The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Stressed Out Lately? Maybe It’s Time To Put the Glass Down
Have you ever heard the “put the glass down” parable? No, it’s not in the Bible. I always think of the Bible when I hear the word “parable.” The “put the glass down” parable is a stress-management, motivational short story written by Wade Cook. It was featured in a 2016 video that I recently watched.…
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Do You Still Celebrate Your Birthday?
Do you celebrate your birthday? And if not, why not? My friend, Scott, celebrated his birthday this week. Or maybe I should say he observed his birthday this week. I say that because, at one point, I heard him say, “Ah it’s just another day.” He’s not alone. I’ve heard that from many people over…
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Raising Grampy – And We’re Back To Our Regular Schedule
Hello Peoples! It’s me, Carson, and I’m back to my regular schedule. My mommy had to go back to work. She works at a high school. She’s an athletic trainer and I guess those athletes still need training. Maybe some day they’ll get it right. So I’m back to hanging out with Grammy and Grampy…
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45 Years And Still Getting To Know You
My wife, Priscilla, and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary yesterday. 45 years. (Here it comes…) “Feels like it was just yesterday.” I thought of writing about our journey through these years and how blessed I am and “I don’t know what she ever saw in me!”, but then I was reminded of a video…
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Letting Go Of What You Can’t Control
“Peace comes when you realize everything that’s out of your control should be out of your mind.” It’s unknown who originally wrote that quote but I found myself reflecting on it this week. I decided to write about it today when I posted this and saw how many people also related to it. Basically it…
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The World Is Better Because She Was Here
This week I think I finally figured it out. After many years of uncertainty and indecision, I think I finally figured out what I want to do with my life. I want to grow up to be like Dolly. Yes, this week Dolly Parton passed away. I was sitting on the beach scrolling on my…
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Random Thoughts On A Sunday
So what to write about when you don’t know what to write about? You clean out the writer’s notebook and do some “random thoughts.” Why did it take so long for me to discover Snickerdoodle cookies? These things are AWESOME! I can’t believe I just recently discovered them. I’ve tried. I’ve really tried but I…
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”Raising Grampy” And A Summer Of Fun
Hello Peoples! It’s me, Carson. Have you had a great summer? I have. Grampy told me to tell you I’ve had a — what did he call it? Oh yeah! A “wicked cool summah.” He said if I’m going to grow up in New England I better learn the lingo. I don’t know what “lingo”…
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How Much Do We Really Need?
“What we really need to realize is how little we really need.” That was a “Thought for Today” I posted this week. How true is that? When I was younger I was pretty much like every other human I knew: I wanted stuff. Then I wanted more stuff. And when I got tired of my…
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The Wonder Of It All
First, let me admit, I did sing the jingle out loud when I first wrote this line. For anyone who grew up or lived in New England 20 or 30 years ago, that was the jingle for Foxwoods Casino. Anyway…. The inspiration for this column happened yesterday when I was sitting with my one-year-old grandson,…