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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: 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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Happiness Tips

Happiness Tips So I thought tonight it might be interesting to post a number pieces that share tips on living a happier life, if for nothing else than to see what the overlap was, have a look and have a … Continue reading

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