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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.

Happiness is Making Dreams Come True

Happiness is Making Dreams Come True Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches … Continue reading

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Random Happiness: The Beauty & Power of Nature

Random Happiness: The Beauty & Power of Nature When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Tonight a quick tour around the web for some images showing how amazing nature … Continue reading

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Will Wheaton was not Happy

Will Wheaton was not Happy A big part of depression is feeling really lonely, even if you’re in a room full of a million people. ~ Lily Singh Tonight’s post is pretty deep and really important to read.  Not just … Continue reading

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Sex and Happiness

Sex and Happiness  We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love ~ Tom Robbins So today I decided to take a little tour around the web and see what I might come up with … Continue reading

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Always Keep Learning

Always Keep Learning Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether … Continue reading

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Random Happiness – Videos: Inspiration, Kindness, Gratitude

Random Happiness – Videos: Inspiration, Kindness, Gratitude The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart ~ Helen Keller So tonight a collection of videos that … Continue reading

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April is National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance ~ Carl Sandburg We’re wrapping up National Poetry Month and so as a goodbye to April here’s a list of some amazing poets and their work. … Continue reading

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What makes you happy?

What makes you happy? Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention~Greg Anderson We talk a lot about the elements of overall happiness here but sometimes you just want … Continue reading

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Eight Characteristics of Happy People and How to Become One

Eight Characteristics of Happy People and How to Become One So tonight we start with 8 characteristics of happy people as presented by The Happiness Institute.  Characteristics are great, but how do you get to have these characteristics, so I’m linking … Continue reading

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The Importance of Balance in Losing Weight

The Importance of Balance Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. ~ Thomas Merton The Importance of Balance in Losing Weight We have talked about balance many times on this blog.  Normally I’m … Continue reading

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