I had some friends around for supper and invited a young couple that are keen to move to the UK. 

It quickly became apparent that the motivation for moving is not one of abundance and opportunity but that the husband has worked himself into a frenzy about how bad South Africa is and is wanting to escape. 

I was conscious of two things: firstly, that he has forgotten how to look at the world with gratitude and, secondly, how his attitude is self-reinforcing. He starts his day assuming it will be dreadful, and so it is. 

Every country has its challenges. Every individual too. But if we can create a simple attitude of gratitude and each night develop the practice of writing down three things we are grateful for, our lives will be transformed, and the world will be a better place. 

And sometimes, we have to leave a good place to appreciate what we have lost.