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

Category Archives: How Can I Be Happy?

Be happy in spite of your circumstances!

This category teaches readers how to be happy no matter what the circumstances in your life are.  Topics include positive ways you can impact your thoughts, things you can do to improve your outlook on life, and more.  Like the other categories, its ultimate purpose is to enable readers everywhere to soar like eagles above life’s storms.

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Three keys to survive and succeed no matter what your life circumstances are.   In my first article, “How to Survive No Matter What”,   I related how my grandmother had imparted certain gifts to me that enabled me to survive Read more…


Encouraging you to be happy on near a river.

How to have a happy day regardless of your current circumstances. I hope you have a happy day every day of your life.  I hope that every day of your life is a “gratitude day”. “Gratitude” is a great way Read more…


Encouraging you to read out loud on near a river.

Want to enjoy even more benefits of reading?  Try reading out loud. I read out loud.  When my husband is not interested in what I am reading, he does not like this.  But I need to do it because I Read more…


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Find your voice…Your voice will enable you to address your issues.   We all have problems and we all cope differently with our problems.  But there is one thing every person can do to overcome problems:  find your voice. Twelve-year Read more…


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To be healthy and happy, celebrate life instead of holding a grudge! Even though I have plenty to be angry about, I celebrate life, not anger or the hard times I have been through. When I was a young child, my Read more…


Encouraging you to succeed like a weed on near a river.

How to succeed like a weed succeeds. I love gardening.  I have noticed there are two types of plants:  persistent plants that do not need much care to grow and delicate plants that do. The two types of plants Weeds Read more…


Do not allow anyone to break your heart! Some people  just cannot love you for who you are. Indeed they are emotionally and spiritually frozen. They avoid affection. These people never look meaningfully at you. They cannot connect with others Read more…


Encouraging you to maintain healthy boundaries on near a river.

Do not let any unhealthy relationship hurt you.  Maintain healthy boundaries. Today my sister sent a nasty email to me.   She accused me of things I have not done.   Her email violated all boundaries of a healthy relationship and was Read more…


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How to cope with a dysfunctional family and remain sane yourself. My birth family is very dysfunctional. Last night around 11 pm I got a text from my sister demanding that I check email and reply to her email right Read more…


Encouraging you to hug for your health on near a river.

Improve your health by hugging as much as possible every day of your life! When I was a child, my Grandma always gave me lots of hugs.  Her hugs made me feel better no matter what was going on in Read more…

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