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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 You can have success!

Everyone who desires success needs help from time to time with personal and professional success, anger management, successfully overcoming hard times, and other topics. These articles provide some help in these areas. They enable every reader to overcome life’s storms as an eagle does and be successful.

Bobbie J Rae’s vision is insightful and encouraging. Therefore, her vision brings you a successful and positive outlook on life.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic book for children 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 reading for children. BJ hopes that every child becomes a strong reader and overcomes the storms in life.

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Encouraging you to avoid being angry on near a river.

Don’t be angry.  Anger only makes your life worse! Anger makes anxiety worse. When suppressed, it also causes depression.  It disrupts relationships and causes health problems such as high blood pressure, heart problems, headaches, skin disorders, and digestive issues.  It Read more…


Make your life your masterpiece.  Make your dreams come true! Do you want to make your dreams come true and make your life your masterpiece? Consider how you think, communicate and solve problems. As these are the keys to making Read more…


Encouraging you to make good decisions on near a river.

When you are faced with decisions, do you base your decisions on your feelings or on logic?  When you are faced with a decision, do you base your decision on your feelings or on logic?  Faced with a decision today, Read more…


Yes, you can change the world.  You can make the world a better place! Look in the mirror. Do you realize you are looking at an awesome and unique person? You are awesome and unique…and you can change the world! Read more…


Encouraging you to teach your child to read at home on Near a River.

Enjoy the benefits of teaching your child to read at home. I was a special education teacher before I became disabled. One year I taught behavior disordered tenth graders who had suffered traumatic brain injury.  Their behavior caused problems for Read more…


Encouraging you to succeed in all of your relationships on near a river.

A simple way to improve all of your relationships.   Have you ever had trouble in relationships?  Has anyone you know ever had relationship issues? Do you know what the number one predictor for divorce and other failed relationships is? Read more…


Encouraging you to keep trying on near a river.

Develop these traits and keep trying until you reach your goal!   Mandy Harvey lost her hearing at age 18 due to a connective tissue disorder.  She had been singing from a young age but gave up for years.  Then Read more…


Use your pen to resolve issues! Today I disputed a financial transaction.  Supervisor Ann in customer service told me  on the phone that it would take at least 30 days to resolve the issue.  She also stated I had to Read more…


Live happily by not letting others drag you down! Want to know one secret to live happily?  Live your own life and let others live their own lives. My Mother has always acted different than other mothers.  She would not Read more…


Encouraging you to practice mindfulness on near a river.

Practice mindfulness to overcome the issues in your life! I have discovered a secret to winning the battles in my life.  It has enabled me to get past them and live peacefully. What do I do? I practice mindfulness. This 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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