When the going gets tough, when the hours get long, when the body, mind and spirit get tired, if you are working towards a noble goal, may you pursue your tasks with some joy and enthusiasm and encouragement.
Even if I begin to feel exhausted and start to lose steam, if things aren’t exactly falling into place, I try to keep in mind that as long as you are making moves that support your family, provide a quality product or honorable service for your customers, clean the house, improve yourself or your situation, or serve others, you should find the joy and happiness in it.
Count it all joy when you fall into various trials.
We have Chiefs vs. Eagles II coming up this month, another Super Bowl rematch. For almost a year, most of the time since last Super Bowl, I thought the Chiefs were on track for the threepeat. The Eagles have been so dominant, though, that I am beginning to lean Philly at the moment.
Luckily, there’s a robust community of creatives and a wide variety of musical styles here in the ’Boro—symphonic sounds from the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra, Tennessee Valley Winds and the Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta; country music should continue to fill the air around Hank’s Honky Tonk, despite that business’ recent sale; SkyFlowers and other creators generate some electronic beats, bleeps, glitches and swells; Boro Bourbon & Brews hosts live local music every night of the week on the Murfreesboro Public Square; consider checking out some of the excellent free jazz and classical performances at MTSU; Rockin Country will be out at the Oreo Fest on March 1.
Check out the Pulse for more—it’s what’s going on.
For many, this community remains a pretty good spot to be.
Some Tennessee home-school families and other freedom-seeking individuals—in the midst of increasing talk of accountability and standards and money, pertaining to education—have launched an effort in the Tennessee General Assembly to completely sever home-school families from governmental oversight.
Many families want to protect their ability to educate their kids without state interference.
A new proposal before the state legislature would completely shield those who assume the responsibility of educating their own children from governmental regulation and requirements, as it relates to schooling and educational reporting.
This bill, when passed, will create a new, separate and distinct category of education for families who do not wish to participate in public schools, private schools, charter schools nor vouchers. Home schoolers will soon be exempt from Tennessee’s compulsory school attendance, as well as from all other educational laws, rules, and requirements established by this state or by a local government or agency in this state
Stay tuned for more on the Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act.
Keep on learning; keep on hustling.
Cook something new, walk somewhere new, read something new, draw something new, discover something new. Spend some time with the loved ones.
Hang in there for the last bit of winter; gardening time and the time change are right around the corner.
Remember to get those traditional heart-shaped pizzas and doughnuts for your love this Valentine’s.
Hit me up if you would like a Pulse T-shirt, or if you’d like to see your business or organization in the Pulse.
As far as marketing goes, keep in mind the wise words of Rocky Balboa: “You wanna dance, you gotta pay the band.”
