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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.

Sometimes it’s good to slowdown

Sometimes it’s good to slowdown There’s no advantage to hurrying through life. ~ Shikamaru Nara Originally posted February,2019 I’ve been going pretty hard since the end of March.  At that point I was heading west to California and applying for … Continue reading

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Happiness Moments: The Best Pizza Ever

Happiness Moments: The Best Pizza Ever Anyone who says that money can’t buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza. ~ Andrew W.K. So a little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find a way … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: Butterflies or Bust

My COVID Times Diary: Butterflies or Bust Similar to a butterfly, I’ve gone through a metamorphosis, been released from my dark cocoon, embraced my wings, and soared! ~ Dana Arcuri When we all first learned we would be locked down … Continue reading

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Happiness and Nostalgia

Happiness and Nostalgia Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. ~ Angela Carter I found my inspiration for this weeks post in an unfortunate bit of news.  Last night I … Continue reading

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Angels Pay it Forward, We Should Too

Angels Pay it Forward, We Should Too Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have. ~ Robin S Sharma We lost … Continue reading

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Happiness, Wisdom, Calvin & Hobbes

Happiness, Wisdom, Calvin & Hobbes So one of my all-time favorite comic strips was Calvin & Hobbes and it was a depressing day when the final strip was printed so many years ago.  Today an old friend shared with me … Continue reading

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Random Happiness: Stories of Kindness

Random Happiness: Stories of Kindness This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~ The Dalai Lama Tonight a … Continue reading

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Happiness Moments: The Northern Lights

Happiness Moments: The Northern Lights Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which it’s loveliness arises.                  ~ Pedro Calderon de la Barca So a little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu!

My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu! We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.       ~ Iris Murdoch We are now … Continue reading

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Fear is Killing Your Happiness

Fear is Killing Your Happiness We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark, the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the light ~ Plato One of the biggest problems I see in society these … Continue reading

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