Beyond the Rhetoric

“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” There are only two things that are certain in life: death and taxes. As such, we should all make the effort to make the most of the time that we have on this planet. What are you going [...]

A grin. A smirk. A hearty laugh. A smile. Sometimes, it’s the simplest things in life that are the most important and it is from these little things that we can derive the greatest happiness. They say that the mind can dictate what the body does, but the reverse also appears to be true. It’s [...]

Around this time of year, many people start to get a little reflective about what they’ve been able to accomplish thus far, how they’ve been leading their lives, and where they want to go in the future. We think about our relationship with the world and how we can improve our experience within it. An [...]

You may have heard about some people who decide to leave their jobs, pack their bags, and head out on some kind of nomadic journey in order to “find themselves.” They may go back to their cultural roots, navigating their way through the homeland in order to “get in touch” with “who they really are.” [...]

“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” The Sunday Snippet on Beyond the Rhetoric, in case you haven’t been playing along at home, is a new weekly feature [...]