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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Encouraging you to cope with the stress of life on near a river.

Would you like to know what the simplest way to cope with the stress of life is? Did you know the suicide rate has gone up 30 percent since 1999? Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade both hung themselves this week. Read more…


Encouraging you to learn from the example of John Wanamaker on near a river.

What can you learn from John Wanamaker? About fifty years ago my husband knew a man named John Wanamaker in Philadelphia who owned Wanamaker Department Store.  This man’s grandfather was the Mr. Wanamaker who ushered  America into the consumer age.  Read more…


Encouraging you to understand why people commit suicide on near a river.

Why do famous and wealthy people commit suicide? Today the famous designer Kate Spade hung herself in her New York City apartment.  Most of us wonder why someone who is rich, famous, and appears to have it all would take Read more…


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Never forget what the flight attendant always says about the oxygen mask before a flight takes off. Recently I have been struggling with a family issue.  My Mother has an aggressive cancer and I have no idea how she is Read more…


Do you have true sight like this blind young boy? Feeling disappointed in life, I sat down on a deserted park bench to gather my thoughts. My day had not gone the way I had planned. And if that wasn’t Read more…


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Have you ever felt your life was meaningless because you could not find joy in it?  A beautiful young woman wearing an expensive dress visited her psychiatrist. She told him she felt very depressed because her life was meaningless. Wisely Read more…


Encouraging you to shower less on near a river.

Research shows that we should shower less often, especially if we have skin issues… Today, the Sunday before Memorial Day, I celebrated by working in my large garden all day with a 12 year-old helper. My helper and I worked Read more…


What do you think about as you enjoy your Memorial Day barbecue? Every year holidays come and go.  Too many of us think of each holiday as simply a day of paid time off work. I believe Memorial Day is Read more…


Blaise Pascal’s wager reaches into the hearts of every person, even into the hearts of atheists. Pascal was a French philosopher, scientist, mathematician, and probability theorist in the 17th century.  He argued that if we do not know whether God Read more…


Encouraging you to consider the puppet master on near a river.

Who is the puppet master controlling your problem?  Blame him for your problem! Yesterday I wrote a post about how to solve almost any problem. Today a friend of mine read yesterday’s post and suggested I write more posts about Read more…

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