-
To Follow this Blog Click Here!
The Ministry of Happiness
Categories
Ministry of Happiness on Facebook
Author Archives: Michael Kane
Happy Christmas? Thoughts on the holiday season.
Happy Christmas? Thoughts on the holiday season. The main reason Santa is so jolly is that he knows where all the bad girls live ~ George Carlin I have been working on making the Ministry of Happiness posts more consistent, … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged anxiety, Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, new year's eve, new years, positivity, smile
4 Comments
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Gear Lists
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Gear Lists Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits. ~ Cindy Ross There is a ton of preparation that goes into most … Continue reading
Holiday Happiness: Ten Tips for the Tenth
Holiday Happiness: Ten Tips for the Tenth Whatever makes you happy,as long as it doesn’t hurt you or someone else, do it. Schedule pleasurable activities into your life with the same dedication, precision & priority you give less-than-pleasurable ones ~ … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Happiness
Tagged Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, sadness, tips
Leave a comment
Happy News – December 7, 2015
Happy News – December 7, 2015 The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu Tonight our weekly tour around the web for … Continue reading
Posted in happiness news
Tagged good news, happiness, happy, happy news, love, news, positive news, smiling
4 Comments
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Change can be a good thing
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Change can be a good thing As many of you know I hiked 1000 miles on the Appalachian Trail this summer. A long trip like that is bound to create some change in you personally. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, contemplation, friendship, happiness, hiking, introspection, mindfulness
1 Comment
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure – Part 3
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure–Part 3 (The Bears) The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved. ~ Dan Lipinski As many of you know, a little over a year ago I … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure
Tagged adventure, arctic, canada, happiness, nature, photography, polar bears, wildlife
2 Comments
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure – Part 2 (Bears & The Light Show)
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure – Part 2 (Bears & The Lightshow) When I look at the northern lights … I see our ancestors dancing around a sacred fire, lighting the … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure
Tagged adventure, arctic, aurora, churchill, happiness, Northern lights, photography, Polar bear, sunset
13 Comments
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure – Part 1 (The Tundra)
Happiness is a Polar Bear Adventure –Part 1 (The Tundra) As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. ~ Leonardo da Vinci As many of you know, a little over a year ago … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, arctic, aurora, churchill, happiness, Northern lights, Polar bear, rover, travel, tundra
2 Comments
Happiness is Travel: Winnipeg (The Murder Capital of Canada)
Happiness is Travel: Winnipeg (The Murder Capital of Canada) I’m a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure, Happiness on the Road
Tagged assiniboine, canada, happiness, homicide, human rights, murder, photography, poutine, travel, winnipeg
2 Comments
Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem
Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem 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
Posted in Happiness is Poetry, Holiday Happiness
Tagged bukowski, depression, happiness, holidays, langston hughes, neruda, poetry, rumi, warsan shire, william blake
Leave a comment
The Ministry of Happiness 