Category Archives: personal happiness

The Importance of Courage and Openness

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Michael Kane

The Importance of Courage and Openness The secret to happiness is freedom…the secret to freedom is courage.                ~ Thucydides Originally posted January, 2018 So I’ve discussed recently that I’ll soon be taking some … Continue reading →

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Why we do what we do

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Michael Kane

Why we do what we do The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.                                                  ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Originally posted … Continue reading →

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Simplest Formula for Happiness

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Michael Kane

Simplest Formula for Happiness            The most simple things can bring the greatest happiness                                        ~ Izabella Scorupco Originally posted February, 2019 We of course talk a lot about it, this is The Ministry of Happiness after … Continue reading →

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Happiness is love and unconventional wisdom

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is love and unconventional wisdom Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu Originally posted January, 2014 So tonight friends let’s talk about love.  Recently I saw something that … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a fruit tree

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is a fruit tree             A life without love is like a tree without fruit ~ Kahlil Gibran Originally published June, 2014 So tonight friends a piece about my garden, specifically my fruit trees.  … Continue reading →

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Friends, joy, gratitude and transition

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Michael Kane

So friends, tonight I ask you to pause and reflect on the good things and also reach out a hand to those who may be struggling a bit. This time of year the world is especially hard for some folks, so reach out and give a little extra warmth and both give and have, a happy day ~ Rev Kane Continue reading →

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Finding Joy in the Lives of Children

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Michael Kane

Finding Joy in the Lives of Children I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.                 ~ Diogenes It was my birthday this past week and I had the good fortune … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Persistence & Perseverance

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Persistence & Perseverance         Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ~ Thomas Carlyle Originally published … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Photography: Burning Man

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Photography: Burning Man You can wash away the dust, but the Playa stays with you ~ Unknown I made my first visit to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert in 2004, it is a world unlike any … Continue reading →

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Slow down and Be Happy!

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Michael Kane

Slow down and Be Happy! Don’t exist. Live. Get out, explore. Thrive. Challenge authority. Challenge yourself. Evolve. Change forever. Become who you say you always will. Keep moving. Don’t stop. Start the revolution. Become a freedom fighter. Become a superhero. … Continue reading →

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