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Hate won’t make you happy

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Michael Kane

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. ~ Confucius Hate won’t make … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Perspective

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Michael Kane

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It’s all a matter of perspective. ~ Harvey Mackay So last week, … Continue reading →

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Making Peace with the Past

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Michael Kane

When deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive. ~ Alan Paton We all have things that we are working on, I’ve done a lot of work over the years on myself. I’ve made a lot … Continue reading →

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The first step leads to Happiness

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Michael Kane

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. ~ Laozi In this blog I have talked about many facets of happiness. Whether those are making sure that you are physically fit and well, or that you are … Continue reading →

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Celebrate for No Reason!

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Michael Kane

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by. – Alek Wek I’ve gone through a few months of really being in neutral. Not depressed … Continue reading →

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Podcasts Make Me Happy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Michael Kane

Over the last few years, especially when working on a project in my office I’ve taken to listening to podcasts. The type of podcasts I’m talking about are for the most part serial stories, whether they are fictional radio plays … 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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Happy Anniversary – Ministry of Happiness

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Michael Kane

An Update What’s the line, trust but verify, which is a way of saying don’t trust anybody. So in putting together my post for next week I went back over my post history and it’s not my 11th, but my … Continue reading →

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A Happy Garden Update

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Michael Kane

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~ Alfred Austin I mentioned this in a post a … Continue reading →

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Goal Setting for Happiness

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Michael Kane

I believe in goal setting, even for relaxation and vacation. So on my recent vacation I set some very specific goals. Goal number one was to do as little as possible. Goal number two was to maximize my relaxation by … Continue reading →

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