Dillan Taylor
I’m back
This morning, for the first time in 27 years…I pulled my back out. I’m sitting at my desk and typing these words slowly as to not spike...
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Dillan Taylor
- Oct 23, 2021
- 1 min
Oh man
Today, I flew on four planes to get to Vancouver Island. Too tired to write about it now. See next blog.
Dillan Taylor
- Sep 20, 2021
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Doing shrooms in NYC
In March, I joined an online coaching program and met Tomas, a guy who would soon become a close friend. This weekend, seven months...
Dillan Taylor
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
20 years ago
I’m visiting my buddy in New York City next weekend. 20 years ago today, that city was attacked by terrorists. There are plenty of past...
Dillan Taylor
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Initial thoughts
My coaching friend ran a workshop yesterday and had us do a lovely exercise. We ran through the different aspects of the root chakra:...
Dillan Taylor
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
Not today
Some days I sit down and spend an hour writing what I hope is an articulate and thought-provoking blog. But not today. Today I just felt...
Dillan Taylor
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
Marry
I’m going to a wedding today. My first one since pandemic began. A friend from college. Approaching 30 is weird. The only thing I’m...
Dillan Taylor
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
87
Last night, I talked to one of my best friends on the phone for two hours. I remember doing that when I was seven years old. I hope I’ll...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
The person you should be like
Until I was about 25, I thought relentlessly, Who should I be like? I looked to successful friends, role models, even characters in...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
From strangers to family
Last night was my first day back to the jiujitsu gym in four months. I took time off because I had a bunch of family events for the...
Dillan Taylor
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
27
I turn 27 today. I’m almost as old as my mom was when she had me. Ten years ago, I was a junior in high school. That doesn’t feel like a...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Tea time with a demon
When the Buddha spent a month under the Bodhi Tree pursuing enlightenment, he was challenged by the evil demon King Mara—bringer of death...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 25, 2021
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Be more like the people you respect
Simple advice I heard from a friend the other day. It’s lovely because you don’t have to change who you are or pretend to be something...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
What pain do you want to feel?
After starting a freelancing business last year, a number of unique stressors came into my life. • How will I find my next project? •...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Use people’s names
Yesterday, I went on an errand run in the morning. I got my teeth cleaned at the dentist and my car tuned up at the shop. Dale Carnegie’s...
Dillan Taylor
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Don’t read books you hate
For years, I was convinced I had terrible taste. I hated: • Poetry • Drinking more than one cup of coffee • Jazz • Classic novels • Card...
Dillan Taylor
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
I wrote this…
…Yesterday. I’m probably hungover this morning. Happy New Year!
Dillan Taylor
- Dec 25, 2020
- 1 min
Happy
Christmas Harry!
Dillan Taylor
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Value is Friendship
One of my best friends hired me for an online project. I finished it yesterday. He offered me the gig because he knew I was trying to...
Dillan Taylor
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
The Sexiest Thing in the World
I used to think love was being with someone you needed to be with. It took me a while to realize that you should instead just be with...
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