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Happy Anniversary Ministry of Happiness: Our Best Posts from the last Five Years
Happy Anniversary Ministry of Happiness: Our Best Posts from the last Five Years Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing about ~ Benjamin Franklin Happy Anniversary Ministry of Happiness Happy Anniversary to the Ministry of Happiness and … Continue reading
A Happy Hiking Anniversary
A Happy Hiking Anniversary Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Of all the upness accessible to mortals, there is no upness comparable to the mountains. ~ Robert … Continue reading
Happiness is Poetry: Raina Maria Rilke
Happiness is Poetry: Raina Maria Rilke Tonight another poet suggested to me by the wonderful Suzanne Burns, Raina Maria Rilke. Short, powerful pieces, reminiscent of Peter McWilliams but with a somewhat haunting quality. Amazing to me these pieces where written … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Poetry
Tagged Austria, bohemian, bukowski, happiness, poem, poet, poetry, Rilke, Suzanne Burns, writing
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A Selection from Otherness
A Selection from Otherness Tonight friends a couple of pieces from my newly published poetry book, Otherness, available on Amazon as a paperback or ebook through Kindle. Enjoy ~ Rev Kane Falling at the ground and missing 8/28/16 That … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, otherness, poem, poems, poet, poetry, rev kane, writing
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Happiness Resources from Positive Psychology
Happiness Resources from Positive Psychology Managing expectations can make you happier http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-brain-work/200911/not-so-great-expectations Action for Happiness, an interesting site on changing the world for the better http://www.actionforhappiness.org/ Who knew, Huffington Post has a happiness section?! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/happiness A scientific experiment Tracking your … Continue reading
Posted in happiness resources
Tagged curiosity, happiness, inspiration, laughter, positive, psychology, resources
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Kahlil Gibran on Pain
Kahlil Gibran on Pain Happiness is found in truth and the truth of life is that sometimes we feel pain, I only wish I could express this the way the master Kahlil Gibran did, enjoy and have a happy day … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged blog, gibran, happiness, inspiration, kahlil gibran, pain, philosophy, poetry
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Overcoming Demons to Be Happy
Overcoming Demons to Be Happy Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encompasses your understanding ~ Kahlil Gibran Overcoming Demons Today is a very special day for me my friends, it’s an anniversary for me, a pretty significant … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged a way to be happy, addiction, alcoholism, be happy, burning man, depression, happiness, overcoming demons
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Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu and Oaxaca
Dreams, Decisions and Moving Forward, Machu Picchu & Oaxaca A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement ~ Bo Bennett Dreams It’s really important for people to have dreams, we all need something to look forward … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, be happy, climbing machu picchu, happiness, happy, hiking, machu picchu, mexico, oaxaca, travel
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Hiker Slang
Hiker Slang We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect ~ Anais Nin At a book club recently for my book, Appalachian Trial Happiness, the readers said they wish there had been a glossary. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, camping, happiness, hiker trash, hiking, pacific crest trail, PCT, slang
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How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail
How to survive the first few days on the Appalachian Trail Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance ~ Samuel Johnson Hiking the Appalachian Trail Thirty-two miles, that’s it, thirty-two miles. One of the things my friend Second … Continue reading
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