Forget January.The time to turn over a newleaf is when the leaves are full. Maybe the reason we never keep our NewYear’s resolutions is that we have thestart date wrong.There is little that feelsnew or resolute about January 1,when the days areshort,the trees bare and in much of the countrypeople are wrapped in so many layers that no one cantell if they shed that extra holiday weight or not.Surely there is a better time to turn the leaf,scrubyour goals,and fix what’s broken.The Mesopotamians,who invented New Yearabout 4,000 years ago,celebrated in March,after thespring equinox;the Egyptians chose September, Forget January.The time to turn over a newleaf is when the leaves are full. Maybe the reason we never keep our NewYear’s resolutions is that we have thestart date wrong. Here is little that feelsnew or resolute about January 1, when the days areshort, the trees bare and in much of the countrypeople are wrapped in so many layers that no one cantell if they shed that extra holiday weight or not.Surely there is a better time to turn the leaf, scrubyour goals, and fix what’s broken.The Mesopotamians , who invented New Yearabout 4,000 years ago, celebrated in March, after the spring equinox; the Egyptians chose September,