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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.

The Dalai Lama on Anger

Feelings of anger and hatred arise from a mind that is troubled by dissatisfaction and discontent. So you can prepare to deal with such occasions by constantly working to build inner contentment and by cultivating kindness and compassion. This brings … Continue reading

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A little bit of laughter and happiness

So sometimes talking about how to be happy and all of the things we need to do can be a bit heavy and sometimes you just need to laugh, the link below should help you with that, be happy. http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/fun-friday-laughing-babies/

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Happiness is a Choice

Happiness is a Choice Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities. ~ Myles Munroe Lately I’ve been having a tough time of it, trying to … Continue reading

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The Dalai Lama on improvement and patience

Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in … Continue reading

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Happiness is Feeling Safe

Happiness is Feeling Safe Happiness is a form of courage.  ~Holbrook Jackson Happiness at some level is a luxury.  What do I mean by that?  Well it comes back to one of my favorite concepts of all-time, Maslow’s Hierarchy of … Continue reading

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The Dalai Lama on Religion

It is very important to value all religious systems. Although they may have great philosophical differences, they all have precepts for cultivating a good attitude toward others and helping them. They all counsel the practice of love, compassion, patience, contentment, … Continue reading

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Deng Ming-Dao on Worry

My weekly post this week was on worry and as a nice companion here is my daily meditation from Deng Ming-Dao’s 365 Tao on the same subject. Worry is an addiction That interferes with compassion Worry is a problem that … Continue reading

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Dalai Lama on making others happy

I feel that an individual whose actions are motivated by the wish to bring others happiness necessarily meets with less misfortune that one who does not. Sickness, old age, mishaps of one sort or another are the same for us … Continue reading

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A quick shameless plug

So, on my other blog I’ve been posting a travelogue about my trip to the Himalayas last year as part of the 8 months I took off of work, I’ll talk more about that soon in a post.  But my … Continue reading

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Insensitive Groupon Ad during the Superbowl

Hey friends, from my other blog, I thought I would link this over concerning how poorly I think this company treated Tibetans, Buddhists and the Dalai Lama: http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/insensitive-groupon-tibet-super-bowl-ad/

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