On advancing a vision of health in 2023.
As we return from the holiday intersession, a word of welcome to our community. I hope everyone had a relaxing, joyous time with family and friends. Over the past week it has been wonderful to reconnect with colleagues, to hear about travels, about books read over the break, dinner table conversations, and new ideas that emerged from holiday reflections.
We are now at the beginning of a new year. This has historically been a time for making resolutions, using the fresh start of the season to become the best possible versions of ourselves. The tradition of making resolutions began about 4,000 years ago with the ancient Babylonians, who also held the first recorded new year celebrations. During a festival, the Babylonians would promise their gods that they would pay their debts and return anything they had borrowed.
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