This picture was taken in St. Petersburg Russia. Guess which one is me. Hint, the other ones are manequins. It looks like Alexander and his collegue were wondering just how to create the country that they had dreamed of.

I have been listening to many podcasts lately and it seems that there are a number of podcasters who were wondering if they should discontinue. I heard that a few have already. It makes me wonder what they will be doing next to have a creative outlet.

The State Legislature will be voting to see if they want to extend my council of which I am the director. If they do not, I will be wondering what my next step will be. What will I do? I really do not know what I would do.

I guess that I will have to take a look at my skills and see what I might be good at doing and see how I could get paid for doing it…legally. I had to add the “legally” part because I know how some of you have your mind in the gutter! LOL

I think that I will be fine. The council has done some amazing things in its 30 years of existance and it serves a great purpose. If the Legislature decides to terminate the council, I am sure that there would be a great outcry which would not go well for them politically.

Evenso, I still wonder. What would I do if faced with that challenge? I know that all in all I would be all right…somehow.

What would you do if you faced the end of the road with your job? Leave a comment.

Your Nashville Friend,

Thom

I know that you are probably wondering what this house has to do with new beginnings. No, it’s not the house that I currently live in. It is the house that I grew up in. I took that photograph this past summer when I was driving through my old neighborhood. I was too nervous to take a closer picture so this will have to do.

This is where I had my beginning as a boy. I lived in that house and roamed that neighborhood from the beginning of my life until I moved away to college. During my senior year, my parents moved away and I no longer lived there. It was strange. I could no longer call that house my home. I could no longer pull up in the driveway and run in the front door. Those days were over.

A few months later I had graduated from college and moved into my first home of my own. It was a very small apartment in the country with bright red counter tops and paper thin walls. It was certainly no show place, however, it was mine. It was a new beginning.

There are many out there who decide to give themselves a “new beginning” at the turn of a new year. Perhaps you made some “New Years Resolutions” and endeavor to keep them. I hope that they were realistic and reachable. If you have failed already, give yourself a new beginning right now. Don’t wait until your birthday or a new year…do it now!

Vote in my poll and leave a comment. I’d like to hear what you thought of my little view of the world. Just a line would be fine. I always like hearing from those who read my blog.

Have a Prosperous, Healthy, and Joyfilled New Year!

Your Nashville Friend,

Thom