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Simple Gratitude and Wisdom
Simple Gratitude and Wisdom It’s Superbowl Sunday and as I post this most people are watching the game. I’ve heard this day referred to as an unofficial American holiday. I’m honestly not all that interested in the outcome tonight, there … Continue reading
An Ode to the Ides of March
An Ode to the Ides of March The Ides of March are come, but not gone. ~ William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar I had an incredible English teacher in high school, his name was Francis Sullivan, Sully he was called. He … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, blog, family, hiking, march 15th, shakespeare, the ides of march, william shakespeare
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Happiness Moments: Halloween with my nephews
Happiness Moments: Halloween with my nephews Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it. ~ Chuck Palahniuk So a new little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn, family, halloween, happiness, Happiness Moments, kane street, moments, pumpkins, trick or treat
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Holiday Happiness: It’s Christmas
Holiday Happiness: It’s Christmas Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. ~ Calvin Coolidge The holidays … Continue reading
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Tagged adorable, Christmas, christmas lights, depression, family, happiness, holidays, light show, loneliness
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ~ Alfred North Whitehead Happy Thanksgiving! Most of us were taught a lovely fairy-tale about the … Continue reading
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Tagged family, gratitude, happiness, history, holiday, lincoln, native americans, pilgrims, thanksgiving, turkey
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A Very Happy Sunday
A Very Happy Sunday Don’t get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity. ~ Mark Hyman For the last seven months, life has been more … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, day of the dead, dios de la muertos, family, halloween, happiness, simplicity, sunday, Zoom
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What makes a person truly happy
What makes a person truly happy They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. ~ Tom Bodett Originally posted 2018 The picture … Continue reading
Happiness is a fruit tree
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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Tagged apples, blog, family, fruit, happiness, kahlil gibran, life, love, plums, writing
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Friends, joy, gratitude and transition
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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Tagged chosen family, Christmas, family, friends, happiness, holidays, las vegas, life, thanksgiving, transition
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