{"id":10779,"date":"2018-05-16T07:40:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T12:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=10779"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"following-others-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/following-others-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever followed others and found yourself in a place you did not want to be?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Children love to run around outside.\u00a0 A few days ago, two preschool children I know were running around on the road I live on. Energetic that morning, the two year-old boy ran straight up the mountainside first.\u00a0 Then the three year-old girl followed.<\/p>\n

After running up for about 20 feet, the girl turned around and looked down.\u00a0 Frightened, she froze as she stood and gripped a tree. She could not figure out how she had gotten there or how to get down. Recognizing her need, her Mom walked up and carried her back down.<\/p>\n

Have you ever followed others and found yourself in a place you did not want to be?\u00a0 If you have, you know you usually need help to get turned around.\u00a0 When no one is there to help you, you have a real problem.\u00a0 You simply have to figure out how to get out of the situation you are in.\u00a0 Undoing your situation can take a long time and is definitely stressful.<\/p>\n

Perhaps we can all learn a lesson from the little girl who had to be carried down the mountainside.\u00a0 If we think about where we are going and what we are doing first, perhaps we will not just follow others and end up in trouble.<\/p>\n

Always think before you follow others!<\/p>\n

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Let the\u00a0encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n

soar like an\u00a0eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n

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A lesson from nature…<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Ever read Murphy’s Law for parents?<\/a><\/h4>\n

Permit no weeds in your garden or in your life!<\/h4>\n

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