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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 will be your next moment of joy?

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Michael Kane

What will be your next moment of  joy? I’ve been thinking a lot about joy lately.  Not happiness, but joy, that childlike feeling where you’re so happy in the moment you’re actually giddy and giggling.  Over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Happiness Moments: Floating on the Dead Sea

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness Moments: Floating on the Dead Sea If you don’t love the sea, the sun, all the simple pleasures, what sort of life are you going to have? ~ Marty Rubin I have never been able to float on my … Continue reading →

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2021 will be what we make of it

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Michael Kane

2021 will be what we make of it Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it … Continue reading →

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Happiness & Beauty, does being pretty make you happier?

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness & Beauty, does being pretty make you happier? Beauty is power, a smile it’s sword ~ John Ray Well my friends according to a study done by the University of Texas and printed in USA Today apparently it does.  … Continue reading →

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Are you living or existing?

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Michael Kane

Are you living or existing? At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. ~ Lao Tzu We focus here at the Ministry of Happiness on how to … Continue reading →

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Friday Smiles & Happiness

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Michael Kane

Friday Smiles & Happiness The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu   A light post for a Friday with some images to … Continue reading →

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Secrets to Happiness

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Michael Kane

Secrets to Happiness Found this on a quick web search, a quick bit of wisdom to help you have a happier day leading to a happier life ~ Rev Kane Secrets to Happiness Live beneath your means and within your … Continue reading →

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My COVID Times Diary: The triple-triple

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Michael Kane

My COVID Times Diary: The triple-triple No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. ~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec This will be a short post tonight, it’s a horribly sad post.  Almost ten months into the pandemic, even with vaccines being … Continue reading →

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Responsibility and Obligation

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

Responsibility and Obligation To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man.       ~ John Updike I … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime               I love Doug Draime’s work, the writing is good but the attitude is better, and even more than that is the honesty that comes through. I’ve always been … Continue reading →

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