{"id":11314,"date":"2018-06-01T19:20:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T00:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"simple-formula-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/simple-formula-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Formula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Here is a simple formula for a successful and happy life\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever watched older people?\u00a0 Ever noticed the ones who look happy and content with their lives and seem to have no regrets?<\/p>\n<p>What do they know that the rest of us don\u2019t?\u00a0 Here are some of the things they do that too many people today do not do.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live beneath your means.<\/li>\n<li>Return everything you borrow.<\/li>\n<li>Stop blaming other people.<\/li>\n<li>Admit your mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Do nice things and try not to get caught doing them.<\/li>\n<li>Listen more and talk less!<\/li>\n<li>Strive for excellence, not perfection.<\/li>\n<li>Be on time and do not make excuses.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t argue with others.<\/li>\n<li>Get organized.<\/li>\n<li>Be kind to unkind people.<\/li>\n<li>Let others cut ahead of you in line without getting angry or frustrated.<\/li>\n<li>Take alone time every day.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate good manners in yourself and others.<\/li>\n<li>Be humble.<\/li>\n<li>Realize and accept that life is not fair.<\/li>\n<li>Know when to keep your mouth shut.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid criticizing others.<\/li>\n<li>Do not gossip.<\/li>\n<li>Learn from the past, plan for the future, and live in the present.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that most things in life are small stuff.<\/li>\n<li>Do not be afraid to stand up for what is right when others do not.<\/li>\n<li>Fly alone.\u00a0\u00a0Remember that pigeons flock together and eagles fly alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need to integrate these behaviors into your life, integrate them one by one.\u00a0 \u00a0You can add one behavior until it becomes a habit, then add the next one.<\/p>\n<p>Follow this simple formula and have a successful and happy life!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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