Author Archives: Michael Kane

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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: Help I’m Drowning

Happiness Moments: Help I’m Drowning Everyone smiles in the same language. ~ Author Unknown So a 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 … Continue reading

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We all need a timeout

We all need a timeout I have discovered the virtue of patience and I don’t quite believe that taking a break for good reason can be a risk. ~ Dia Mirza It’s been a hell of a last twelve months, … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: Accept, Appreciate, Believe and Love Yourself

Holiday Happiness: Accept, Appreciate, Believe in and Love Yourself Don’t forget to say positive things to yourself daily! You must love yourself internally to glow externally. ~ Hannah Bronfman Originally Posted in December 2019 The holidays are a very stressful … Continue reading

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Happiness is Art – Monet

By the miracle of technology I’m able to share a bit of happy news while I’m out hiking thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, enjoy my friends and have a happy day ~ Rev Kane Continue reading

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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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