The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Beyond the Dying

You may envy the dead,
but do not hasten to join them.
Your life remains unfinished.

You will know the time has come
for you to rest your heavy soul,
when you have at last learned
what you are here to learn.

Nothing is finished
and nothing is wasted,
not even your doubt.

You must first let go,
to see beyond the dying
toward your life forever becoming.