My theory is that September should be the new January, a time of fresh beginnings and goal setting. Basically, I love the new energy of school being back in session and the feeling of being able to hit the reset button on everything.
Think about it. The calendar we use —the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 — seems to lack a rhythm with nature or a seasonal flow. Fall, with its fallow fields following a harvest, seems to be a much better choice for a new beginning than the dead of winter. As are the turn of the season and the shifting angle of the sun. There are good reasons that the Jewish (Rosh Hashanah) and Islamic new years are late September or early October.
Need more convincing? May I present the following five reasons to make September the new January, a month for goal setting: