Episode 32: Two-Faced Janus and the Reinvented Resolution

Soul Over the Bones

Who decided January 1st should be considered the "new year" anyway? As with all things, I'm digging to the root of why we celebrate a new beginning in the dead of winter. If you're feeling a resistance to starting over so soon, I'll explain why. If you're feeling like joining the western world in observing a fresh start, I'm suggesting four options for that as well!

David Gate poet

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