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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 Moments: Crosby, Stills & Nash

Happiness Moments: Crosby, Stills & Nash So a new little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find a way to do some free writing as practice. And I’ve been wanting to capture the moments in my life … Continue reading

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Happiness Quotes

Happiness Quotes A collection of my favorite quotes about happiness, first a nice little video with some quotes in it, then the collection, as always have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane Happiness quotes video link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hh-EgTOxZM People … Continue reading

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The Need and Beauty of Quiet and Silence

But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything.
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Petra: Happiness in a 2300 Year Old City

Petra: Happiness in a 2300 Year Old City Petra is a brilliant display of man’s artistry in turning barren rock into a majestic wonder. ~ Edward Dawson In the Jordan Desert, there is a 2300 year old city that westerns … Continue reading

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Happiness is Poetry: Amanda Oaks

Happiness is Poetry: Amanda Oaks Tonight another poet I found on the recommendation of Hosho McCreesh, her name is Amanda Oaks, give her work a read and have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane   If Our Beginning … Continue reading

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Happiness and Lo-carb Eating

Happiness and Lo-carb Eating Unfortunately for me I have a family pre-disposition to Type 2 diabetes. And over my life I haven’t helped myself by being overweight and having a deep affection for Coca-Cola. Type 2 Diabetes So for almost … Continue reading

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Happiness is Art: Pablo Picasso

Happiness is Art: Pablo Picasso         The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life of our soul ~ Pablo Picasso So tonight the paintings of Pablo Picasso, an artist whose work I have trouble … Continue reading

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The Dude on Meditation & Buddhism

The Dude on Meditation & Buddhism The link below is to a really interesting interview with Jeff Bridges referred to me by my brother, and I realize not the typical post for this blog, but there is a connection.  For … Continue reading

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Happiness, Worry & the Dalai Lama’s Thoughts

Happiness, Worry & the Dalai Lama’s Thoughts If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Meditation

The Benefits of Meditation Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.             ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Originally posted January 2015 Tonight … Continue reading

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