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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.

Can America be Number One in Happiness?

Can America be Number One in Happiness? Here is an interesting piece from the NY Times about whether GDP should be the appropriate measure of our success as a nation and how/why it should be happiness. Wouldn’t it be wonderful … Continue reading

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Happiness & Being Child-like

Happiness & Being Child-like Jumping for joy is good exercise.  ~ Author Unknown It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.  ~Berkeley Breathed Good morning friends, first off today please read the title of this post carefully, Happiness and … Continue reading

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Happiness, taking stock & making plans

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You … Continue reading

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Uplifting Friday

Fun Friday: Lighting up the darkness It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ~ Mother Teresa   Ok so a Fun Friday post to make you feel good about your fellow humans.  A simple … Continue reading

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Dalai Lama on Love & Compassion

Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting … Continue reading

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Happiness & Looking Back

Today (September 19th) is the one year anniversary of the Ministry of Happiness!  As with any new endeavor, one year ago I wondered if this would fly.  Would anyone actually read what I had to say?  Would it be beneficial to … Continue reading

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Great Happiness Resources

Great Happiness Resources So to help you out in your journey today a set of sites that I think have great content and can help you live a happier life, have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane A … Continue reading

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Happiness, Kindness & Surprise

Happiness, Kindness & Surprise Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle ~ Plato Well after having returned from my annual vacation to the desert, I came home wondering what to write about, searching my mind for … Continue reading

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Happiness Images

For today some images to make you smile and raise your level of happiness

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Happiness & Responsibility

Happiness & Responsibility Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at … Continue reading

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