by Gary Taylor | Nov 27, 2016 | Blog, Community, Israel, Journaling, San Jose, transformation
I order my coffee then wait for an available table. Popular places are crowded places. I eventually squeeze into a spot among a cluster of occupied chairs. While reading and journaling, a phrase from Psalm 122 resonates with my surroundings… “Jerusalem is...
by Gary Taylor | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog, Pause, Solitude, transformation
I’m taking my first writing course. It’s online, and covers many practical topics from finding my writing voice to maximizing the effectiveness of a blog to authoring books. One assignment involves rewriting my “About Page” for garysjournal.com. As it currently reads,...
by Gary Taylor | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog, Journaling, transformation
I’ve put pen to paper several times a week for the past 20+ years. At last count I filled over 60 journals with thousands of entries. This sounds like a boastful statement, until you know why I journal. Allow me to preface why I journal (and why journaling would be...
by Gary Taylor | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, transformation, Uncategorized
Some maps no longer work for where I am going. In our new city I have been very dependent on Siri’s voice for driving directions. There is a mall the kids like, and both times I have driven there I got turned around as I drove past the entrance. New construction...
At the age of 32 I married my best friend, Beth. Thirteen years later we are blessed with two very energetic kids - Jack (12) and Calleigh (9). My wife is a ridiculously good cook who loves hosting dinners in our home, and then I go to the gym to work off the calories. I am an avid reader who appreciates contemplative, Spiritual conversations shared over a cup of coffee. Hobbies and interests include reading and writing, journaling, working out, and St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball. More 