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Take a Bath in Nature

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Michael Kane

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu Take a Bath in Nature I’ve spent a lot of time in nature, a lot of time on hiking trails, sometimes weeks, sometimes months and bathing is always an … Continue reading →

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Happiness when you’re on empty

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Michael Kane

Don’t die old, die empty. That’s the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard. ~ Myles Munroe Happiness when you’re on empty We live in an ever increasingly turbulent and stressful world. Hell, just in the … Continue reading →

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Moments of Happiness

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Michael Kane

I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would. ~ Edie Falco Moments of Happiness In the last couple of years in the media there have been a lot … Continue reading →

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Deeper and Slower is Better

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Michael Kane

Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy. – Heath Ledger Deeper and … Continue reading →

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Taking the pressure off

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Michael Kane

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. ~ Plato Last week I wrote a bit about … Continue reading →

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Happiness Resources: Mindfulness

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness Resources: Mindfulness The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn Tonight a look at an idea that … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness: Being Mindful During the Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Michael Kane

Holiday Happiness: Being Mindful During the Holidays Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.  ~Robert Brault   The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time … Continue reading →

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Simplest Formula for Happiness

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Michael Kane

Simplest Formula for Happiness            The most simple things can bring the greatest happiness                                        ~ Izabella Scorupco Originally posted February, 2019 We of course talk a lot about it, this is The Ministry of Happiness after … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Accepting Impermanence

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Accepting Impermanence Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don’t struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality. – Pema Chodron I was sitting in my office the other day reflecting on changes that I have … Continue reading →

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Happiness links from Zen Habits

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness links from Zen Habits Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~ Lao Tzu I’ve referred to one of my favorite sites on … Continue reading →

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