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About Michael Kane

Michael Kane is a writer, photographer, educator, speaker, adventurer and a general sampler of life. His books on hiking and poetry are available in soft cover and Kindle on Amazon.

We are all damaged, but we can be happy!

We are all damaged, but we can be happy!         Defensiveness is usually someone silently screaming that they need you to value and respect them in disguise. When you look for deeper meanings behind someone’s pain you … Continue reading

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Happy New Year – 2019

Happy New Year – 2019 If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the ‘right’ thing to happen, you might wait for a long time.  It’s like waiting for all of the traffic lights to be green … Continue reading

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Holiday Season Happiness: Happiness Quotes

Holiday Season Happiness: Happiness Quotes The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some.  So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help folks out … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: The Twelfth Secret

Holiday Happiness: The Twelfth Secret Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust   The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and … Continue reading

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Farewell Oaxaca

Farewell Oaxaca Who can’t relate to the idea of leaving one chapter behind and moving on to the next. ~ Mike Shinoda I’ve left Oaxaca after two months.  My original plan was to stay there for four months but I … Continue reading

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What is Happiness?

What is Happiness? Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.  ~ Omar Khayyam So I sat down tonight to do my weekly post and I hit the wall that is writer’s block.  I played some of the … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: Deng Ming-Dao on Worry

Holiday Happiness: Deng Ming-Dao on Worry The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting each day, perhaps … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: The Dalai Lama on Caring for Others

Holiday Happiness: The Dalai Lama on Caring for Others The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: Giving

Holiday Happiness: Giving The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting each day, perhaps an image, a … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: Lessons to Being Happy

Lessons to Being Happy Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and … Continue reading

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