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The Roman god Janus was the diety of gates, doorways and hinges. It’s where we get the word janitor. Oh, and he had two faces, so he could see the future and the past. It’s also where we get the word January.

Because January to me is all about mopping up piles of puke and telling children not to run.

No, seriously it’s about looking ahead and seeing where you’ve been; new beginnings and the ends of chapters, resolve, resilience and hope.

More on that tomorrow on a similar theme, but here’s your weekend song for now.

Winter’s crept up, and made itself comfortable regardless of my lacklustre hospitality this time around, but it’ll go - it’s just a case of riding it out.

I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her.
And its been a long December and there’s reason to believe
maybe this year will be better than the last.
I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
to hold on to these moments as they pass.

Listen: A Long December
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