The Pink Paper Winter 2014 Winter 2014 | Page 3

welcome Pink Paper The Wi n t e r 2 0 1 4 | E D I T I O N # 1 1 PUBLISHER Roy Gardner, Jr. BSN, RN [email protected] EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Natalie Palmer, M.A. [email protected] COPY EDITOR Chelsea Wolf [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGN Creations 4 You - www.creations4youonline.com COLUMNIST Sunny R. Palmer Gardner [email protected] The Pink Paper is your premier source for information, inspiration and hope. Subscribe to The Pink Paper “on the go” for $14.95/yr. for the digital version. Call 860-217-0922 or e-mail [email protected] © 2014 by The Pink Paper, LLC. All rights reserved. Parts of this publication may be reproduced and printed, we require that prior permission be obtained in writing. The Pink Paper does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the articles or advertisements, nor are we responsible for the products and/or services advertised. We welcome your ideas, artwork, comments and stories. COVER ART Together We Hope - Kimmy Lau - www.kimmysroom.etsy.com Cartoon You Make My Heart Sing - by Lisa Slavid Hello! Happy New Year old friends and welcome new friends, we’re so glad you’re here. Another year of joys, sorrows, triumphs and disappointments have come and gone. There have been many changes at The Pink Paper. Roy Gardner, Jr., BSN We’re firm believer’s in the positive power of change to bring growth Natalie Palmer, M.A. and transformation. Aristotle said, “Change in all things is sweet.” We agree! Although change can be difficult and uncomfortable at times, it is sweet when we allow it to be and 2014 is our year for allowing...our year to say, “Yes” to ourselves. We usher in this new year of possibilities with the hard, but necessary decision to stop offering The Pink Paper magazine in print. As a lover of books/magazines in print; their feel when you hold them, their smell, their way look on a shelf, this was a really tough decision. We agonized. We held out. We debated. Ultimately, to survive, we changed. As a way to honor this decision with grace we’re offering the winter issue, this issue, for free, no subscription needed. Please tell all your friends, share it on social media, shout it from the rooftops... So, here’s to health, happiness and hope in whatever package they arrive, brilliantly adorned with glitter and bows or wrapped sloppily in unassuming newsprint. May we be ready to accept, to say, “Yes” and to allow the sweetness of change. All the best, Natalie & Roy www.facebook.com/peadoodles www.facebook.com/ThePinkPaper P.S. Sending a big shout out of thanks to all our advertisers and contributors.