I hope thankfulness and joy fill your lives.
Most of us direct a large portion of our time, energy and concern towards finances, going to work, making sales, budgeting, trying to make money—and save money—acquiring things, paying for things and finding a deal on things. That’s okay. An effort to take care of your household is a noble aim.
Each day, block out a little bit of downtime, some fun time, some relaxing time, some family time and some personal time, too.
Breathe deep and stretch it out, make sure your limited time goes towards achieving your goals, and bettering yourself and your community.
Sometimes one can find joy and satisfaction even in repetitive or difficult work-related tasks—keep in mind, you do it to make a better future for your family, and to produce a meaningful product for your clients and supporters.
Create! Create something—poetry, music, art, food, knives, videos, vehicles, hats or whatever it is that you are skilled at.
Observe the creative expression of others in the area.
You will always find listings for upcoming concerts in the Pulse. This has been a big part of our mission over the past 13 years, to let the people of Murfreesboro know when and where our local bands and musicians will perform in the area.
I encourage you to select one of the area concerts that sounds interesting and go check it out, whether it’s The Katies at The Boro, 8 Ball Aitken at Mayday, Uncle Don Clark at Green Dragon, Pamela Ward at Puckett’s, the MTSU Tuba Ensemble at the university, I Am the Law at Autograph, Mixtape at Main Street or Delyn Christian at Hank’s.
Both Big Creek Winery Tasting Room and The Gathering at Milton will present celebratory fall festivals and concerts in October.
Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield will host a Descendants’ Reunion this month; an Oct. 11 evening of barbecue and brews will benefit the local Domestic Violence Center.
The upcoming NaturAle event will support the Earth Experience. And I hear that organization will also host a full-size stegosaurus statue outside of the museum on Oct. 11 and 12.
Michelle Sweatt has an exhibit currently over in Cannon County, and the Boro Art Crawl is back on Oct. 12.
The Harvest Days community festival returns to Cannonsburgh this October, and fall festivals, pumpkins and trick-or-treating opportunities are all over the place.
It’s the time of the year the nighttime temperature drops and for Dead Land Haunted Woods in Wilson County and other area haunts, as Middle Tennessee prepares to experience an increase in spooky activity.
Area personal trainer Alex Antoine wants to inspire his clients to achieve their optimum health and be a positive role model for the youth in the community.
Click around to read more on all of these and other topics of local note.
Until next time, the Pulse continues to seek the truth and report it in Murfreesboro and beyond.
