Failure is not shameful unlike fear

“Failure is not an option” is the platitude of people who have attended one-too-many motivational seminars. I believe it is wrong. Failure is always a possibility, whether you admit it or not. Sometimes your very best just isn’t good enough.

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Are myths at odds with science?

Greek and Roman mythology shows us the way the human race thought and felt untold years ago. Through myths we can retrace the path of civilised man who lives far from nature, to those who lived in close companionship with nature.

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Tragic reign of consumerism and the birth of a happy alternative

You and I consume; we are consumers. The global economy is set up to enable us to do what we innately want to do - buy, use, discard, and buy some more. If we do our job well, the economy thrives; if for some reason we fail at our task, the economy falters.

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