Orrin, I really appreciate your efforts in providing such thought provoking articles. This particular article took me back over the continum of constructive and destructive - past and present work experiences in both leader and lead roles. The sentence of "cause and effect" really forced me to think about the personalities (others & my own) and how or why things went the way they did. This reflection time took me back to a posting in my daily journal (02-18) from a religious site. "God can help you meet that need by filling what is lacking in you. It's not about trying hard, but about receiving all that he has to offer." Then, I noted that day: "Maybe in 'trying hard' we create the attitude - 'It's all about me', instead of having the focus, 'It's all about God'." The following Sunday in St Louis, this question and thought came to me: What is the most important question to ask in my relationships with people? Maybe it's not - "Where is God in this relationship?", but rather "Is there a belief in me that God is in me and He is also in others?" That continual "belief" question is causing me to change my attitude rapidly. I'm only posting this to past on some thoughts that came through me from our common Creator. Hope it helps someone else to think further about "cause/s". Greg