The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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One Day or Day One. You Choose!
Sometimes word structure amazes me. That’s probably understandable since I spend most of my time either writing or speaking for a living but I read something this week that was so simple, yet powerful. It was a meme posted by my friend Jon Stetson. At first glance you might think, “Huh! Cute!” Let’s look into…
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It’s Not Over, It’s Just Different
You may know, or you may not know, that I had a stroke several years ago. I consider myself blessed because I didn’t lose my personality and based on how some other people have been affected by their stroke, I’m doing okay. True, I still have some deficiencies and I can’t do many of the…
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Your Perspective Changes
I came across a quote this week that made me think. (That seems to happen to me a lot, I know.) “When you have more years behind you than ahead of you, you think about life differently.” I can think of a couple different reactions to that line. “Why are you thinking like that?” Or……
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What Can I Say? I Love A Good Meatloaf!
I know you might find this hard to believe but my children love to pick on me. Actually about a number of things but in this incident it’s my love for meatloaf. We went to Profile Tavern in Freetown yesterday. My son, Hunter Braley, was singing there so we met up with some friends for…
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Why Do We Get So Offended?
I saw a video this week from syndicated radio host Bobby Bones that asked why we get so offended. There are plenty of things that happen every day where someone gets offended. It’s probably always been that way, to some extent, but now we have the internet BLASTING stuff in front of our faces that…
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Remembering “Please” and “Thank You”
My wife and I will be celebrating our 43rd anniversary in September so it never fails… People ask us what the secret is to a long lasting marriage. To be honest: I don’t know. I married my best friend and we just try to be honest with each other and deal with everything as it…
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Do You Need To Change A Tire?
I read a meme this week that caught my eye. “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere until you change it.” I might have used that before as a “Thought for the Day” back when my son Matt and I did a daily podcast. How true is that though? Obviously…
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Smile! It Doesn’t Take Much Work
I saw a video on TikTok this week and while I don’t know if it’s a true story — it is a pretty good message. The content creator is named Sarah Tonen. See why I question if it’s real? “Serotonin” is one of the natural body chemicals that control your mood. Anyway, her message is…
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Stop Yourself!
I saw a very interesting meme yesterday that packed a powerful punch: “Stop yourself from stopping yourself.” Just five words but let’s stop and think about that. How many times have you stopped yourself from taking the next step or making that call or sending that text? What might have happened if you had gone…
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I’m Your Biggest Fan – Watching My Son On Stage
My mind started wandering Thursday night. It’s been a journey that is just beginning in some ways. Thursday night my son Matt, who goes by his middle name Hunter when he’s performing, was the opening act at Moonshine Alley in Providence for recording artist Drew Baldridge. It was a great night! If you don’t know,…