{"id":8180,"date":"2018-03-14T18:14:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T23:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"sad-child-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/sad-child-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Something"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Feeling sad today?\u00a0 Do something for someone else&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.0';  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnTesh\/videos\/10155815442637713\/\" data-width=\"730\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnTesh\/videos\/10155815442637713\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnTesh\/videos\/10155815442637713\/\">How To Spend To Feel Happier!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Got $5? Spend it on somebody else! It&#039;ll make you HAPPIER!<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnTesh\/\">John Tesh<\/a> on Monday, March 12, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>One day a Mother dropped off a sad little girl at her Grandma\u2019s house.\u00a0 The little girl\u2019s life seemed hopeless, like her home would always be filled with tension and yelling and unhappiness.\u00a0 Grandma picked her up, hugged her, and put her down on the couch. The older woman sat down at the end of couch and listened as the child explained what had happened in her home during the past week.\u00a0 She massaged the child\u2019s feet as she listened.<\/p>\n<p>When the child had finished talking, she and her Grandma went to the kitchen.\u00a0 Together they cooked a meal for a needy neighbor. As they cooked, they sang and laughed.<\/p>\n<p>After they finished preparing the food, they carried it to the neighbor. Thrilled to receive a home-cooked meal, the family was happy. And the child was no longer sad.<\/p>\n<p>What made the child happy?\u00a0 She had talked about her feelings, received the benefits of human touch, listened to music, and laughed.\u00a0 All of those things help a person\u00a0 feel better.<\/p>\n<p>But they had also done something for someone else.\u00a0 As John Tesh explains in the video above, doing something for someone else simply makes a person feel good.<\/p>\n<p>So have you had a hard day, week, or month?\u00a0 If you live alone or have no one to talk to or hug, try doing something for someone else.\u00a0 Doing this will make you feel good again.<\/p>\n<p>Parents, if your child feels sad, work together and do something for someone else.\u00a0 You will make your child feel good again and teach him that helping others makes a person feel good. This is an invaluable lesson that every child needs to learn.<\/p>\n<h4>Instead of feeling sad, light up your brain\u2019s pleasure center.<\/h4>\n<h4>Do something for someone else.<\/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:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/reading-with-child-eagle-near-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words\/\">When Grandma died&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you feeling sad today?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">How BJ survived the storms in her life&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Get your disability claim approved the first time&#8230;<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" slimstat=\"5\">Amazon.com<\/a>\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>Feeling sad today?\u00a0 Do something for someone else&#8230; How To Spend To Feel Happier! Got $5? Spend it on somebody else! It&#039;ll make you HAPPIER! 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