{"id":14156,"date":"2018-08-23T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=14156"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"it-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/it-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re IT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>In this game of tag, you are now the IT. Tag someone else and continue the game.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14157 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-you-are-it-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Encouraging you to play the it role on near a river.\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-you-are-it-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-you-are-it.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you feel that?<\/p>\n<p>When you opened this post, a hug jumped out and grabbed you.<\/p>\n<p>That hug just tagged you and now you\u2019re it!<\/p>\n<p>As a child, I am sure you played tag.\u00a0 Now as an adult, you get to play tag again.<\/p>\n<p>What do you have to do as the it in this game of tag? You must hug as many people as possible today, and then tell them you just tagged them and now they must spread as many hugs as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you do play hug tag? Here are two reasons to play this game.<\/p>\n<h4>First, hugs are good for you.<\/h4>\n<p>They offer many great benefits. Hugs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce stress by showing your support.<\/li>\n<li>Protect you against illness.<\/li>\n<li>Help you communicate with others.<\/li>\n<li>Boost your heart health.<\/li>\n<li>Make you happier.<\/li>\n<li>Help reduce your fears.<\/li>\n<li>And reduce your pain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Second, hugs are reciprocal.<\/h4>\n<p>The giver of a hug gets a hug back.\u00a0 Because they are reciprocal, they remind us that love flows both ways, that to get love you must give love.<\/p>\n<p>There is a saying by Virginia Satir, a respected family therapist, \u201cWe need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eight or more might seem like a lot of hugs, but while researching and writing this article I asked my husband, \u201cHow many hugs a day do you like?\u201d He said, \u201cI&#8217;m not going to tell you how many I like, but it&#8217;s way more than eight.\u201d His answer really made me smile and touched my heart. And, I realized how organic and deep the need for hugs is.<\/p>\n<p>So please participate in this game by hugging people physically or by sharing this post!\u00a0 Your participation will help both you and the person you are hugging!<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/comes-back-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle\/\">The love you give does come back to you.<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you need to clean up a relationship?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you love someone, let him know!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/reading-with-child-eagle-near-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words\/\">Why did I start this tag game?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you enjoyed this post, remember that BJ writes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">books<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u>common core\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available on\u00a0Amazon.com\u00a0and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this game of tag, you are now the IT. Tag someone else and continue the game. Did you feel that? When you opened this post, a hug jumped out and grabbed you. That hug just tagged you and now <a href=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/it-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[383,2,190,356,132],"tags":[1588,77,1271,1269,1328,1334,1270,1329,1337,1714,1332,1321,12,1331,1330,1320,1273,1322,1302,1274,1323,1325,1326,1324,19,1275,1319,1318,716,429,7736,1327,1336,1335,1268,1333,297,7734,1299,7735],"class_list":["post-14156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-power-love-near-river-bj-rae","category-articles","category-parenting-positive-near-river","category-calming-anxiety-near-river-bj-rae","category-overcome-depression-near-river-bj-rae","tag-common-core-eagle-reading-book","tag-bj-rae","tag-books-for-children","tag-books-for-kids","tag-child-eagle-reading-book","tag-childrens-book","tag-childrens-books","tag-childrens-eagle-reading-book","tag-childrens-reading-book","tag-common-core-book","tag-common-core-reading-book","tag-core-reading-book","tag-eagle","tag-eagle-book-for-child","tag-eagle-child-book","tag-eagle-children-book","tag-eagle-childrens-book","tag-eagle-core-reading-book","tag-eagle-kid-book","tag-eagle-kids-book","tag-eagle-reading-book","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-child","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-children","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-kids","tag-encouragement","tag-encouraging","tag-encouraging-childrens-book","tag-encouraging-kids-book","tag-encouraging-words","tag-hug","tag-hug-benefits","tag-kid-eagle-reading-book","tag-kid-reading-book","tag-kids-book","tag-kids-books","tag-reading-book","tag-soar-like-an-eagle","tag-tag","tag-words-of-encouragement","tag-youre-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14156"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21251,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156\/revisions\/21251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}