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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

Be Proud of Your Scars!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking!, Training for Success December 27, 2023
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Be proud of your scars, not ashamed! In Japan, when someone breaks a bowl, (s)he puts it back together by filling the cracks with gold. Thus creating a beautiful lining. This is done in Japan to emphasize the beauty of Read more…

A Monster or Not a Monster?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans, Overcome Anxiety May 1, 2024
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Is it a monster?  Or is it just something ordinary? This morning we took our dogs to the Veterinarian.  Simba has issues with other dogs so I went in with Chico and scoped out the waiting room. No other dogs Read more…

A Pearl of Wisdom

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans, How Can I Be Happy?, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome PTSD March 15, 2020
Encouraging you to heed this pearl of wisdom on near a river.

A pearl of wisdom that everyone should read. An oyster is soft, tender, and vulnerable.  Without the sanctuary of its shell it could not survive.  But oysters must open their shells in order to “breathe” water.  Sometimes while an oyster Read more…

Is More Better?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Heal My Body? March 15, 2020
Encouraging you to realize that more is not better on near a river.

More is sometimes better, sometimes not! Do you always want more?  Or are you content with what you have? Sometimes more is better, and sometimes it simply isn’t. In our culture, most people are overwhelmed by too much stress, too Read more…

Just a Little Word

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Overcome Depression, The Power of Positive Thinking! March 15, 2020
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The word “but” is a powerful little word! Do you know what the word “but” means? I took AP English in high school.  My English teacher, Mrs. Green, taught that this little word should be used very sparingly in our Read more…

Make Someone’s Day!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Change the World?, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression, The Power of Positive Thinking! March 15, 2020
Encouraging you to make someone's day on near a river.

Make someone else’s day happy every day of your life and you will feel happy also! There was a rich man and a poor man.  The rich man usually only thought of himself while he poor man was different—he had Read more…

Who You Are

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans, How Can I Be Happy?, The Power of Positive Thinking! March 6, 2020
Encouraging you to appreciate who you are on near a river.

You are beautiful and valuable for who you are right now! On day, a crow was living happily until he saw a peacock dancing in the forest. The crow felt very jealous.  He wanted to be as beautiful and happy Read more…

A Love Story

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans March 6, 2020
Encouraging you to appreciate a love story on near a river.

Begin and end each day with kindness. Before long you will probably write your own love story! “I love you more than you love me”, she says in the morning when she first opens her eyes as they snuggle together Read more…

Move on From Your Past!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) March 15, 2020
Encouraging you to let your past go on near a river.

Moving on from your past is a key to success in life! I am a woman who has fallen many times, but I have always gotten back up. Every day I work through my pain.  I move on and do Read more…

Never Give Up on Hope!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Overcome Depression, The Power of Positive Thinking! May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to always have hope on near a river.

Here is someone who did not give up on hope in spite of adverse life circumstances. At age 14, his family was evicted from their home. At 16, he weighed 225 pounds and was arrested several times for theft. Soon after Read more…

"Each reader's heart is like an eagle's and can soar above the storms in life..." - Near a River's Author, BJ Rae.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic children's book about two young bald eagles who are eager for their mother to teach them to fly so they may soar over the storms in their lives. Near a River encourages early childhood reading. BJ hopes that every child becomes a strong reader and soars above the storms in life.

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