Journeys are typically linear. They are a means of getting from one point to another. Some journeys are not about getting from one place to another but about the experience itself. A trans-Atlantic voyage for example, is linear; a Caribbean cruise may well be circular. A cruise, unlike a voyage, is an end in itself. Journeys bring about change. A voyage changes your location. A cruise may change your mind-space. You may land up at the same geographical point from which you departed, but your experience will have been different and you will probably be in a different mi..

Life events are often sandwiched between two spiritual experiences: prayer and praise. We pray for our aspirations and we praise Him when they are fulfilled; we pray before a challenge and celebrate our success with gratitude. From a linear perspective, prayer for the future precedes praise for the past; first we request, then we thank. However, like prayer, praise and appreciation is a mighty spiritual force that can impact success. How, you may ask, can something that we do after the completion of an event, affect that event's success? The answer is that the way we respond to an event, ..

One evening this week I went out for dinner. As I parked my car in the restaurant's basement, the power in the area failed. We could order only uncooked courses as we sat uncomfortably in the dark restaurant. Later, when I went back to my car I found that I had left my lights on and my battery was flat. It was going to take well over an hour for roadside assistance to arrive. Other than socially, the evening was becoming a disaster. I had left a mountain of work to get back to at home, and the night was getting later and later. Waiting on a bench on the sidewalk, I considered two options...