This episode we celebrate the new year and a fresh start. We have music from Bright Wings Chorus, Nightingale, Tim Eriksen, and Julie Vallimont. Julie reads poems by Emily Dickinson and Tony Hoagland, and Ben Williams reads a poem by Sarah Hirsch. It’s an honor to start the new year with you all. We often use the turn of the year as a chance to make changes. But of course all of that has a different context when so much of our lives is out of our control right now. So we have to be gentle with ourselves, do what we can, and pick some goals that feel approachable right now. Sometimes treading water is good enough. And when things are really overwhelming, I imagine myself just floating on my back, letting the waves carry me where they will until I have the energy to start swimming again. Wishing you all the best this year. As always, you can reach out to me at starsintherafters.com. You can send in music or poetry, send in suggestions of what you would like to hear on the podcast, or just say hello. You can also find links for our Patreon and our musicians’ fund there. Take care, everyone.