When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life may your heart be like an eagle’s and soar above.” – Author Unknown

Encouraging you to protect yourself from Facebook hacking on near a river.

Don’t let a Facebook hacking affect your day! One night I wrote an article for www.nearariver.com. Then as usual I posted it on Facebook to let the public know I had written it. But a Facebook hacking had occurred. As Read more…


Encouraging you to succeed like a weed on near a river.

How to succeed like a weed succeeds. I love gardening.  I have noticed there are two types of plants:  persistent plants that do not need much care to grow and delicate plants that do. The two types of plants Weeds Read more…


Do not allow anyone to break your heart! Some people  just cannot love you for who you are. Indeed they are emotionally and spiritually frozen. They avoid affection. These people never look meaningfully at you. They cannot connect with others Read more…


Some great gift ideas for Father’s Day. Father’s Day is around the corner.  What can you get Dad that he will love?  Here are a few ideas. An appreciation card, cost $0. An appreciation card is simply a card that Read more…


Encouraging you to maintain healthy boundaries on near a river.

Do not let any unhealthy relationship hurt you.  Maintain healthy boundaries. Today my sister sent a nasty email to me.   She accused me of things I have not done.   Her email violated all boundaries of a healthy relationship and was Read more…


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How to cope with a dysfunctional family and remain sane yourself. My birth family is very dysfunctional. Last night around 11 pm I got a text from my sister demanding that I check email and reply to her email right Read more…


Encouraging you to hug for your health on near a river.

Improve your health by hugging as much as possible every day of your life! When I was a child, my Grandma always gave me lots of hugs.  Her hugs made me feel better no matter what was going on in Read more…


Look for the bright spots in your life when life tries to drag you down! I have a new “adopted Mom”.  She is definitely a bright spot in my life! On Mother’s Day, I could not communicate with my Mother.  Read more…


Encouraging you to smile and feel better on near a river.

Smile and you will feel better! When I was young, I smiled most of every day.  Nothing got me down.  Even my mother, who was usually mean to me, could not get me down.  My Grandma had taught me to Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid negative thoughts on near a river.

Recent research proves that negative thoughts impact your mind and body. Recently I have been feeling overwhelmed by life events.  We are moving to a different home and preparing our current home for its new owners. However, I have had Read more…

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