Failure is not a popular word. In our success-soaked society, failure is feared and shunned. There are so many things we are afraid of failing: exams, driving tests, failing in our careers, failing financially, failing in our marriages and as parents, failing to gain...

A civil war is a war between citizens of the same country, and you only have to watch the news to realise that the world is at war in many places. It can be frightening when the war is not with a hostile enemy from outside but an enemy within, so to speak.And even...

Birthdays are important. Our birth celebrates our entrance into this world and our birthdays are public acknowledgement of our progression through life. Some birthdays are deemed more important than others ('significant' birthdays like 16, 18, 21, 30, 40, 50, 60, 65,...