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Too Much Me
Too Much Me
Being a Reluctant Writer and Finding My True Direction
Mike Mueller
May 30, 2022
Diego and Me
Diego and Me
Blind and mute, wandering on a path to nowhere
Mike Mueller
Jun 26, 2021
My Dad, Cancer, and Writing to Save My Life
My Dad, Cancer, and Writing to Save My Life
My dad died of prostate cancer at the age of 64.
Mike Mueller
May 30, 2021
The Coming and Going of Everything
The Coming and Going of Everything
Yet try, try, try for 10,000 years
Mike Mueller
Apr 26, 2021
One and the Same: A Lesson in Living and Dying
One and the Same: A Lesson in Living and Dying
Sitting with a stranger at the end of her life
Mike Mueller
May 24, 2020
The Universe In A Single Bow
The Universe In A Single Bow
Zen teachings at 6:30am, before coffee, and with sore knees
Mike Mueller
May 16, 2020
What Aimee Mann Taught Me
What Aimee Mann Taught Me
Just Give Up
Mike Mueller
May 9, 2020
My Ex-Girlfriend, My Guru, and Me
My Ex-Girlfriend, My Guru, and Me
Are they the same or different?
Mike Mueller
May 3, 2020
Waking Up is Creation (or Maybe Jesus was a Buddhist)
Waking Up is Creation (or Maybe Jesus was a Buddhist)
Admission: I am a “recovering” Catholic (no offense to my Catholic family and friends).
Mike Mueller
Apr 12, 2020
Frisbee Lessons: You’re Alright, Really.
Frisbee Lessons: You’re Alright, Really.
Everything passes.
Mike Mueller
Apr 5, 2020
Pandemic Buddhism Has Arrived
Pandemic Buddhism Has Arrived
How to use this time of uncertainty to heal the mind
Mike Mueller
Mar 15, 2020
Self-Reconciliation and the Good Boy
Self-Reconciliation and the Good Boy
Healing ourselves of trauma
Mike Mueller
Mar 1, 2020
Empty Nest, Full Heart
Empty Nest, Full Heart
Untethered Again
Mike Mueller
Feb 22, 2020
My Relationship Kong-an
My Relationship Kong-an
A Finger Pointing at the Moon
Mike Mueller
Jan 22, 2020
Zen Medicine for a Sick Society
Zen Medicine for a Sick Society
Just. Like. This.
Mike Mueller
Aug 4, 2019
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
What a Monk and a Samurai teach us about compassion and desire
Mike Mueller
Jul 3, 2019
Why Life’s Crappy Moments Are Just As Useful As The Good Ones
Why Life’s Crappy Moments Are Just As Useful As The Good Ones
Ask. “What can I make with THIS?”
Mike Mueller
Jan 2, 2019
Follow The Sun
Follow The Sun
Lessons from My Canine Master
Mike Mueller
Dec 22, 2018
The Big Squeeze
The Big Squeeze
How to help ourselves when it feels like life is pinching you.
Mike Mueller
Oct 28, 2018
This, Too
This, Too
The beauty of life is accepting all of it, even the parts that hurt.
Mike Mueller
Aug 20, 2018
All You Need To Know About Love
All You Need To Know About Love
(unabridged version)
Mike Mueller
Jun 30, 2018
Words Exhaust Me.
Words Exhaust Me.
The quieter I get, the more precious my words.
Mike Mueller
Jun 23, 2018
Just Try
Just Try
What should I do?
Mike Mueller
May 28, 2018
I am a COMPLETE MESS
I am a COMPLETE MESS
And maybe you are a complete mess, too.
Mike Mueller
Feb 17, 2018
This One. Immediate. Moment. The Rest is Nothing.
This One. Immediate. Moment. The Rest is Nothing.
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha
Mike Mueller
Jan 28, 2018
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