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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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To The Ones

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Do you know any “ones” who might need to hear this?  If so, please share it! To the Ones By James Engstrand   This is for the ones who have pushed me to the ground. Who have beaten me. Who Read more…

Times Have Changed

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal... December 26, 2023

I am glad times have changed. Aren’t you? When I was a kid, all 90-plus members of my family squeezed into Grandma’s home for an incredible meal. Afterward, we kids ran around and played while the adults talked a bit. Read more…

The Gives

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Change the World? December 26, 2023
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How about the “gives” instead of the “give me’s”?  Like a hug, both parties benefit from the “gives”. When I was a small child, I thought like a child. Around Christmas and my birthday, I naturally wanted gifts. I seldom Read more…

A Silly Song

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Communicate Effectively?, How Can I Fix Problems?, Training for Success May 1, 2024

This silly song taught me an unforgettable lesson. When I was young, my older brother walked me to school. We entertained each other; he taught me silly songs and other goofy things, and I constantly doused him by jumping in Read more…

The Bear

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country? May 1, 2024
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As this true story about the bear explains, there is a way to get what we want. Two days after we moved into our current mountain home, I walked outside the sunroom into the backyard to put out my bird Read more…

Your Purpose

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Training for Success December 26, 2023

A reminder to never lose sight of your purpose! On a cool September night, while circling within the cosmos, the moon’s eyes gazed down upon the Olympus Mons volcano on the planet Mars. A lake lay silver nearby, not a Read more…

How to Learn Better

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, School Plans, Training for Success December 26, 2023
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Use these school hacks to learn better yourself or help your child learn better. Doing your child’s homework for him does not help him or her earn anything, but teaching him how to learn does. Here are some tips to Read more…

Beat the Heat!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Heal My Body?, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression December 26, 2023

Strategies to help you beat this heat this summer! The heat can make you feel generally miserable, and it also intensifies depression and anxiety. There is no way to completely escape the summer heat, but you can try to beat Read more…

Keywords

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Communicate Effectively?, Training for Success December 26, 2023
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Keywords are useful on the internet and in other ways, too. How can they affect your life?   Although I don’t work outside of my home, my life is crazy busy at times. During these hectic times, I find it Read more…

We Need More Protons!

How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country? May 1, 2024

What are protons? Can we learn anything from them?   I studied both chemistry and physics in college. Over thirty years later, I remember very little of what I learned in these classes. However, I do recall a few things 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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