{"id":16995,"date":"2019-06-30T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T01:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=16995"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:10","slug":"gumption-near-a-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouragement-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/gumption-near-a-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouragement-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Gumption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>May you always have the gumption to do and think what is right!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have noticed in life that things some things are always a struggle.\u00a0 When I thought about these things, I realized they were either not good for me or simply not a good fit in my life at that time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, take my relationship with my biological mother. It has always been a terrible struggle, even when I was a small child. We have never felt close and have never been able to talk about anything besides the weather and other generic things. When I was twelve years old and didn\u2019t understand what was happening to my body, I asked one of my several adopted moms. I just didn\u2019t feel comfortable enough with my mother to speak with her openly about my concerns.\u00a0 They were too personal and she was never personal with me.<\/p>\n<p>It was difficult, but I eventually found the gumption to stop letting my lack of closeness with my mother bother me. \u00a0Since I made this decision, I feel happy because I focus on the many people around me who care about me instead of on someone who dragged me down.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Cambridge Dictionary defines gumption as<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cthe ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">and to do it with energy and determination\u201d.<\/h4>\n<p>I have never lacked gumption. In high school on prom night, a group of my peers passed around a joint. When it was passed to me, I said \u201cNo, I don\u2019t want any!\u201d \u00a0Not smoking that joint was the best thing for me to do and I said no with determination!<\/p>\n<p>Having lived over half a century, I have even more common sense. No, I don\u2019t let anyone or anything determine what I do or think. Instead, I search for the truth about an issue, study the facts, and then decide what is best. This means I don\u2019t rely on opinions voiced by any news station to form my opinions of a particular person. Most of the time, the news is biased and filled with opinions, not facts.<\/p>\n<p>When the news says something negative about any person or politician, I search until I find factual information that contains no opinions on the same topic.\u00a0 Then I search more to verify what I found. After I have done these things, I form my own opinion of what to do or think about that particular person.<\/p>\n<p>When I don\u2019t have time to research something, I make a note to look it up later. But, in the meantime, I don\u2019t believe a word of what any reporter is saying!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">It is never good to let others form your opinions for you!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Please exercise your gumption daily!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you do, you\u2019ll have fewer struggles and more control of your life!<\/h4>\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\/?s=101+lesson\">Perhaps you can learn from these facts&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">First you must create space for peace&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy your freedom, Americans!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">What does research say?<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near a river<\/a>!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May you always have the gumption to do and think what is right! 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