Pictured: Chinese musician Benming Zhou with Pulse Publisher Bracken Mayo
I encourage you to take in some of the natural magic of Tennessee state parks in the fall, and observe the glorious fire of oranges and yellows on the trees in the parks and elsewhere in the hills and valleys of Tennessee.
Many, many festivals, events and outdoor shows are set for the Murfreesboro area for September. Turn the pages to learn more. Surely you can find something you’d like to involve yourself in.
The Greenway Art Fest returns to Old Fort Park. This is generally a nice time in the park for families to discover some new artwork and for artists to get out and network.
Elsewhere in the Murfreesboro parks, the city crew will host all sorts of educational and athletic programming—animals, night hikes, yoga, kayaking, volleyball and archery.
It was good to meet everyone at Meet Murfreesboro the last week of August. The Pulse and other local restaurants, stores, churches, fitness centers and organizations set up information tables on the MTSU campus for a few days in the early part of the fall 2019 semester to welcome some of the incoming students to the area and to get reacquainted with some of the students and faculty who may have been there for a while.
The roaring ’20s are right around the corner. Crazy.
Life keeps on rolling along in Murfreesboro—plenty of those fine apartments and mixed-use developments keep on springing up, restaurants come, restaurants go, the Stones River continues reliably flowing through town as walkers, runners and cyclists travel alongside it on the Greenway and a few murals pop up here and there.
Creative people continue to make efforts to present their art, acting, music, comedy, poetry, writing, custom car work, cake decorating, magic, water skiing tricks or whatever it is that they are passionate about to others in various venues around the area.
I had some interesting conversations and learned a bit about the relationships and interactions between the businesses and governments of the U.S. and China over the past month.
Perhaps there is a way to raise the standard of living of the Chinese people, and others across the world, while still maintaining the standard of those in the U.S.
Fundraisers for Special Kids, Greenhouse Ministries, Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank, Amelia’s Closet, Habitat for Humanity, Locally Owned Murfreesboro, Tree of Life Animal Sanctuary, Candle Wishes and other local organizations and ministries will occur in September. Get involved where you can.
The Train Daddy Mafia, the best fantasy football league in the world, is set for the 2019 NFL season. Who will claim that trophy?
Enjoy the fall—and, at least occasionally, be still and know.
Be mindful of yourself, control yourself, stick to your goals and values, but also be mindful of the situations around you.
“As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
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