{"id":3116,"date":"2017-08-27T20:57:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T01:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:50:05","slug":"having-a-bad-day-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/having-a-bad-day-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a Bad Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Five healthy and inexpensive ways to cope with stress on a bad day!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you having a bad day?\u00a0 Please do not let it drag you down!<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, I had a really bad day.\u00a0 Ken Dunn (affiliated with Rebel Press and owns Next Century Publishing and GoRead.com) owes me money.\u00a0 Instead of paying me, he\u00a0threatened both my new publishing company and me with a lawsuit.\u00a0 Although I doubt that it will ever happen, this threat did stress me out .<\/p>\n<p>I have gotten severe hemiplegic migraines in the past, triggered by stress. They have often landed me in the hospital. But this time the stress did even give me a basic headache!<\/p>\n<p>How did I handle my stressful day? \u00a0I took no medications to cope and used proven natural methods to cope instead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/articles\/90722-can-orgasms-reduce-stress-why-climaxing-is-a-powerful-stress-reliever-according-to-science\">Intimacy<\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spending intimate time with my husband always helps me cope with anxiety.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Lavender<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lavender relaxes and calms my body and helps me sleep.\u00a0 I put\u00a0a lavender balm on my hands and on the tip of my nose before lying down.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\/informationsupport\/heart-matters-magazine\/wellbeing\/mindfulness-meditation-for-stress-relief\">Meditation<\/a><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I meditate by breathing deeply.\u00a0 I breathe deeply and rhythmically until I feel calm and relaxed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhelp.net\/articles\/visualization-and-guided-imagery-techniques-for-stress-reduction\/\">Visualization<\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Right before I fall asleep, I visualize a better day.\u00a0 I visualize how tomorrow would be.\u00a0 Then I take a nap and have peaceful dreams.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>I always do my best to not allow my stress affect my health.\u00a0 Therefore, I do not drink alcohol or consume any drugs, prescription or otherwise, to cope.\u00a0 I prefer to cope in natural and proven ways.\u00a0 Click on the hyperlinks above and read the articles for a deeper understanding of these coping methods.<\/p>\n<p>Parents, please role model healthy stress management. Your children will copy your behavior as they get older. If your kids cope with stress in healthy ways, you will feel much less stress!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/special-message-bj-rae-eagle-near-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words\/\">Here<\/a> is a hug for you to help you with your bad day!<\/p>\n<p>Soar like an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/eagle\">eagle<\/a> over life\u2019s storms.\u00a0 Do not let a bad\u00a0day get you down!<\/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;\">You can make every day of your life great&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The best way to improve your life&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Smiling has benefits&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/please-read-sad-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Are you sad?<\/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<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five healthy and inexpensive ways to cope with stress on a bad day! Are you having a bad day?\u00a0 Please do not let it drag you down! Last Friday, I had a really bad day.\u00a0 Ken Dunn (affiliated with Rebel <a href=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/having-a-bad-day-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,190,141,137,718,356,133],"tags":[1588,208,77,1271,1269,1328,1334,1270,1329,1337,1332,1321,12,1331,1330,1320,1273,1322,1302,1274,1323,1325,1326,1324,19,1275,1319,1318,716,1327,1336,1335,1268,719,1333,297,447,522,1299],"class_list":["post-3116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-parenting-positive-near-river","category-veterans-vietnam-near-river-eagle-bj-rae","category-live-happy","category-healthy-near-river-bj-rae-eagle","category-calming-anxiety-near-river-bj-rae","category-successful-bj-rae","tag-common-core-eagle-reading-book","tag-anxiety","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-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-kid-eagle-reading-book","tag-kid-reading-book","tag-kids-book","tag-kids-books","tag-natural-coping-methods","tag-reading-book","tag-soar-like-an-eagle","tag-stress","tag-stress-management","tag-words-of-encouragement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116","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=3116"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21370,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3116\/revisions\/21370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}