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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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Bugs!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Heal My Body? December 27, 2023

Looking for an escape from insects? Here are a few ideas… It is summer and bugs are everywhere, especially the kind that bite. Some of them carry dangerous diseases! If you are like me and have sensitive skin, keeping these Read more…

The Last Day

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Today is the last day of the year.  What will you do today? What do you do on the last day of the year or month?  My husband usually plans to spend his day with me—tickling and teasing me, of Read more…

Not About You!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans, How Can I Fix Problems?, Overcome Depression December 27, 2023
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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…

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…

Achieve Financial Success

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances, For Parents, For Veterans, How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Fix Problems?, How Can I Improve My Country?, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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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…

About the Future…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 1, 2024
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Although we can’t control everything in the future, we can affect how it turns out! We live in the North Country and have too much snow. Although it is the middle of April, we still have a few feet of Read more…

Walking Through the Storm

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems?, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression, Overcome PTSD, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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I am walking through the storm right now.  Here is my motivation to keep going. Right now I am walking through an emotional storm. The sky around me is completely dark. I see lightning and hear the thunder in my Read more…

Fussing?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country? December 27, 2023

A story and some facts about fussing… Yesterday we returned from our winter trip to our home. Naturally, the air was colder than it had been further south. However, we were not expecting the mess around our home. Our backyard Read more…

Guess What, World?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression, The Power of Positive Thinking!, The Power of Reading, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Guess what, World?  Here are some things for you to think about! World, you have done things to me that I do not appreciate. At times you have looked down on me.  Sometimes, you have made me feel so different Read more…

A Fast Pass for Life

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Everyone needs a “fast pass” now and then to get through life. Here is how to get this valuable item Recently my husband and I went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  After we checked in, we walked to 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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