Regardless of your religious background or orientation, I feel strongly that the end of one year and the start of another should always come with a sense of hope and optimism for things to come. It’s a time to take stock and move forward with a belief that things will be better in the year ahead, and that we can learn from what’s gone before; be better, happier people who are eager to embrace everything that life throws at us. However, in the context of economic turmoil of the last few years, I must confess that I found being … [Read more...]