When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life may your heart be like an eagle’s and soar above.” – Author Unknown

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If the rising tide of prosperity isn’t lifting your ship, what can you do about it? In 1963, the New England Council had a thoughtful slogan: ‘A rising tide lifts all the boats.’” JFK borrowed it and used it often. Read more…


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Today is Quitter’s Day. Will you quit or strengthen your resolve? Today is quitter’s day, the day that most people give up on their good intentions to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions. My New Year’s resolution was to change my diet Read more…


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How can you conquer the ghouls in your life?  Be the opposite reaction! Everyone has ghouls in life.  Ghouls come at us from all sides constantly in the form of negativity and problems. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by all of Read more…


My husband and I have started a club.  Would you like to join our club? Would you like to join our club? My husband and I have started a club.  It is called the “Our Bodies Are Falling Apart Club”. Read more…


Ever been too hard on yourself?  You can go easy on yourself instead. Here is how… Have you ever done something wrong and then been really hard on yourself? If you have, you are not alone.  Most of us can Read more…


Encouragement to create your biggest accomplishment on near a river.

What is your biggest accomplishment? I do not know what your biggest accomplishment is, but mine is bouncing back. Bouncing back has many meanings, but to me it means these things. Refusing to listen to any negative chatter in my Read more…


Encouragement to live life with no regret on near a river.

Years ago, I volunteered for Hospice and there I learned a lot about regret. Some of the people I worked with in Hospice wished they had lived differently.  They had dreams they had never pursued, resentments held for many years, Read more…


Encouraging you o not give up on difficult roads of life on near a river.

Do you know what is at the end of a difficult road? On July 4, 2016, my friend Wendy and I took our early morning walk as usual.  Wanting to hike instead of just walking that morning, we picked a Read more…


Encouraging you to keep trying first and always on near a river.

What do you do first when you do not succeed? In November of last year, we tried to leave for our winter trip.  But life got in the way in the form of health issues.  At our first stop, my Read more…


Encouraging you to say thank you on near a river.

A thank you to someone who has been very important in my life. Dear Mother, Thank you for everything you have done for me. For giving me life and keeping me alive during my childhood years, I thank you. The Read more…

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