{"id":3613,"date":"2017-09-27T17:57:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T22:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:02","slug":"good-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/good-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"What is \u201cGood\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>What does the word &#8220;good&#8221; mean?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3620\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3620\" title=\"Encouragement to see the good in your life on www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/September-26-2017-sunset-picture-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"what is &quot;good&quot;\" width=\"449\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/September-26-2017-sunset-picture-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/September-26-2017-sunset-picture-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/September-26-2017-sunset-picture-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/September-26-2017-sunset-picture-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset September 26, 2017 taken by BJ Rae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many bad things have happened to me in my life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have had to overcome many physical problems.<\/li>\n<li>My first husband almost killed me with his physical abuse more than once.<\/li>\n<li>Now I am legally disabled due to traumatic brain injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everything happens for a reason.\u00a0 My past has taught me what a bad day really is.\u00a0 Now I know that I never have bad days now, that every day is a good day.\u00a0 Every day I am safe, fed, and content with my life.\u00a0 My husband loves me with all of his heart.\u00a0 And for these things I am thankful and happy.<\/p>\n<p>I would not know what a &#8220;good&#8221; day is if I had not experienced so many bad days.\u00a0 So even for the bad days, I am thankful!<\/p>\n<p>I find good in everything every day of my life.\u00a0 I look around me and can always find a reason to smile.<\/p>\n<p>For example, last night I felt tired but had to walk to a friend\u2019s home to meet a repair person.\u00a0 But it was good because on the way I saw the beautiful sunset over the mountains in the picture above.<\/p>\n<p>The month of October will be very very very busy for me.\u00a0 I have a list of things that must get done that appears to me to be a thousand miles long.\u00a0 But every day is good anyway, no matter how much I have to get done or how tired I am.<\/p>\n<p>To me the word means \u201cgood\u201d means \u201cGod Opens Other Doors\u201d.\u00a0 It also means\u00a0 \u201cGoing On Or Defeated\u201d.\u00a0 By these definitions, there is something good in everything!<\/p>\n<p>You can change the world by simply looking for the good around you!<\/p>\n<p>You can soar like an <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\">eagle<\/a> over life storms if you look for the \u201cgood\u201d in everything!<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wishing-peace-eagle-near-river-bj-rae\/\">Having peace doesn&#8217;t depend on what is going on in your life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/keeping-promise-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Who loved you the most when you were a child?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/please-read-sad-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Please get help when you feel sad&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/special-message-bj-rae-eagle-near-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words\/\">Do you need a hug?<\/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>What does the word &#8220;good&#8221; 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Many bad things have happened to me in my life. I have had to overcome many physical problems. My first husband almost killed me with his physical abuse more than once. 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