I do not set goals in January and I never will. I love myself too much to rush myself out of my winter hibernation.

Why do we impose so much on a year that we just met? How do I hope for the harvest when I have not even tilled the earth yet? The ground is frozen! What if we just... sat and rested instead? In which Ismatu Gwendolyn discusses treating January gently and changing the name of the podcast to Threadings.

read the full essay at ismatu.substack.com.

Jazz of the episode:

The Single Petal Of A Rose x Ben Webster

These Foolish Things x Lester Young

Easy Living x Clifford Brown

Love Song From "Apache" x Coleman Hawkins Quartet

Manhattan x BLOSSOM DEARIE

Abide With Me x Thelonious Monk Septet

For Every Mountain x Amber Bullock

...Feeling Good x Elvin Jones

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