New Year, Same You. And What’s Wrong With That?

Nicole Meade Jensen
5 min readJan 1, 2022
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A friend of mine who is a yoga teacher once told a class I was in that she loves fresh starts. “Like the best thing for me,” she said, illustrating her point, “is when the first day of the month is a Monday. I love that.” Same, I thought.

The 48 hours marking the turning of the year, when we experience the last day of the old year and then the first day of the new one, are my…

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Nicole Meade Jensen

writer, mother, desert-dwelling urban professional with a bohemian heart and a rebellious streak. I travel the path with pluck, moxie, and a great big smile.