Category Archives: personal happiness

A Happy Gear Change

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Michael Kane

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. ~ Denis Waitley A Happy Gear Change So I’ve been talking about it for some time, but finally sat down this weekend and made some decisions, primarily when … Continue reading →

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What’s Thanksgiving Really About?

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Michael Kane

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey What’s Thanksgiving Really About? Thanksgiving, as I’ve mentioned in past years is … Continue reading →

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Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Michael Kane

Baseball hasn’t been the national pastime for many years now – no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television.~ Bob Greene Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations I often see on social media people asking for … Continue reading →

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Coincidence is a Crazy Thing

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Michael Kane

Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys. ~ Emma Bull Coincidence is a Crazy Thing From early on in my current gig I really hit it off with one faculty member in the … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Aging

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Michael Kane

Hope I die before I get old. ~ The Who Inspiration for my piece each week comes from random places at times. I’m actually writing this a week early, my aunt died this morning, my assistant’s mother-in-law died this afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Happy Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Michael Kane

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur The other day at work, as part of the ice breaker for … Continue reading →

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Peace and Pizza

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Michael Kane

I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice. ~ Liz Truss (and Rev Kane) Pizza So as I mentioned in a post … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Pizza Place Update

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Michael Kane

I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice. ~ Liz Truss San Francisco Pizza Places As I mentioned in the in memoriam … Continue reading →

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Have Tiny Fun to be Happy

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Michael Kane

To be more childlike, you don’t have to give up being an adult. The fully integrated person is capable of being both an adult and a child simultaneously. Recapture the childlike feelings of wide-eyed excitement, spontaneous appreciation, cutting loose, and … Continue reading →

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A Happy Weekend

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Michael Kane

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. ~ Marcus Aurelius It was a really good weekend, there’s a … Continue reading →

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