shows for the American Cancer Society and other
charitable organizations on a volunteer basis.
PASS IT ON: We all know her. She's at
midlife. She wants to take care of herself but can't
always squeeze it in because she's so busy caring for
any of
the following: her husband, mother, father, children,
grandchildren, in-laws, neighbors, friends,
colleagues, etc. Won't you please help her out by
sharing this newsletter and the NABBW with her?
