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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

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For Veterans, Very Special People!

Articles in this category cover a variety of topics especially for veterans. Topics include the life of a military working dog in Vietnam, depression, anxiety, PTSD, success, and many more. The goal of these articles is to enable every person who served our country to soar like an eagle above life’s storms.

Writer BJ Rae’s vision is insightful and motivating. It brings every veteran a successful and positive outlook on life.

These articles honor veterans. They also inspire and encourage each and every veteran to cope with their issues. BJ’s husband is a Vietnam veteran.

BJ also hopes that all veterans soar like eagles above the storms in their lives!


Encouraging you to make the rest of your year great on near a river.

Once again it’s time to consider how your year has been so far. Although I keep a journal and can look back on any day to recall out what I did that day, I am amazed at how fast the Read more…


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When someone is unkind to you or tries to bully you, it is not about you.  Here is what it is really about… This evening my husband and I walked together. As we passed by one neighbor’s home, his dog Read more…


near a river encouragement for children financial success bj rae bald eagle

You can achieve financial success! Did you know you can achieve financial success with your current income?  You can! The path to financial success doesn’t start with radical change. It begins by asking a lot of questions. It’s quite possible to Read more…


near a river encouragement for children poppy flower bj rae bald eagle

Do you know what the red Poppy flower represents?  These two well-known poems explain it very well.   In Flanders Fields   In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row.   That mark our place; and Read more…


Encouraging you to have a happy fourth of July on near a river.

Happy Fourth of July!  Happy Freedom Day! On the Fourth of July as a child, I walked to the park with my older brother in the morning and attended an all-day celebration.  We ate cotton candy and hot dogs until Read more…


Encouraging you to know to always be kind on near a river.

You never know when someone will repay your kindness with an even greater kindness! A poor young man was selling door to door to put himself through college.  At the end of the day, he reached into his pockets and Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid the flu on near a river.

Smiling DOES enable your body to avoid the flu! It is cold outside.  I woke this morning before 7 am to snow covering our lawn.  Flu season is upon us. Did you know that smiling enables you to avoid the flu? In Read more…


Encouraging you to fill your jar of life with positive thoughts on near a river.

What is in your “jar of life”? One day a philosophy teacher placed an empty jar on his desk. He proceeded to fill it up with ping pong balls until he could fit no more. Then he asked his class Read more…


Encouraging you to just wait to make a decision on near a river.

Are you over-stressed?  Please keep calm and just wait… The news constantly bombards us with messages that we must take action immediately.  This message can become so ingrained in our minds that we do not know when to stay calm Read more…


Encouraging you to live at peace with the world on near a river.

Today I feel at peace with the world around me. When I tell people I am a writer, they usually tell me it must be great to work at home.  They ask me what I write, and then they change Read more…

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