Here’s another New Year—with promise in the air, and resolutions too. Just think, January 1 is an arbitrary date, chosen centuries ago to represent the beginning of a yearly cycle. Although nature behaves pretty much the same in the last weeks of December as it does in the first weeks of January, we make such a big fuss. With lots of brouhaha, many decide to get a fresh start. Stop smoking, boozing, drugs, lose weight, eat brown rice, cheat less on taxes, exercise regularly, meditate, do yoga, ...

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