Murfreesboro, it’s now the season for the Boro Barbecue Festival, plant swaps, lots of 5K runs and outdoor activities, Easter egg hunts, Earth Week, gardening, spring festivals and that sort of fun.
The Pulse always tries to bring you coverage of cool things like muskrats, milkshakes, hiking, waterfalls, the Special Kids Race, music, pizza, fun local community activities, area dining news and such finer things in life.
Keep it positive!
This edition, Mr. Murfreesboro explores some of the historic local restaurants, some of the Murfreesboro establishments that help weave together the fabric of the town, places where many locals have made some great memories.
Congratulations to any local businesses that can stay in operation 40, 50 or 60 years. A run that long likely means that the business is doing some things right and adds some real value to people’s lives. It marks quite an accomplishment.
That’s beyond successful; that’s generational!
For a brand to be so meaningful to enough local folks that now, even though the founders may be out of the picture, a whole group of other people desire to be its team, customers and supporters—pretty cool.
Bracken Jr.’s chicken biryani came out a grand success. That dish had a lot of lovely flavors going on. The new Boro Bazaar was very useful in helping accomplish this goal.
Now . . . what to do with all of this extra cardamom, star anise and mace? I’m sure we will figure out something delicious.
My new slogan: “cultivate indifference.” Words of wisdom. I want it on a T-shirt.
It can be exhausting to care about every single little thing, to worry, to dwell upon things out of one’s control, to want things some way other than the way they are.
Cultivate indifference. It can be very liberating and peaceful.
In this edition, Jennifer Durand encourages folks to participate in voting, to educate themselves on the issues of the day, to get involved in politics at all levels.
Yes . . . I suppose the intelligent, responsible and educated thing would be to vote and to stay informed of politics and current events. But that can lead to much stress and frustration sometimes.
And it almost seems like some of the elites do not care what the majority of everyday people think and want, and that they have already made their minds up on which position they will take based on backroom deals, party loyalty, or their own self interest.
So I remain indifferent. I will show everyone how little I care, doing my thing, as detached as possible from all of that.
The politicians can take my taxes and freedom and pass stupid laws and start wars, but they can’t steal my joy!
Don’t get drawn into every little drama in the workplace, school or church, every assassination or bombing of another country. That sounds like a load of stress and frustration. God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change. Accept things as they are. Don’t let outside nonsense distract you from joyful times with family and friends.
Though, in the spirit of being a good American citizen and informed person, it’s probably a good idea to vote, occasionally. Especially for Jeff McKinney and Jeff Wooden—two excellent candidates and quality men with servants’ hearts.
You heard it in the Pulse.
Peace!
