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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.

What an amazing time we live in

Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock. ~ Alvin Toffler Ok, sure, we are living through a global pandemic, social media and the internet have us on future … Continue reading

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How to keep balance during the holidays

The holidays are here, Thanksgiving is over and the shopping season is fully under way, I can tell by the fact that driving in any commercial parking lot feels like I’ve been dropped into Death Race 2000. So this time … Continue reading

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Food makes me happy

I love food, I love to cook and I especially love to eat. As I relayed in last week’s post one of the several reasons that I love Thanksgiving so much, it is very much a cooking and eating holiday … Continue reading

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The hard days of the holiday season are here

I pray you heal from things no one ever apologized for ~ Unknown It’s the holiday season, how do I know? Well today the parking lot at the supermarket was completely madness. People just walking in the driving lanes like … Continue reading

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What makes a person rich?

True wealth is not of the pocket, but of the heart and of the mind. ~ Kevin Gates What makes a person rich? Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren Buffet by the standard definition of having a lot of money, they … Continue reading

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The Importance of Criteria

Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes … Continue reading

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An important nexus point

The whole point is to live life and be – to use all the colors in the crayon box. ~ RuPaul I have always liked the term nexus point. It’s a point of importance, intersection and change, if you want … Continue reading

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I’m becoming my grandfather

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. ~ Betty Friedan I’ve realized something recently, I’m becoming my grandfather, my paternal grandfather to be specific. It really hit me looking in the mirror wearing a … Continue reading

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The importance of protecting you

For many reasons in life, we are willing to sacrifice who we are as a person, to achieve things we desire. Most often we see this in social situations, I think we all know that person who’s interests and even … Continue reading

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Desert Happiness

What makes the desert beautiful is that it hides a well. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery I dealt with what they call languishing throughout the first 18 months of the pandemic, I’ve been making a real effort lately to jump start … Continue reading

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