Author Archives: Michael Kane

Unknown's avatar

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 a Choice

Happiness is a Choice Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 83 Comments

It’s the little things

It’s the little things I haven’t posted in a bit, I was in Morocco,  first Marrakech and then Tangier.  I won’t be writing about them tonight,  my time in Morocco was amazing, complex and draining.  Appropriately, so was my 32 … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in 2018 Adventure | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Grace in COVID Times

Grace in COVID Times The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. ~ Aristotle Originally posted 8/24/2020 So this past week was the first week of school.  Normally this involves our … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Happiness, Mindfulness & Decisions

Happiness, Mindfulness & Decisions Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add up to the person you become. ~ Angelina Jolie Originally posted in 2017 It’s been a confusing couple of weeks for me, of course … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Best Day of his Life

The Best Day of his Life Originally posted in March, 2012 So it’s been a pretty crappy day, my job has some political aspects to it and sometimes I end up in some incredibly difficult conversations and live those minutes … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Believe in Yourself and Be Happy!

Believe in Yourself and Be Happy! Believe in yourself!  Have faith in your abilities!  Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you can’t be happy or successful ~ Norman Vincent Peale I’ve been trying to be more … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Saint Mungo’s Museum

Saint Mungo’s Museum Originally posted August 2018 Today I visited my two favorite places in Glasgow. When I was here 13 years ago I fell in love with Saint Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life and Art.  Also, if you read … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Walking, thinking into happiness

Walking, thinking into happiness Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.     ~ John Wooden Originally posted 8/16/2020 I went … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Happiness is Taking a Risk!

Happiness is Taking a Risk! Happiness is the resultant of the relative strengths of positive and negative feelings rather than an absolute amount of one or the other.                          … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Happiest Moment of your life

The Happiest Moment of your life Jumping for joy in the sunshine! To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction, is to live twice ~ Kahlil Gibran Originally posted 2016 It is important in your life and … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment