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Troy Taylor

@Sadlexicon

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

 Oregon Coast
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Joined January 2012
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Troy's 2025, chapter 4 (Jan 26-Feb 1) Trip to Texas for camp leaders gathering and the laughing and crying in it all thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2025 #weeklyreflection #confessionalblog #weekinreview

Troy’s 2025, chapter 4 (Jan 26-Feb 1)

I could feel my timidness in setting up some exercises out of the norm that could fall on their faces. I know I gave a lot to it, and I really hoped a lot would be received.

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Troy's 2025, chapter 3 (January 19-25) Back home finding comfort in trees, friends, sunset, and solitude thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2025 #confessionalblog #thisweek #weekinreview #weeklyreflection #whathappenedinmylife

Troy’s 2025, chapter 3 (January 19-25)

I felt good strolling in the environs, feeling a peace being in the PNW air again and walking under the hemlocks, spruces, and cedars.

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Troy's 2025, chapter 1 (January 1-11) Stepping into 2025 in such a whirlwind I forgot about stepping into 2025 thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2025 #weeklyblog #weeklyreflection #confessionalblog #thisweek #weekinreview #weeklyrecap

Troy’s 2025, chapter 1 (January 1-11)

I took this news, began to weigh options, look at airfare and flights, and juggled the planning and news logistically with the work items that also warranted attention. I’d try to get as much…

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Troy's 2024, closing chapter (December 29-31) Closing out 2024 with double features, hot sauce, and of course surfing thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weekinreview #weeklyreflection #thisweek

Troy’s 2024, closing chapter (December 29-31)

As it played, I sang along with it and danced a little private jig.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 52 (December 22-28) Getting into the holiday spirit with a week full of festivities thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weeklyreflection #myweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 52 (December 22-28)

The church was full enough and the music familiar enough that our collective voice sounded loud, encouraging those who were feeling it to sing louder.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 51 (December 15-21) Mandolin in church, eggnog confusion, ice skating in a decrepit mall and other light in the darkest days of the year thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #thisweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weekinreview #weeklyreflection

Troy’s 2024, chapter 51 (December 15-21)

Oh man, was it good. And fancy. I still don’t know if the Classic Eggnog was what I meant to buy, though.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 50 (December 8-14) moments of solitude, strings of social engagement, and the bliss that makes moments seem like the right one at the right time thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #thisweek #weeklyreflection #confessionalblog #weekinreview

Troy’s 2024, chapter 50 (December 8-14)

I had a few hours of solitude to breathe deep and slowly wake up, to let all my travels and talks settle before venturing out for more.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 49 (December 1-7) So many journeys, so many loved ones, so much to recall, so much to make thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #thisweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weeklyreflection #weekinreview #whativebeenupto #whatididlastweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 49 (December 1-7)

It can take longer, but in travel, I like to know it’s not all on me. Sometimes more interesting things happen when you can’t totally be in charge of curating the trip.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 48 (November 24-30) church, santa train, wolf, charcuterie dinner, seaside laser tag, and some holidays. thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weeklyreflection #thisweek #hereswhathappenedinmylife

Troy’s 2024, chapter 48 (November 24-30)

It can be meaningful in ways that are clear and not so clear, but it often takes intention and trust, and a willingness to not see the benefits immediately.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 47 (November 17-23) New slow-paced routines allowing for eye appointment double booking, podcast editing reviews, and shopping days with Aura thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #weeklyreflection #confessionalblogpost #troys2024 #weekinreview

Troy’s 2024, chapter 47 (November 17-23)

I trusted the process of bringing people together from so many times in the past when it led to something larger than me or even the people involved.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 46 (November 10-16) finding yourself in exotic lands like Kansas City, norms you left behind, new seasons, and maybe voices for 100s or 1000s of years ago thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weekinreview #weeklyreflection

Troy’s 2024, chapter 46 (November 10-16)

Sometimes the shift in our life norms happen around us, sometimes we ask for them, choose them. We can never totally know what they mean for us, though, until we’ve done them. What a time for…

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Troy's 2024, chapter 45 (November 3-9) The pendulum swings between election disillusionment and human companionship thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weeklyblogpost #weeklyreflection #weekinreview

Troy’s 2024, chapter 45 (November 3-9)

The feeling of stepping out of one reality into another can mean a lot of different things.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 44 (Oct 27-Nov 2) Dark morning walks, Hocus Pocus, Halloween, and other ways to stay open and loose thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weekinreview #weeklyreflection #myweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 44 (Oct 27-Nov 2)

…it is an interesting phenomenon for this walk to be in the dark. The walk wakes me up, draws me out of my pathetic self-pitying mood.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 43 (October 20-26) The struggle to coordinate all the things you hope you'll accomplish and how you feel about all that sleeping on the cold ground thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #blogpost #confessionalblogpost #weeklyreflection #thisweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 43 (October 20-26)

As I drifted, I wondered if we’d both see the trip as worth the trouble by the end.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 42 (October 13-19) Searching for motivation, mushrooms, and the full moon thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #blogpost #weeklyblog #weekinreview #weeklyreflection

Troy’s 2024, chapter 42 (October 13-19)

I’m seeking him, kinda imploring him to be present. He responds with, “Well, I’m here. What now?”

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Troy's 2024, chapter 41 (October 6-12) Auroras, comets, decisiveness, and other elusive things I'm seeking thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #weeklyblog #weeklyreflection #confessionalblog #weekinreview #thisweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 41 (October 6-12)

I never managed to see anything with my eyes or my phone. My pictures just looked like photos of a semi-cloudy Oregon Coast night sky.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 40 (Sept 29-Oct 5) Returning to the sacred and figuring out what that means: short sands, sunsets, 2010s music, and community theater thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #weeklyreflection #weeklyblogpost #confessionalblog #weekinreview

Troy’s 2024, chapter 40 (Sept 29-Oct 5)

I wanted to stay longer…all the ways of being there had had a revitalizing, healing sort of effect on me for the time being.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 39 (September 22-28) Walks on the beach, Harvey Danger, and game of wolf and other things you shouldn't resist thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #weekinreview #thisweek #weeklyreflection

Troy’s 2024, chapter 39 (September 22-28)

I told her that we would do that. She hugged me hard and said, “I love you so much.”

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Troy's 2024, chapter 38 (September 15-21) The best weather this year and the new friends, cats, and more coming in on its wind thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #weeklyreflection #weekinreview #confessionalblog #thisweek

Troy’s 2024, chapter 38 (September 15-21)

I have more spare time, and in that spare time, I’m outside more, so the weather feels like it is coming at just the right time for me to soak it in that much more.

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Troy's 2024, chapter 37 (September 8-14) Huckleberries, rabbits, weddings, and other things to find in this seasonal change thebardowl.wordpress.com/202… #mylife #myweek #troys2024 #confessionalblog #confessionalblogpost #weeklyreflection #weekinreview

Troy’s 2024, chapter 37 (September 8-14)

What did I have to say to myself? How would I answer myself?

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