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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 is Halloween: Cool Stuff

Happiness is Halloween: Cool Stuff Halloween is a fun time of year and I think we all have happy memories of trick or treating as children, so some cool stuff to check out tonight, enjoy and have a happy day … Continue reading

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Happiness is Halloween

Happiness is Halloween Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat… ~ Nicholas Gordon   I have always loved Halloween, I was one of those kids who … Continue reading

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Happiness is Reducing Stress

Happiness is Reducing Stress Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. ~ … Continue reading

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Happiness is Art: Sculptures in the Desert

As many of you know I’ve quit my job, sold my house and am traveling across the United States towards my appointed start date of February 26th to do a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (AT) from Springer Mountain, GA to Mount Katahdin, ME (2189 miles). This is another post from the road. ~ Rev Kane Continue reading

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Happiness Moments: Following Bigfoot

Happiness Moments: Following Bigfoot Every man can transform the world from one of drabness and monotony to one of excitement and adventure. ~ Irving Wallace So a new little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find a … Continue reading

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The Importance of Self-Reliance and Resilience

The importance of Self-Reliance and Resilience People who truly understand what is meant by self-reliance know they must live their lives by ethics rather than rules. ~ Wayne Dyer I believe in Karma I believe in Karma, it makes sense … Continue reading

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Happiness is Art: Chihuly

Happiness is Art: Chihuly       I never met a color I didn’t like ~ Dale Chihuly   Tonight a look at a really amazing glass artist, you’ve almost certainly seen his work in Las Vegas or at the … Continue reading

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Happiness is Laughter: Bored People

Happiness is Laughter: Bored People The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Tonight my friends a tour around the web with some funny items related to boredom, have a look and have a happy … Continue reading

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The Philosophy of Happiness

The Philosophy of Happiness So a little search of the web tonight on Philosophy and Happiness and a few resources and interesting pieces of reading, have a happy day my friends.    ~ Rev Kane Originally posted March 2018 I really … Continue reading

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Slow down!

So take that moment and just breathe, take the time to look around and appreciate what you have, and maybe, just maybe, Monday won’t feel so much like a Monday.

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