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Granny’s Christmas Sugar Kisses

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Michael Kane

Grandmothers are a gift not to be taken lightly. So many lose them before they are old enough to know their magic. ~ Nikita Gill Granny’s Christmas Sugar Kisses I like Thanksgiving and as a result I have some traditions … Continue reading →

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A Happy Holiday Cat Story

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Michael Kane

As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind. ~ Cleveland Amory A Happy Holiday Cat Story So today one of my … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays – Goodbye 2024

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Michael Kane

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’ ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson Happy Holidays – Goodbye 2024! This year has been a year of complete madness for me. I expected at this point … Continue reading →

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Three Questions, December 25, 2024

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Michael Kane

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ~ Andre Maurois Three Questions, December 25, 2024 What was the most beautiful thing that I encountered today? The most beautiful thing I encountered today was the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness?

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Michael Kane

Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.”— Charles Bukowski Holiday Happiness? Well, the worst part of the year has … Continue reading →

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How to keep balance during the holidays

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Michael Kane

The holidays are here, Thanksgiving is over and the shopping season is fully under way, I can tell by the fact that driving in any commercial parking lot feels like I’ve been dropped into Death Race 2000. So this time … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness: The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some.  So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Meditation

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Michael Kane

The Benefits of Meditation Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.             ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Originally posted January 2015 Tonight … Continue reading →

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15 Lessons to being Happy

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

15 Lessons to being Happy   15 Lessons to being happier from The Inspiration Tree http://www.theinspirationtree.com/2011/01/pursuit-of-happiness-15-lessons-to-keep.html 1. The only person that can ever truly make you happy is yourself. Stop depending on everyone else. 2. People lie, stuff happens. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness: Accept, Appreciate, Believe and Love Yourself

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Michael Kane

Holiday Happiness: Accept, Appreciate, Believe in and Love Yourself Don’t forget to say positive things to yourself daily! You must love yourself internally to glow externally. ~ Hannah Bronfman Originally Posted in December 2019 The holidays are a very stressful … Continue reading →

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