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 is Adventure

Happiness is Adventure Originally posted in November 2015 Some deeper posts about all of these soon. However in the last couple of weeks: I’ve been photographing polar bears in the Arctic; swimming with whale sharks, manta rays and sharks at … Continue reading

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Happiness is Laughter: Kids Explain the World

Happiness is Laughter: Kids Explain the World One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination. ~ Sam Levenson Originally posted September, 2014 Tonight a little tour … Continue reading

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Happiness Resources: Chocolate, Podcasts & More

Happiness Resources: Chocolate Podcasts & More Today a little tour around the web to find some things to help you have a happier day my friends ~ Rev Kane Why Chocolate Really is the Secret to Happiness The pursuit of … Continue reading

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Getting Older Ain’t for Cowards

Getting Older Ain’t for Cowards Enjoy yourself it’s later than you think ~ Chinese Proverb Originally published in 2014 I had an interesting day on Monday.  Of course there is a quote, that most people consider a curse, may you … Continue reading

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AT Happiness – Galleries: Hikers

AT Happiness – Galleries: Hikers Originally posted Summer 2015 So today I’m rehabbing a bad knee and have had time to go through my photos from the trail.  I thought today I’d go through and post the photos of some … Continue reading

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My COVID Times Diary – Good News

My COVID Times Diary – Good News           So tonight, I wanted to take a little twist on my normal COVID Times post.  It’s really easy for these posts to get negative, to reinforce the malaise … Continue reading

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Just a Happy Sunday Night

Just a Happy Sunday Night               One’s destination is never a place, but another way of looking at things. ~ Arthur Miller Originally posted on July 26, 2020 So for my weekly post tonight, … Continue reading

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Hiking Happiness: Bear Creek Redwoods

Hiking Happiness: Bear Creek Redwoods Look deeper into nature, you’ll understand everything better ~ Albert Einstein Originally published July, 2019 So I have a friend who is visiting family back east and she left me with a couple of challenges … Continue reading

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Pushing Positivity

Pushing Positivity Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative  stress  into a positive one.  ~ Hans Seyle Originally posted April, 2019 Well, a lot has been going on in terms of the job search.  I’ve had several interviews and … Continue reading

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Learning like a child

Learning like a child Curiosity is the wick of the candle of learning. ~ William Arthur Ward Originally posted November, 2018 I suddenly really have a lot of respect for three year-olds.  Because you see, in terms of learning Spanish … Continue reading

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