BJ Rae’s Blog

Articles on bobbiejrae.com include a large and growing collection of posts that help readers with various issues—from raising children to overcoming PTSD, from personal growth to living happily. Their ultimate purpose is to enable all readers to soar like eagles above life’s storms.
Bobbie J. Rae’s vision is insightful and motivating, bringing you a successful and positive outlook on life while proposing practical ways to improve your circumstances and overcome challenges.

Mark Elklund

Mark Elklund Read Post »

The story of Vietnam soldier Mark Elklund has a message for all of us. At Saint Mary’s Catholic School in Morris, Minnesota, there was a third grade class.  The Sister teaching the students in the class loved all of them, but one student was very special. Mark Elklund always looked very neat and had a […]

Not the End…

Not the End… Read Post »

Are you struggling with a problem?  Realize that it is not the end… Did you know that in life everything will be okay in the end?  Also did you know that when life is not okay, it is not the end–so there is time to make things better? It is true. You can make things

Stress of Life…

Stress of Life… Read Post »

Would you like to know what the simplest way to cope with the stress of life is? Did you know the suicide rate has gone up 30 percent since 1999? Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade both hung themselves this week. Kate hung herself because of an impending divorce, and Anthony Bourdain did the same thing

John Wanamaker

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What can you learn from John Wanamaker? About fifty years ago my husband knew a man named John Wanamaker in Philadelphia who owned Wanamaker Department Store.  This man’s grandfather was the Mr. Wanamaker who ushered  America into the consumer age.  All of the Wanamakers were known for their attention to detail and good judgment. My

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