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I’ve Got Nothin!

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Michael Kane

You can’t fix yourself out of a mental health issue. You can’t wake up and say, ‘Today I’m not being depressed!’ It’s a process to get well, but there is recovery. ~ Margaret Trudeau I’ve Got Nothin! I’ve been writing … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Michael Kane

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! ~ Dr. Suess Happy Birthday to Me! I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my birthday, I imagine most people do. … Continue reading →

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Incremental Steps to Happiness

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Michael Kane

We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem. ~ Douglas Adams Incremental Steps to Happiness This week was my first week back to work and I’d forgotten how utterly … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Getting Old

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Getting Old So there is one thing we have no control over and that is the march of time. We are all getting older all of the time and eventually we will all get old. It’s also coming … Continue reading →

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My New Hiking Audiobook is Live

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Michael Kane

To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live. – Tenzing Norgay My New Hiking Audiobook is Live Ten years ago I hiked a thousand miles on the Appalachian Trail, after coming off of the trail I spent three months … Continue reading →

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Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Michael Kane

Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. ~ Colin Fletcher Remembering My Appalachian Trail Hike So I had a goal for my time off for medical leave, … Continue reading →

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D-Day: Always Remember

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Michael Kane

So much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic, came down to the battle for a slice of beach only six miles long and two miles wide. ~ Barack Obama D-Day: Always … Continue reading →

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The Deliberate Progress of Patience and Intentionality

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Michael Kane

Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored. ~ David Byrne The Deliberate Progress of Patience and Intentionality As most of you are quite aware I’m at home recovering from open heart … Continue reading →

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: 42 is the number

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Michael Kane

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~ Douglas Adams The number 42 finds constant and cosmic significance in my life. Why is this meaningful? Well, in Douglas Adams’ masterpiece of a book, The Hitchiker’s … Continue reading →

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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Random Thoughts

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Michael Kane

You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when its waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye. ~ Hunter S Thompson Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Random Thoughts This is … Continue reading →

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