Here’s Taylor!
Fun fact
Taylor recently took 2nd place in a CrossFit competition with his team mate.
1. Who are you/ what do you? (EVERYTHING YOU DO: Whether it’s being a mom or dad, being a fitness guru, being an artist, etc.. Name everything!)
I’m an athlete, an airman (for now, getting out soon), a friend, a rival, and a writer
2. What hardships have you overcome?
I was diagnosed with complex ptsd last year, and since then my entire life has been a whirlwind of treatment, hospitals (outpatient and otherwise) medications, lifestyle changes. Besides that, I’ve had to endure competitive CrossFit programming and eating enough food without resorting to panda express every meal XD
3. What do you consider One Of A Kind/ What makes someone One of a Kind?
I mean the first thing that comes to mind is doing your own thing. I want to be able to live outside of people’s expectations of me and push to be my own authentic self. usually means not giving to peer pressure, putting people you care for first in your life.
4. How do you practice being one of a kind?
First things first, I don't do things other people think i should do if I don't want to do them. I really enjoy counterculture/subculture movements and media. I strongly believe in self advocacy and identity. I think in today’s society were obsessed with labels and if you allow people to label you, you feel pressured to fit into this mold or archetype that this label demands you to, and when you act out against that you risk alienating others, but in doing so I believe you find the community you belong in.
5. What is one piece of advice you would give to your younger self? //younger generation // etc.
The biggest piece of advice I would give younger me is don’t seek validation in others. I wasted a lot of my younger years trying to please others because I was afraid, they wouldn’t stick around. none of those people are in my life now because those weren’t the people I was supposed to be around. I think a lot of young people suffer from this. seeking external validation, it’s a really big problem, exacerbated by our upbringings and our presence in social media etc. at the end of the day you have to live with the person you are. and if you don’t love that person, you’re gonna be miserable.
