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Taylor J. Bottles
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The Surest Way.

I feel completely alone. I wonder sometimes, if It’s just me that feels this way. Is there anyone else out there floating like I am? Here I am, thirty-three years old, with no partner, no kids, and what feels like no compass. That for the past five years I have…

Depression

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The Surest Way.
The Surest Way.
Depression

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Plant. Cultivate. Harvest.

In a culture conditioned towards immediate gratification, we tend to expect our lives to peak by going from Plant straight to Harvest. Making choices based on this structure often leave us with high, highs, and low, lows. Decisions that get us that quick hit, but leave us feeling even lower…

Lifestyle

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Plant. Cultivate. Harvest.
Plant. Cultivate. Harvest.
Lifestyle

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Phenomenal Capacity.

In the West Wing episode “He shall, from time to time…” ( Season 1, Ep. 12) President Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen, is on his way to deliver his very first State of the Union Address. Before doing so, however, he meets with the Secretary of Agriculture, who has been…

Life

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Phenomenal Capacity.
Phenomenal Capacity.
Life

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On Learning How to Mow: Lessons from my Grandfather.

I remember distinctly the day my grandfather (Pappy) taught me, not how to mow, but how to mow well. It was an after-school lesson. I’d often walk to my grandparents house, which resided just down the street from my middle-school. This particular afternoon, I had been tasked with mowing their…

Self Improvement

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Learning to Mow
Learning to Mow
Self Improvement

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Aug 28, 2022

Part 1 — Apophenia: The Reason You Believe Everything Happens For a Reason.

Let’s say you just lost your job. Even as you are walking out of the office (or logging off your company computer at your home office) you are already asking yourself — why? Immediately you begin to search for the reason this has happened to you. It feels like an…

Life

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Part 1 — Apophenia: The Reason You Believe Everything Happens For a Reason.
Part 1 — Apophenia: The Reason You Believe Everything Happens For a Reason.
Life

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Jul 29, 2022

That Our Better Angels May Prevail.

Rules. We must have rules. We must have rules to govern ourselves against our demons. Against those parts of ourself that cannot be eradicated, but rather must be overpowered time and time again, so that our better angels may prevail. I feel as though I have lived without rules for…

Self Improvement

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That Our Better Angels May Prevail.
That Our Better Angels May Prevail.
Self Improvement

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May 2, 2022

PSA: Social Media Dependency and Lockdown — The Violent Aftermath.

I’m not sure about you, but since experiences and events are opening up to in-person attendance, I am seeing an increasing want for people to — fight each other. From Baseball —

Social Media

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PSA: Social Media Dependency and Lockdown — The Violent Aftermath.
PSA: Social Media Dependency and Lockdown — The Violent Aftermath.
Social Media

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Apr 3, 2021

What Building a “Perspective Timeline” Taught Me About Joy.

I have romanticized life for a long time now. Looking for some grand adventure or love that would give my life the meaning I’ve thought it was supposed to have. …

Joy

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What Building a “Perspective Timeline” Taught Me About Joy.
What Building a “Perspective Timeline” Taught Me About Joy.
Joy

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Feb 10, 2021

Love is Not a Mystery.

Love is something we long for from the moment we are born. It’s innate. To be held, and feel held. To know you are wanted, without having to meet expectation. Organic in its purest form, love is the most powerful medicine, feeling, accelerator, and comforter. It transcends reason. It creates…

Self Improvement

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Love is Not a Mystery.
Love is Not a Mystery.
Self Improvement

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Jan 25, 2021

Ripples in the Water.

I went for a walk the other day as it rained. As I walked, I crossed a bridge that expanded over a small creek. I watched rain droplets hit the surface of the water in a chaotic but rhythmic form. Like the way fire works explode in the sky; hundreds…

Self

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Ripples In The Water
Ripples In The Water
Self

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Taylor J. Bottles

Taylor J. Bottles

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