Gratitude Journal: January 2021
Life is hard. I get that. I also get that life is certainly harder for some people than for...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Parental Peer Pressure Is a Real Thing
Sex, drugs and rock & roll. Discussions about peer pressure are often in the context of...
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Impostor Syndrome or Survivor’s Guilt?
Do you ever wonder if you’re looking a little sus? I know I do. Truth be told, I’ve...
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Building Good Habits – New Goals for 2021
We’ve all made new year’s resolutions at some point. We’ve also all broken new...
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Sonnet Sunday: Twenty Twenty-One
Awash in melancholy I struggleTaking it one day at a time, I guessNo magic wand or spell, a mere...
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2020 Year in Review: A Retrospective by the Numbers
Before we can put 2020 behind us, I feel it’s important to look back and take stock of the...
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On Role Models (or When Did I Get So Old?)
“Like Mike,” the commercial goes. “I wanna be like Mike.” As children, we...
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Make Room for Nothing
Think of all the nothing you could be doing right now. You would think that with all the modern...
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Sunday Snippet: The Book of Joy
“Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness....
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Reflecting Back on 2020
I’m saving my proper “year in review” post for the last week of December....
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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