Author Archives: Michael Kane

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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 and counting your successes

Happiness and counting your successes 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 … Continue reading →

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The Dalai Lama on exercising your mind

A quick note from his holiness the Dalai Lama on exercising your mind, remember, a fit mind is a happy mind. Developing inner values is much like physical exercise. The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The … Continue reading →

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Happiness and not wasting a day

Happiness and not wasting a day Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions ~ Dalai Lama Hello friends, today I want to address being purposeful in everything we do.  Life is short; a fundamental fact that … Continue reading →

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How to be happy

How to be happy Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.~Zig Ziglar There is always a lot of media attention around the idea of happiness.  Recently I’ve seen pieces on … Continue reading →

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Holidays and lending a hand

So the holidays are here and as festive as it is for most people a lot of people get down in the dumps.  So it is contingent upon all of us this time of year, as busy as we are, … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Dalai Lama

Wisdom of the Dalai Lama I greatly admire his holiness the Dalai Lama, and below I give you a few of his recent statements on a variety of topics, have a happy day my friends. War In today’s deeply interdependent … Continue reading →

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The Effort of Happiness, Visualization, Altruism & Gratitude

The Effort of Happiness, Visualization, Altruism & Gratitude I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy ~ Kahlil Gibran … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Simplifying Your Life

Happiness and Simplifying Your Life But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?  ~Albert Camus The holidays are here, Halloween is already gone, Thanksgiving is upon us, Christmas and New Years within … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Positive Vibes

Happiness and Positive Vibes In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.     ~ Dalai Lama So let’s get a little funky today, a friend recently shared with me an article from the Huffington Post … Continue reading →

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The Oxford Happiness Inventory

The Oxford Happiness Inventory Happiness is not ready-made, it comes from your effort ~ Dalai Lama Below is the Oxford Happiness questionnaire developed by Michael Argyle and Peter Hills at Oxford University.  No test is ever going to be completely … Continue reading →

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