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 keep strive for your first day on near a river.

Wait patiently for the first day of the rest of your life! Today is the first day of the rest of my life and I am so thrilled that I am crying tears of joy as I write this post.  Read more…


Encouraging you to be like an ostrich on near a river.

Care for your mental health issues the way an ostrich cares for its young. What do an ostrich and mental health awareness have in common? Ostriches are the largest and heaviest living birds in the world. Despite standing seven to Read more…


Encouraging you to make an important promise on near a river.

As a child, I made an important promise. When I was a child, my mother remarried.  My stepfather was a veteran. At night I heard him calling out in his sleep, “No, not him!  He is my friend!”  My mother Read more…


Encouraging you to enjoy healing well on near a river.

Ever been through the healing process? As you may already be aware, I am healing from surgery to amputate part of my right foot.  Because the intensity of the pain from the same surgery on my left foot made me Read more…


Try asking yourself “Why not me?” instead of “Why me?” Have you experienced an abundance of challenges in your life? When feeling discouraged, have you ever thought, “Why me?” If your answer is yes, you and I are kindred spirits.  Read more…


Encouraging you to learn from experience on near a river.

Learning from experience certainly makes life easier. Whatever you go through in life, please pay attention to it.  If you learn from your experience the first time, you can help yourself or someone else going through similar experiences. Seven months 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…


Encouraging you to always feel at peace on near a river.

Do you feel at peace about your life? At 10 am tomorrow morning, I will be under general anesthesia for amputation surgery.  This does not bother me at all, because I have had 17 surgeries and I am peace with Read more…


Encouraging you to keep your dreams on near a river.

Never give up on your dreams! Yesterday was our national Martin Luther King day.  In 1963, this great man had a dream that all men would live together as equals and as one brotherhood, with the same civil rights and Read more…


Please share this post if you believe in always being faithful in your relationships! A few days ago, I found a post on Facebook with a picture of a wheel chair.  On top of  the wheel chair were these words, Read more…

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