Yes, the days are racing by.   It’s almost Labor Day, have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? 

No relation to retail’s rushing the holidays thing, but simply why Labor Day is a better time to make and keep changes.

Inspired by this pre-Internet NYT op-ed piece on Labor Day from ohso many years ago, it rang true then, and now even more with each passing year.

January 1st begins both the Julian and later Gregorian calendars; but Labor Day resets our clock in so many ways:

• Less daylight and cooler temperatures are physical prompts: Here in the northeast, we’re indoors more, and we wear more clothes
• Back to School and all it entails gets us all on a more structured schedule: Not just students and educators. There is also the preponderance of new: clothes and notebooks to connections and social circles
• Business-wise, September gives us almost a month to amp up for Q4,  to end the year big!
• The High Holy Days speak to reflection, repentance, and ultimately renewal. While not my holiday, I find it impossible not to feel, get caught up in, and appreciate the vibe. Love this primer….

New Years resolutions are cliché. And in theory, each day presents the opportunity for a new beginning. But it’s SO much easier when all the cues line up.

Just in the course of writing this, I

• Found out about the Julian calendar-who knew?!
• Finally subscribed to NYT to actually re-read, not just remember this article. Been meaning to do so for other reasons, just never got around to it
• Realized the writer lived one town away in Scarsdale NY!! Her thoughts defined my then-not-understood instincts.  Would love for anyone reading this who may know Emily Rosen, or her family, to either reach out, or pass on my thanks 

Labor Day gives us all the opportunity for a fresh start, a do-over.  To get unstuck, to better ourselves. To rid ourselves of the unhelpful, even move on.  Whatever change can take you closer to the best person you can be, do it!  Time is fleeting. No matter what you call it, seize the day!