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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Michael Kane

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. ~ … Continue reading →

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Stop Preventing Your Own Happiness

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Michael Kane

Stop Preventing Your Own Happiness Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.~Zig Ziglar So a lot comes screaming across social media and every once in awhile something really good comes … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: More Langston Hughes

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: More Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. ~ Langston Hughes Democracy Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Robert Frost

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Robert Frost Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.    ~ Khalil Gibran Tonight another look at a wonderful poet, one I must admit I’ve not made my self … Continue reading →

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Happiness in Three Weeks

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness in Three Weeks If you do not change direction, you may end up where  you are heading. ~ Lao Tzu So it’s the third week of January and for most of us our New Year Resolutions have already failed.  … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Outlaw Poets

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Outlaw Poets My absolute favorite poetry collection is entitled The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and you can read it free on the link, today several selections from that collection, wonderful reading for a happy day my … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Special Places

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Special Places I told the students that they were at the age when they might begin to choose places that would sustain them the rest of their lives, that places were more reliable than human beings, and often … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Staying Positive

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Staying Positive         Find a place inside where there is joy, joy will burn out the pain ~ Joseph Campbell It sounds so simple doesn’t it, just stay positive.  How many times in your life, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to My Mother

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happy Birthday to My Mother This post is a couple of days late, but I’m ok with that since last week I actually flew to NY, hopped a train and had dinner for my mother for her birthday.  My mother, … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Concern for Others

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Concern for Others   Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for another today ~ Amy Leigh Mercree   Today was one of … Continue reading →

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