Beyond the Rhetoric

“Oh, he’s so lucky to have bought a house at such a young age.” “Oh, he’s so lucky to have such a successful blog with such a large readership.” Luck. It’s one of those things that seems so far out of our control, yet it has such a monumental impact on our daily lives. We [...]

It’s easy to fall into a routine and just about life’s business in a matter of fact kind of way. We all have our responsibilities and we all have our bills to pay. At the same time, I think all of us feel a yearning to have a greater impact on this planet. We want [...]

This comes from the context of watching sports, but you also have to realize that the analogy also applies to so many other areas of our lives. You need to keep playing until you hear the whistle, because nothing is absolutely certain until the play is blown dead. Let me explain. I was watching (American) [...]

The grass always looks greener on the other side. It’s a saying that you hear all the time and the lesson that we’re supposed to learn is that it could all be an illusion. We’re led to believe that the greener pastures over yonder may not be all that green when you get up close. [...]

“Not that everything you do will end up a masterpiece. But you should paint it like it could be.” For most of these Sunday Snippet entries that I post on Beyond the Rhetoric, I turn to relatively prominent figures like Albert Einstein. Some may be more obscure than others, but they are usually deemed to [...]