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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.

Three Questions – December 4, 2024

The Three Questions Day 4 – December 4, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions each day for the next year and putting this experience into … Continue reading

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The Three Questions – December 3, 2024

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. ~ Oscar Wilde The Three Questions – December 3, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions … Continue reading

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Three Questions – December 2, 2024

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Three Questions – December 2, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. … Continue reading

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Three Questions – December 1st

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller The Three Questions – Day 1 You can find the background to The Three … Continue reading

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Three Questions, 365 Days

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~ Confucius Three Questions, 365 Days I created the three questions approach while attempting to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 2014. The three questions are: What was the most beautiful thing I … Continue reading

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Mayhem, Consistency and Gratitude

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. ~ Isaac Newton Ok, let’s go from the mayhem to consistency to gratitude tonight. Mayhem Last week I wrote a long post about … Continue reading

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The World is a Vampire

Despite all my rage I’m still just a rat in a cage. ~ Smashing Pumpkins The World is a Vampire A non-typical Ministry of Happiness post, on a non-typical posting night. Maybe the deepest and most personal post I’ve written … Continue reading

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Welcome to Getting Older

I actually think there’s an incredible amount of self-knowledge that comes with getting older. ~ Jamie Lee Curtis Welcome to Getting Older Welcome to getting older, it’s happening to each of us every minute. It sneaks up on you, and … Continue reading

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A Lovely Day in San Francisco

Pizza makes me thing that anything is possible. ~ Henry Rollins A Lovely Day in San Francisco As I mentioned in my last post, last week was a rough week and anticipating it I took a few days off. So … Continue reading

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Been a Hell of a Week!

Some days are just bad days, that’s all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that’s just the way it is! ~ Dita Von … Continue reading

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