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What will be your next moment of joy?

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Michael Kane

What will be your next moment of  joy? I’ve been thinking a lot about joy lately.  Not happiness, but joy, that childlike feeling where you’re so happy in the moment you’re actually giddy and giggling.  Over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Are you living or existing?

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Michael Kane

Are you living or existing? At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. ~ Lao Tzu We focus here at the Ministry of Happiness on how to … Continue reading →

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Responsibility and Obligation

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

Responsibility and Obligation To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man.       ~ John Updike I … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime               I love Doug Draime’s work, the writing is good but the attitude is better, and even more than that is the honesty that comes through. I’ve always been … Continue reading →

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We should all worry less

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Michael Kane

We should all worry less Life is too short to worry about anything.  You had better enjoy it because tomorrow promises nothing. ~ Eric Davis I’ve written before about how worry is the enemy of happiness.  In fact when I … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Eve Memory

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Michael Kane

A New Year’s Eve Memory Memory is the diary all of us carry about with us. ~ Oscar Wilde So today a friend texted me to remind me our our New Year’s Eve celebration for the year 2000.  As you … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness: Inspirational Quotes

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Michael Kane

Holiday Happiness: Inspirational Quotes The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting each day, perhaps an image, … Continue reading →

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Himalayan Travelogue – The Whole Thing!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Michael Kane

Himalayan Travelogue – The Whole Thing! Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame. … Continue reading →

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Ask yourself this…!

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Michael Kane

Ask yourself this…! A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. ~ Bruce Lee Hello my friends, tonight a list of questions that have been floating around on the … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell Poetry is thoughts that breathe, words that burn. ~ Thomas Gray A warning right off of the bat, Dominique Lowell will not be for everyone.  If you like flowery, lovely poetry stop now.  If you … Continue reading →

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