
Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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Guys, I am now listed as a Type 1 fragile diabetic. Without my insulin pump for more than an hour or two, it could mean my life. There are over 57 million Americans faced with these issues in some form or another. Several can NOT get the help they need. I am very lucky I have decent insurance. the cost of my pump was over $9,000 dollars, and my monthly supplies and meds are $1800 a month. Could you pay that out of pocket if your life depended on it? Please, write to congress, senators, newspapers, TV Stations, radio stations, anyone who will listen. Let our voices be heard. Help America be strong. You never know, you could be the next one without insurance facing these cost. Please people, help one another. Please!
Click here to sign and help!!!!~So tattoo party went great, Ashlie's heart is strong and healthy, Ariel is turning 18, my sister Barbie asked my parents to lie about my sister's funeral date to me so I wouldn't attend, and they did? WTF!!!! , we bought a home and moved, my grandfather died also, i got my new insulin pump so I'll live longer, and GOD help me, I am trying out for yet another promotion!!! augh....
~Life and it's complexities.
~Good news. At the new home I created a Zendo in my basement. It is a room dedicated to meditation, peace, and knowledge. We had a ceramony for Connie there. Amber me and the girls did it. I wore my robes and my rakasu. I quoted the tathagata teaching (sp?), then we did 7 full prostration bows for her, we lit incents as an offering for her. Then we lit a candle in representation of her life and allowed it to burn itself out. Then I quoted the chant for atonement. It was beautiful and felt right. It let me close a chapter.
~what has everyone else been up to? Oh yeah, bet you've all posted. I'll read up, lol. Just not at work,, it can get hot in here. LoL, more later.
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Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
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Home: 801.669.8082
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My friend, my sister.
Maybe not so much.
Thank you for the tuna sandwich.
Thank you for showing me
that a survivor can burn out
and still be strong.
I'm sorry for everything.
I wish you could hear.
I'm too late, now your far away.
My karma, my regret.
Forever mine.
I'm truly sorry,
can you hear?

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Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Just a side note too. I have been meditating in several forms and ways over the past two days. I've realized that I have been very stingy with the Dharma. Meaning, that I do not share it with my loved ones, family, and friends as I should. I also need to open up to people in general. Connie made me realize this. I am not even hinting or indicating that I could have changed her path. That was not my place and in no way do I feel as if I could have prevented it. In fact, I don't think anyone could have. It was her choice to make. I regret not reaching out to her and sharing some of my viewpoints that I have obtained over the past 8 years or so. She was a prickly person. Hard to get close to. She had her reasons for putting up walls. Despite her final action, Connie was a survivor. I won't detail things here, but I will say this. If anyone who reads this had gone through the horrors and experiences Connie faced in her lifetime, simply put, you would not be here to read this. You would have been gone long ago. However now I know, it is our duty to express our love, our faith, our viewpoints to those around us. We need to share and bond and take advantage of every moment we are here. I could not of changed Connie's path, but maybe, just maybe, I could have improved some moments in her life.
~I traveled to Logan, through Hyrum, up into the canyon, and into a camp site where my parents live during the summers. I pulled up and my dad knew right away there was a problem. My sister's Estee, Katie and my wife Amber went up as well. As soon as I got out, he asked me if it was bad news. I said yes. He froze and asked if it was his sister, our Aunt Pat. No I explained, it was Connie. I will never forget that moment in all of my life. It was the saddest I have ever seen the old man. He froze, couldn't speak or move. My heart broke right then. We all hugged him. He hardly ever cries in front of us, but did this time. He walked down the path and needed to be alone. We spent a few hours there and then came back with them. My heart aches so bad for my parents.
~So with this I am going to renew my desire to bring peace to myself, my family, parents, siblings, friends, loved ones, strangers, and yes especially Hannah, Shaun and their family. I do not want to face another death knowing that I could have improved moments in someone's life and I chose not to. This hurts too bad.
~Thank you to my big sister Barbie. She is an amazing woman and has again, held the family together, supported my dad, and took care of the arrangements. Thank you to Estee and Katie for keeping level heads and loving me. Our family is strong. We will survive and grow from this. We don't have any other choice.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Hannah, could you please have Dayvid call Ashlie as much as possible? Surprisingly enough, Ashlie is more worried about how he is handling her condition than her own actual well being. In the middle of her attack last Monday, she wanted to call Dayvid to tell him it was all okay. She may have an issue with it physically, but emotionally, Ashlie has the largest most accepting and loving heart in the Universe. Anyone who knows her will agree.
~I'll chat, blog, Facebook, mySpace, LJ, Yahoo, and Live when I can folks. May be tight for a bit. Thanks for everything.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~What brought me to this conclusion was another eye opener this morning. Mondays suck in general, mainly cuz Garfield taught me that, but the dam cat didn't have a job, why did he hate them? I need humor right now. anyway, was busting a hump to get to work, waiting for my ride, working on a website, and Ashlie comes up and tells me she is having chest pain. she looked very flush and was wobbling back and forth. I scooped her up, put her in a chair and pulled out my blood pressure cuff. Her pulse was 139/89, very high for her, and her pulse was 199! Shit!!!! I grab Amber's cuff, praying mine is broke. She registered 142/91 and a pulse of 212. Just as this reading came up, my ride pulled up. I didn't waste a second. I took Ashlie to the car and told Marco's to drive us to the ER fast (thank you to my friends Marcos and Paislea for being there)!
~We got there, they rushed her in, started the EKG, and hoked her up,, crap she was 214 for pulse then. Doctor got to her 5 minutes after arriving. they were great. They tried to have her bear down (act like your pooping) to stimulate the vega nerve. No go, didn't work. They decided to get an IV right away. Doctor pulled me out of the room and prepared me for the worst. I didn't like that. I called Amber, Lisa, my parents and my sister. Amber came over right away.
~A cardiologist came down, looked at everything. As they started the IV, Ashlie became so nervous about it, it stimulated the vega nerve and her pulse automatically dropped to 98. The rush of it made her a bit sick. They took her off her ADHD meds, (they are stimulants). They put my baby on a beta blocker. She has been diagnosed with P.S.V.T. (Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia). Basically the top half of her heart went into spasms, and the bottom half could not keep up. They say it is a birth defect. She will need heart surgery. They will use a catheter to go up her leg, into her heart where they will use a laser to zap the nerves.
~So this experience has left me totally drained and full of so many overwhelming emotions. In a months time I've had the possibility of losing two of my children! Just when you think life is so solid and that your kids will be the ones to bury you. This shit happens. I cannot live if I loose one of my babies. How can people survive this? I don't ever want to find out. This has already been to close for me.
~So I have been giving thought today to my worst sins. My worst habit. The thing that I carry on my shoulders way too much. Hannah, I am sorry. I am sorry for being a shitty husband. I am sorry for all the abuse. I am sorry for the selfishness and the anger. I sincerely apologize with every inch of my soul. I ache for peace with this situation. Dayvid has talked to me today and begged me to try to work things out with you. He believes that Shaun will make peace before you do. I understand that. Shaun, I am sorry for everything I have put you through. You don't deserve any of it. You are a good honorable man, and you take great wonderful care of our son and I am extremely thankful you are a part of Dayvid's life.
~I can't hold to anger anymore. This doesn't mean I will allow the situation to run me over and surrender valid rights. However, if we can find a more fluid agreement, I am willing. We can utilize more communication with Dayvid's cell phone. We can work on flexibility and fairness with visitation. I am hoping we can be civil and move on. Get past courts, Commissioners, ACAFS, Special Masters, lawyers, Guardian ad Litems, and the system. Lisa and I have found that balance and I am amazed at how it has positively affected Ariel and Ashlie. Not to mention saavings of thousands of dollars. If you believe therapy with Hollie is acceptable, I am willing. We need a safe open enviroment that is non-bias and has the tools we need to repair and move on.
~After this month's experiences, I am terrified to loose the chance to make the best of everything for all my children, my wife, and yes, your family. The balance needs to be there. Our story is so text book in the system. Read the papers, listen to people in courts. Listen to the horror stories of divorce. We don't have to be a statistic in the system. We can defy the odds. We are all fighters here. I don't think any of us back down from a challenge. So here it is. I challenge your family and my family to find a way not only to survive this, but repair it and find a common peaceful ground we can all live with. For every one's sake. There is no reason for either of us to trust one another right now, but I am handing you an olive branch. Please accept my offer and lets correct this.
~Yes Cheri, you thought maybe your entries indicated madness, mine may very well do so. I believe your's were based on more realistic events. But I can no longer live with pain, regret and anger. Life is too short. I have come too close to loosing two children this month. I can't take chances and go on like this. The winds of change have called to me.
~Amber, thank you for loving and supporting me. You are amazing. I will do everything I can to bring about the peace and love that we all need. I love you baby.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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Thank you The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not
Things you have done during your lifetime:
(x ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school
(x)Shot a gun
(x)Watched someone die
(x )Been to Canada
(x)Been to Mexico
() Been to Florida
( ) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter
(x) Been lost
() Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
() Traveled to Europe (eastern europe only)
( ) Traveled to Africa
( ) Traveled to Asia
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(x) Made prank phone calls
() Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(x) Driven 100mph or higher
( x) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
(x) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States (not totally across but to texas. lol)
() Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
(x) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Gone spelunking ( i dont know what this is. lol)
( ) Gone rappelling
() Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
() Seen the Statue of Liberty
( x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Gone to dinner and a movie alone
() Been on a cruise
(x) Traveled by train
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
(x) Ridden on a San Francisco Cable Car
(x) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
() Been in a rain forest
( x) Seen whales in the ocean
( x) Been to Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant
(x) Ridden a horse
() Swam with dolphins
(x) Jumped off of a cliff or bridge into water
(x ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
(x ) Saw and heard a glacier calve
() Been spinnaker flying (what is this?)
(x) Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
() Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
( x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(x) Been to a National Football League game
() Been to a former Soviet bloc country
(x ) Been to a Grateful Dead show
(x) Been white-water rafting OR () kayaking
(x) Got a tattoo

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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Three names I go by (besides given name)
1. Eric
2. Doryu
3. Mike
Three jobs I have had in my life
1. Bus driver for UTA
2. Car salesman
3. Radio DJ
Three places I have lived
1 Alaska
2. Colorado
3. Texas
Three favorite drinks
1. Water
2. Diet Coke with Lime
3. Lemonaide
Three TV Shows that I watch/watched
1. 24
2. Big Brother
3. So You Think You Can Dance
Three places I have been
1. Icebergs
2. Mount McKinnely
3. A gold mining town above the artice circle
People that call/text me regularly
1. Amber
2. Janet
3. Shannon
Three of my favorite foods
1. Carlos Castaneda "Journey to Ixlan"
2. All of Genpo Roshi's books
3. All of Ken Wilber's books
Three things I am looking forward to
1. World peace
2. end of hunger
3. end of suffering
Three things that are always by your side (i am taking this to mean literally)
1. Blackberry
2. Insulin
3. My bag, aka man purse,lol)

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Holy shit,, ouchy ouchy ouchy. I love my tattoo. It was a hard one to face. My spine hurt. Now I only have one more to do. My kanji for my Dharma name. then it is done, my lifelong materpiece. I'll be getting my touch up at the party. btw it is the 2nd weekend of September. Mark your calendars and let me know. We will be sending out invites. If you don't get one, please let me know. We will have a website you can register at. Thanks all. oh, FYI, this second part is mainly for Hannah, she obesses about me and follows me online, just thought I would throw it in.
~ Hannah you have no clue to my finances. Tattoo's are free for me! I throw a party every year for these friends of mine (something you may never have, true friends that is), I help them stay in business and in return, they take care of me. Now that is karma, also something you don't understand. So woman, don't ever even try to pretend you understand my life, finances, or thoughts. You gave that up, ran away for another man, and screwed your own life up. Not my fault. You have destroed your own life, your misery is your own, nothing related to me. You don't talk bad in front of Dayvid, bull fucking shit! You spent 2 hours yelling over his hospital bed about how shitty I was, how you are almighty God, and perfect. Calling Amber an abuser! I guess you don't remeber you beating Ariel and Ashlie with hair brushes, sending a 3 year old to the Maverick with a dollar across 2 busy streets so you could have a quicky with a stranger on our couch (which you broke). Don't remember trying to run us off the freeway with Dayvid in our car because you was angry that Ariel and Ashlie had lost any connection with you. How about the police report where both you and your mother had wished Dayvid had a severe life threatening asthma attack (this being reported by a non-bias police officer)? Don't remeber all that? Selective memory? Here is the bite in the ass. During this whole onslaught you threw at me over Dayvid's hospital bed. I sat very calmly and apologized to you. I asked you to go to a safe enviroment for therapy where we could work it out for Dayvid's sake. You were more interested in yelling at me, being angry and revengeful. You told me you didn't want to go, but I should, so she could see through my bullshit. Ha! I'm willing to go, but you hide. Are you afraid she will actually see who is flinging bullshit? Dayvid even asked you to stop fighting ( while he lay there close to death), you reply, " honey, we are not fighting, we are talking loudly." Dayvid replies, "mom, stop talking loudly". I called you out of a courtesy because I knew it was best for Dayvid. Would you have done the same? The answer is no. When he broke his arms, I didn't find out till weeks later. Maybe next time I should just not mention it to you until it's over. What do I get for being kind to you, giving you photos you had lost or cut up? You calling DCFS! Which by the way, he apologized for bothering us after we showed him all the court papers. And finally, the medical bills you complained about me not paying? A whole $1700 dollars, and by the way, child support was caught up untill that, well aside from the insurance, the bill for Dayvid's stay at the hospital is racking up near $30,000. After insurance, I am sure you'll owe me a bit more than $1700. I'll request the Commisioner to deduct the difference and let's see how fast you pay me back, lol. So again Hannah, you proved yourself to still be you. Angry, sad, deppressed and confused. I have severe pity for you my love. I pray you find help for your illness before it destroys Dayvid. I plan to beg the courts to force you to get help. I will meditate for you dear.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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OMG OMG!!! my baby is inked. She is growing way fast. What do you think?

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Now for the good stuff. I am going to Ogden this Saturday for my full back piece tattoo. Yes Hannah is pissed about the tattoos also. She thinks that I pay for them and that money is wasted. Why should she worry about my money, I pay my child support. I buy Dayvid things he needs. I have insurance for him. Interesting how very little she actually knows about me.
~Oops, anyway. I'll attach the completed drawing. I put this together from looking at a famous painting of this Buddhavista, and drew up my own design. I added the kanji that means "Learn to be Still." My dad use to tell me that all the time. This tattoo is my second to last piece. I plan to have kanji on my front left breast that has my name "doryu" meaning grounded flow, just above my heart. After that, it's just touch up for this kid. I am excited to have all my pieces finished. I have been planning them out for the last 7 years. It is exciting to have it near completion.
~We are also doing our party again this year. It will be at the end of August or the beggining of September. email me at the info below if you want an invite. We need to submit art work early and do a $50 dollar deposit on all work. Deposit will be placed torwards your work, and in most cases cover the cost. If you no show,, it's lost. We are doing this to help Preston and Terrie keep the shop running. They do great work and have been doing so for many years. So sign up early. We will have the place for 3 days. Private function, great party, hotel rooms just down the street. Let me know..

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Also, all of my fun stuff i told you about in my cubicle had to be taken down. Only family photos and work related material. I tried to explain that the Dalai Lama, and all the Zen Masters on my wall were in fact my family. We belong to the same sangha. They didn't go for it. Even my tele-tubbies had to go.
~What a sad sad day. I will adapt. I am grounded flow after all. I am going to buy an extra digital photo frame and put my religious pics in there. Hopefully I can pull that off too.
Any advice?

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
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~Well here is the self centered ass part. I became so self involved that when she did not reply to my comments, I snuffed my nose in the air, removed her, and banned her. I want to say that I was feeling too dam important to care, but honestly, I felt rejected as men usually do.
~Anyway, J noticed what I had done. she located my gmail and sent this email:
this is opheliasmitten from lj. i tried to comment in your lj and saw that i was ban from commenting and then realized that you unfriended me. that makes me so sad and i was curious as to why you did that?
~J
~So I replied back, apologized, unbanned her, and added her back as a friend. I hope she accepts. In any case, it was an awakening for me. Even if you don't suspect that people care about you or you think they don't notice your presence, be careful in rash decisions. I've learned that I was missed, and I sent out negative karma when I made rash moves.
~J, thank you so much for sharing with me. I appreciate all your efforts and look forward to following your journal once again. I offer much love to you and yours.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~I put up several pictures of his Holiness The Dalai Lama. about 30 or so small ones. I've also added a poster of President Obama. I have all my Zen artwork, a copy of my official Dharma name, and several quotes from the Dalai Lama. I also made a beautiful copy of the tattoo I am getting on the 25th. It is a drawing of a Buddha looking at a river bed with the kanji that says "Learn to be still". My dad use to tell me that as a child. now it rings so true with my life. He is an intelligent Guru. I've also framed pictures of Maezumi Roshi, Genpo Roshi, Bernie Glassman Roshi, and Ken Wilber. They are all amazing men. I study under Genpo Roshi. The books and movies made by these men are life changing. Having this inspiration on my walls at work really improves my attitude. I've also noticed that it is passed onto my merchants. They seem happier and my soul seems lighter.
~I have two fake plants, instructions Amber laminated instructions for my daily task. I brought in a second monitor for my computer. I have supplies, pens, food and medicines in my drawers. I have my own headset with two ear pieces, and a life saving fan that keeps me cool.
~I also have a digital photo frame with hundreds of family photos, photos of Dayvid, and yes even my ex, Hannah with Dayvid (it just seems to be happier times). I also have pics of parents, sisters, pets, events, concerts, and more. I even have pics of me dressed as the hulk, in the military and also when my kids were babies.
~Now I must admit, I still have my Wolverine, Hulk, Spidey, Iron Man and Tele tubby action figures. Along with my Barack Obama action figure in mint condition and with the almighty pointy finger saying "Yes We Can". I also have laminated pictures of Princess Lea, Tom and Jerry, Pica choo, Charlie Brown, Han Solo, a cute cat loving on a horse, and other silly pics.
~I even have a charcoal drawing I did of Dayvid and myself.
~Overall, I am super pleased with my area, and my work is benefiting from my attitude. Woo Hoo.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
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* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence AS YOUR STATUS. AND POST these instructions in a comment to this status.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.
My sentence is," It was a nymph of paradise."
from: A Tear and A Smile ~Kahlil Gibran
~~~please reply and tell me yours,,,,

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
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Home: 801.669.8082
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~Don't you dare think of a general war or a picture you've seen. Honestly, sit down and let your mind feel the suffering of them all.
~Think about the 18 year old boy who was on that boat, storming the shores of Normandy. As he jumped off the ramp, the rapid fire defended his ear drums. The dirt and smell of blood was all around him. His heart racing and mind going a million miles an hour. He is shot in the leg and falls down. As he lay there bleeding, he thinks of his girl at home and the promise he made to return. He knows he can't keep that promise now. He feels anger for what he thinks is his own stupidity for being shot. That is his last thought as the next 50 caliber round removes his head completely. His body laying in the mud.
~Or feel the pain of a young 18 year old boy, dumped into the swamps of Vietnam. Give thought to his fear as he was walking knee deep in water and all of a sudden heard the popping noise of the gun that sent the bullet through his heart. As he sank into the water his mind cried out for his mother. He could see her face and he felt extreme sorrow knowing he would never see her again.
~What about the 20 year old boy who is dumped into a dessert in the middle of Iraq. Believing he must support his country. But deep down inside feels like the President sent him there to settle a personal debt because a dictator made his father, the previous President look like a fool. He feels used and sad. The heat is unbearable and he can't escape it. He is ordered on a convoy. His driver is his best friend. As they drive down the road, a little boy jumps in front of the convey and the driver hits the breaks. All of a sudden his friend's blood splatters across his face. Shots fly all over. He ducks out the truck and is hit in the chest. as he falls into the sand he thinks about his 6 month old baby girl he never got to hold. He feels his life was sacrificed for a man with a personal grudge. It's his last thought as he bleeds out.
~I feel the suffering and my chest aches. War is ugly and wrong. However it is what's required to keep our country free. It is not the best method and several wars seem to have been for other purposes, selfish purposes for the gain of control, power and money. So please take a moment as we celebrate this holiday and think about our heroes. Think about their suffering. most importantly, meditate and ask the Universe for peace. Together our energy and positive thoughts will change this world forever. I hope this post will stir something in my friends and loved ones. You are all very special to me and I wish you all the best.

Micheal Eric Doryu Olsen
micheal.olsen@gmail.com
Home: 801.669.8082
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~Awe, screw it, I'll post. How is everyone? Doing good? Dani, I've been reading your post, I have just been so lazy lately and haven't commented. I am sorry. I hope all is good. Everyone else better be doing well too. Message me, or email me "here" . I love you all. Talk soon eh?
~Nuff, 'said.
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~Let's play catch up with my life eh,,,
~Work: Work is okay. Not really bad, but not super good (like the Mstar days). I am adjusting and picking up new talents. My boss puts up with me and I have super cool co-workers. Our product kicks tail and I enjoy talking with our merchants. I enjoy my schedule and I have a rockin work area. they let me have a huge desk with tons of space to put all of my nerdy sci-fi, tele-tubby, incredible hulk, watchmen, x-men, President Obama, stuff and more. I love it there.
~Business: It is finally falling into place. I got all the legal paperwork done. I got my merchant account set up, got my sku numbers, and new logos, pitcures and more. so get ready! In the next week or so I will design a new improved stylish Trog page. Be sure to click on my link and check it out. Hey also, add it to your social bookmark site. It helps me in my ranking.
~Amber: aka: my wife. Is doing good. she is making me a new improved levi quilt. I am loving it. She is also bouncing all over the walls with the new sewing machine. She plans on making me my meditation clothing so we can save some moola. She plans on making skirts and other stuff. She is still looking for work, so if you know anyone who needs a dam good accountant, have em email her here: Amber Let's see if that works.
~Ariel: She is good. Skinny, tall and a pain in the ass, lol. My oldest is now 17. She is thinking about college, military, and working. She has a lot to contend with. I remember that age and how scary shit was. Everyone keep her in your prayers. A daddy is watching his baby grow up.
~Ashlie: Is finally coming into her own. She is full of spirit and still amazingly compassionate. She is discovering her talents and learning about life. She starts High School this year. I am so excited for her. Ariel will be there to guide her for the first year. That helps me breath a bit easier.
~Dayvid: Is my little spitball o' fire. He has energy and spunk and knows how to show it. I love it when he is here. He gives off so much energy. He is teaching me baseball and we have been playing catch a lot. He shows off and kicks my butt at ALL video games. We have been having good talks and have really opened up to each other. I hope it continues to improve
~Buddhism: I took my vows on May 8th and my mind has been full throttle since then. This path is one that draws on your every sense. It makes you think everything through. Every moment of your life becomes pain stakingly clear and powerful. All your senses are heightened. You notice everything. At the same time, you question all and tend to feel a bit crazy in the mix of it. But overall, life seems better. I feel good. Meditation is at an all time high for me. I have my own meditation room with an alter, zafus and zabutons. It is peaceful and tranquil. anyone wanting to share energy and open up? My door is open. Any of you are invited to come meditate with me. I would be privledged.
~Overall I am happy and life is good. Much love to everyone, be safe. See you soon.
~Nuff' ,said.
Doryu
- Location:home
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~Skinintheway invited me into this conversation. I have so very much to learn. The conversations I have glanced over talk of deities and stories I am not familiar with. I have a very non-traditional connection to Buddhism and the path. Let me give some back story to this. In 2001, I was involved in an ugly divorce. I ended up violating natural law and the laws of our society. In attempts to retrieve my children from my soon to be ex wife, I kicked in my mother-in-laws front door. Nobody was home. I was later charged with trespassing and criminal mischief. I paid fines, bought a new door and so forth. My ex mother-in-law spoke at my sentencing and begged the judge to send me to anger control classes. I don't believe she intended this for my benefit, but more so for her satisfaction. In any case, the judge complied. I was ordered to 18 weeks of hell (or so I thought).
~My first "Men's group" involved a bunch of derelicts and an old thin tall black guy named Jules. I was not happy. Jules seemed to sleep through most of the group, and I didn't belong there. Going on my 9th week, I lost it. Jules was probing me for some type of emotion and I cut loose,,, (gulp) with anger. I tore into him and let him know what a looser he was and how this was all a mistake. He simply asked me to meet after class. Shit! I failed anger control classes I thought. After class he explained he was listening to us and not actually sleeping, but meditating. I was skeptical, but listened. I found out he was Buddhist. He explained the practice of Zazen. After that, I went to the class and realized that I did belong, I was just like anyone else in that room, and somehow we were connected. The group became very intimate for me. After 18 weeks I graduated. I asked the center if I could still attend. they let me. I was there for nearly 2 years. I asked Jules to teach me Buddhism and take me on as a student. He refused. He directed me to the Kanzeon Zen Center and introduced me to Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi. There I learned posture, and how to follow my breath. I've listened to many talks of Roshi's and became a student in 2003. On May 8th, 2009 I participated in Jukai. I accepted the 16 precepts, the lineage of Buddha, and the Dharma name of Doryu (grounded flow) as given to me by Roshi. I am sure to spend many lifetimes in samsaric existence living up to the precepts.
~So my knowledge is as follows:
delusion depends on activities
activities depends on consciousness
consciousness depends on psycho-physical combination
psycho-physical combination depends on sixfold sense-activity
sixfold sense-activity depends on sensorial impression
sensorial impression depends on feeling
feeling depends on craving
craving depends on clinging to existence
clinging to existence depends on process of becoming
process of becoming depends on rebirth
rebirth depends on decay and death
decay and death brings sorrow, pain, and the whole mass of suffering.
Therefore, Buddha taught,
Destruction of delusion destroys activities
Destruction of activities destroys consciousness
Destruction of consciousness destroys psycho-physical combination
Destruction of psycho-physical combination destroys sixfold sense-activity
Destruction of sixfold sense-activity destroys sensorial impression
Destruction of sensorial impression destroys feeling
Destruction of feeling destroys craving
Destruction of craving destroys clinging to existence
Destruction of clinging to existence destroys process of becoming
Destruction of process of becoming destroys rebirth
Destruction of rebirth destroys decay and death
Destruction of decay and death destroys sorrow, pain, and the whole mass of suffering. The extinction of suffering relies completely on annihilation. All energies return to zero. Our greatest fear and yet the end of all suffering. Nirvana.
~forgive me for my simplistic ignorance. I read this as one of Buddha's Noble Truths, and I believe it to be true. Awakening brings about annihilation, and that is what we work for. Once all sentient beings awaken. The circle of samsaric existence will be broken.
~thanks all for reading.
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~And so as I spend more time in my practice, I become more aware of everything around, in, and of me. I am finding minor little connections that are not so minor. For instance, at work, I have usually averaged about 2 to 3 sales per pay period (2 weeks). Well this last week, I studied my products, and then paid great detail to what my merchants where saying. When I listened between the words, I could hear their needs. I knew if they had money issues, or if they were frustrated with marketing and so forth. As I dedicated myself to connecting closer to my merchants as human beings and not as just the next call, it all just sort of clicked. In 4 days, I made 6 sales! Also, I felt as if they were the exact product that the merchant needed to make their site successful.
~I am working on my own site and will have it running soon. Just waiting for the wholesaler to give me legal notices, wholesale pricing, and sku numbers. Then Trogs will be a go! After that, I plan to research other products and market sites for smaller companies. I am working on two other sites. One is for Stan Man Stu
~I believe that all of this is has been a life long process to prepare me for what is next. I mean really. It sounds far fetched, but each moment we live, is fluid, and much like ripples in the pond, they affect everything around them. So our one moment we experience, lends itself to the next moment and onto the next. Until we wash up onto the shore. The point being is this. I am grounded. I am also flow. I am Doryu, and I am. My moments, my experiences, good, bad or indifferent have prepared me for this moment, and for this moment, and also for this moment. See how that is? Very cool, huh?
~Nuff' ,said.
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~living up to the precepts and fully understanding them will take me several lifetime's if not more. But I am sure I am on the right path now. It took me 7 years to realize it, and actually the right path is the only path one can be on, for themselves. I guess it just depends who you are. Now that sounded weird. In any case, here i am. LOL. I'll be posting more often. Got our computer back and seem to be doing much better. Hope everyone is well. Take care, be safe.
~Nuff, "said.
Doryu
- Location:work
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~If we could, a person should be considered an adult only after a few things were discovered of the person.
1. Are they responsible for their own actions?
2. Do they care for other sentient beings and the rights of those?
3. Do they have genuine love, respect and compassion?
~If you can answer yes to all three then a person deserves the privileges of being an adult in our society. However, if a person demonstrates a gross neglect of nature’s law, such as a 14 year old boy murdering another child, then I feel that person should be convicted as an adult. The juvenile system seems to be lacking.
~Nuff,’said.
- Location:Home
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~Okay so call it what you will, maybe a drug induced hallucination or a spiritual message from the beyond. Either way, I am taking it seriously. Mainly because it is either something from the other side warning me, or it is my subconscious trying to save me.
~I had surgery today for an umbilical hernia repair. I was trying to show Ariel how to do proper pushups. I got to about 200 of them,okay only about 4, but who is counting? I felt this pain. I blew out my belly button and my guts were popping out. OUCH! I also had a cold today and wasn’t feeling well. I couldn’t take my medications this morning and so I also felt really nervous. I was afraid I might even die on the table.
~So the doc puts me under and all of a sudden I was in a forest sitting on a bench with a bald man in white robes. I can’t recall facial details much. He was tall and slender. His voice was very calming. He started by saying that I could give in now and die. I remember that I didn’t feel scared or nervous. I knew what he meant and felt a sense of peace with it. I also knew it wasn’t time for me yet and explained that I would choose to stay.
~He went on to say that I’ve reached a point where decisions needed to be made. He told me that if I stayed on the same path I was currently on I would pass on to the next life within a year or so. He explained that Amber has given up and won’t survive long in this world unless I make choices, change, and lead by example. I remember feeling extreme sorrow at that point. I felt as if I had completely failed my wife. As if I had caused her damage over the past 8 years. I then decided I would make the changes required. I asked him how to start.
~He told me to take baby steps and not to think about the whole elephant. He told me how to set goals and just make small changes at first. He also told me that Amber would resist at first but that I should remain calm and patient. He also tried to prepare me for the worst situation. He explained that my love and desire for Amber was not enough to change her path. If she decided against the changes or had already totally given up then I would lose her here shortly. Just thinking about that shakes my soul. I feel as if it is my fault. I wonder if she would have been happier in life if we had never met.
~He went on to say that all of my children have a lot of anger and sadness in their lives. He explained the loss they feel in their tiny souls. I was told that Amber’s and my changes would improve their lives greatly and provide guidance for them.
~He told me that my anger towards Hannah’s actions with Dayvid could potentially destroy everything I have if I did not let it go. I told him I could not give up on Dayvid. He stressed to me that I could love Dayvid and be a great father to him and still have the ability to forgive Hannah for her actions and mis-treatment of our son.
~He then went on to tell me that I needed to be strong for my mother. He said that here shortly she would see her own mother pass and also my father. My heart aches at the thought of losing my dad. I understand why, but I still feel like a child needing his daddy. I need to make sure that he knows I love him and how proud I am of him. He is a great man and a good father. He did right by me. I love him so very much.
~Then in the final moments he explained that my current spiritual path was correct. That it suited me well and offered me explanations for my questions. He told me that it would be a difficult path and that I would resist it at times but that it would benefit all living beings eventually. He said if I was willing to be fluid, make necessary changes, and follow my heart that I would become a great teacher for my family, friends, and any who came into contact with me.
~He then reached up and put his hand on my shoulder. The next thing I knew I was waking up. Want to know the weird part to all of this? All of my past surgeries I was in excellent health and had a hard time waking up from it. They say I have a weird reaction to it. I mean it normally takes me 2 to 3 days to fully come around. Now today, I have a cold, no meds, freaking out, but afterwards, I wake up feeling like Superman. I came to in about 30 minutes. I was sitting up, doing fine. I left the hospital an hour and a half after waking up! I think my choice to live inspired my body to heal. How weird and cool is that? So tell me your take on all of this. What the hell happened? Did I drop the soap? Am I being told something? What would you do if it happened to you? Has anything like this happened to you? If so, tell me about it. Love you all.
~Nuff,’said.
~P.S. This statement is for the benefit of all those Broadweave employees out there who are so interested in my journal. I hope you guys are enjoying your Google Alerts. Thanks for reading.
- Location:Home
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sick - Music:Sleeptheif ~ Entre Ciel et Mer

