With many bitter moments from 2012 still lingering in our minds, it is time for sober reflection and realistic objectives to guide us in making resolutions for the New Year. While we want ‘realistic’ targets for 2013, it is hard not to feel that we are stumbling out of the starting gate. For many of us, while we still love our country, it simply doesn’t seem to make sense any more. Since 2006 there has been a steady erosion in the belief that things can or will get better. When people believe that the quality of life in the place they live will only get worse — that their country will not offer them the opportunity to fulfill their goals any time soon — they inevitably leave in search of greener pastures. It will not be easy, but what we really need to see in 2013 is some form of
