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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

Tag Archives: Encouraging words

Every Child

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, School Plans, Violence, Guns, and Drugs May 1, 2024

The success of every child begins in infancy.  The messages we receive as children about ourselves make us or break us as adults.  When I was a child, I received these messages from my Grandma.  Because of her messages, I Read more…

The Unexpected Answer

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Communicate Effectively? May 1, 2024

When someone gives you an unexpected answer, do you assume he is wrong? A teacher was teaching first grade math.  She asked her student Lee, “If I give you one apple and one apple and another apple, how many apples Read more…

Footprints in Your Heart

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking! May 1, 2024

Who in your life leaves footprints in your heart? Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart.”  I would add to her quote one word, the word Read more…

Dear Pet Snake

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 5, 2020

It seems silly to write a letter to a pet snake, doesn’t it?  But what is a pet snake anyway? Dear Pet Snake (or Gossiping friend), Having a friend who gossips is just like having a pet snake.  Eventually, your Read more…

Ben and Jerry’s Story

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking!, Training for Success May 5, 2020

Ben and Jerry’s story shows everyone how to make their dreams come true. Back in 1978, two high school friends named Ben and Jerry could not afford any higher education.  So they leased a gas station in the college town Read more…

A Wild Friend

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 5, 2020

I found a new wild friend hanging around outside our sun room.  Want to meet him? As a child, I feared bats greatly.  They suck human blood and carry rabies, I thought.  Also, they just looked plain creepy to me.  Read more…

Finite Resources

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 5, 2020

We all have finite resources.  How will you use yours? My friend Mark’s family has always burned up most of its finite resources on useless endeavors and still does to this day. As a child, there was constant arguing (a Read more…

Braver, Stronger, and Smarter

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems?, Training for Success May 5, 2020

No matter what you need to do, remember that you are braver, stronger, and smarter than you realize. What Christopher Robin said at the end of the above scene from Winnie the Pooh is very true for all of us. Read more…

Happy Freedom Day!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans May 5, 2020
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…

How Not to Be a JERK

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to not be a jerk on near a river.

Have you ever wondered how someone can learn to not be a jerk? Want to know if others think you are a jerk or not?  There is a the psychological spectrum that will tell you. If you are a jerk, 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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