Tag: meaning of life
G.K. Chesterton on Adventure (Sunday Snippet)
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure...
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What Does Success Really Mean?
This is hardly a new topic as I’ve been thinking about the definition of success for a very...
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The Existential Treadmill Gets Me Nowhere (And I’m Tired of Running)
Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions but you’re not actually...
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Great Contradictions in Simple Life Lessons
Common sense, much like common courtesy and common knowledge, really isn’t all that common....
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To Approach Life Like Reading a Book
Some people out there will tell you that life is something to be conquered. “Grab life by...
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Life Problems Are Problems of Privilege
I don’t know if you’ve noticed. Maybe it’s because I’m feeling older or...
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Sunday Snippet: Henri Junttila (Find Your Passion)
How will you know when you’re living a passionate life? Once you know what your definition of...
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Sunday Snippet: Bronnie Ware
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their...
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Sunday Snippet: Carol Shields (1935-2003)
We’ll have good years and bad years. And we can afford both. Every hour will not be filled...
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Sunday Snippet: William Hill (This Is Us)
It feels like all these beautiful pieces of life are flying around me and I’m trying to...
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Sunday Snippet: Dr. Randy Pausch (1960-2008)
We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well. And living...
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Sunday Snippet: Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)
If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your...
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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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