The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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It’s Winter! Hooray (Said With No Enthusiasm Whatsoever)
Yes, my friend, winter has begun with the winter solstice arriving yesterday. And if you have followed me for any length of time you know it’s not my favorite time of year. I’m fine through the holidays as we have so many things to do and people to share the season with. However, after we…
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They Say “You Become What You Constantly Think About.” Think So?
You become what you constantly think about. Have you heard that before? I’ve read it, heard it and viewed it many times and I saw it again this week. Earlier this week I saw a video on TikTok from a man named Rob Dial. Rob has a podcast called “The Mindset Mentor.” He’s a podcaster,…
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You Know… You Do Have A Choice
I was out walking the dog a couple of weeks ago when a neighbor stopped me to say, “Hi!” I hadn’t seen her in awhile even though we live across the street from one another. She asked me how I was doing and I was having a good day so I told her I was…
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Sometimes Just Hearing A Song Can Change Your Whole Outlook
I turned on some Christmas music the other day and the first song I heard was Johnny Mathis singing “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.” I immediately felt a sense of calm and a feeling of happiness. It’s weird how that happens, isn’t it? I wasn’t in a bad mood. It was just…
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Happy Thanksgiving My Friend!
In a typical week I read a lot of surveys. First of all: I’m curious about many things. And second of all: I do a daily talk show so it helps to give me something to talk about. “Hey! Did you know…..” For instance, I learned this week that the average nurse walks 4.5 miles…
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When Two Sides Finally Talk
I had the opportunity to witness a reconciliation this week. It was between two people who hadn’t talked in 25 or 30 years! Now I’m not going to go into detail about the people or their situation because they deserve their privacy but it got me wondering: How many of us have done the same…
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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
My commute in the morning is about twenty minutes. I drive from Fairhaven to Fall River here in Massachusetts and I am mostly on Route 195. That drive has been beautiful for the last couple of weeks with the leaves turning. I don’t know if I told you but the last time I was at…
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It’ll Be Here Before You Know It
I was writing the date recently, actually Friday the 25th, when I realized, “Wow! There are only two months until Christmas!” Yes I know we have a 25th every month and years ago I used to make a big thing out of it when I was on the radio, especially in January… “Only 11 months…
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Visiting a Military Melting Pot
I love visiting my son and daughter-in-law in Virginia Beach. Actually I enjoy visiting with all of children no matter where they are but that trip to Virginia Beach is always so interesting. For some background, my son, Doug, is a Chief in the Navy. He’s been in for 13 years now. Wow! I still…
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Concern For Others: So Needed Today
Today is Pastor Appreciation Day and — WAIT — before you exit out of this because you’re not a churchgoer…hang on. This might be something you can relate to. First of all, if you’ve already been to church and back, the whole month is Pastor Appreciation Month or you could just text your church leader…