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Home

Home is a concept that has little to do with a physical building, but everything to do with the emotional, psychological and spiritual space that we each occupy. We live in this space no matter where we are geographically, and no matter what dwelling we inhabit.Still, there is something to be said about the physical structure that becomes a home. It is a place where multiple people occupy tangible and emotional space together and are tied to it by common memories.When you lose this place – the…See More
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Mystic Tourist commented on Allana Taylor's blog post Mystical Ponderings of an Atheist: Death
"Thank you Allana, I also am a mystic but do not consider myself to be Atheist. I am a Secularist. I am confident that I do exist and that what does exist does so with or without me, except that I exist. I am aware, I am sentient. These things exist…"
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Allana Taylor's blog post was featured

We transforming Me

Honesty does strange things to people. Apart from being wonderfully cathartic, honesty is contagious. When you sit across from another person and share a moment of honesty that transcends superficial niceties you can’t help but share back. It’s as terrifying as it is transformative.Some of us may have experienced this type of honesty with a family member, close friend or partner, but who has ever experienced it with a stranger? How about with an entire group of strangers? Yeah, it’s as intense…See More
Jan 28, 2011
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Allana Taylor posted a blog post

We transforming Me

Honesty does strange things to people. Apart from being wonderfully cathartic, honesty is contagious. When you sit across from another person and share a moment of honesty that transcends superficial niceties you can’t help but share back. It’s as terrifying as it is transformative.Some of us may have experienced this type of honesty with a family member, close friend or partner, but who has ever experienced it with a stranger? How about with an entire group of strangers? Yeah, it’s as intense…See More
Jan 27, 2011
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Cassie Hepburn commented on Allana Taylor's blog post Food and Faith: Reflections on the Holidays
"Well said. Thank you so much for sharing from your heart!"
Dec 28, 2010
Stefanie Heinrich commented on Allana Taylor's blog post Food and Faith: Reflections on the Holidays
"Allana this was beautiful and so right.  We had so much fun in Kutahya."
Dec 23, 2010
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Food and Faith: Reflections on the Holidays

I thought I would burst! I stared with wide eyes as her hands came toward my mouth with a piece of bread the size of my fist, soaked in a honey-peanut butter mixture. As I opened my mouth to beg – “please, I can’t eat another bi-ghrrr…” – her small hand found its target and I did burst…with laughter.Looking back I’m surprised that peanut butter didn’t come out of my nose. Watching her veiled head, and those of her co-conspirators, shaking with laughter, I wiped the sticky honey-peanut butter…See More
Dec 23, 2010
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Allana Taylor posted a blog post

Food and Faith: Reflections on the Holidays

I thought I would burst! I stared with wide eyes as her hands came toward my mouth with a piece of bread the size of my fist, soaked in a honey-peanut butter mixture. As I opened my mouth to beg – “please, I can’t eat another bi-ghrrr…” – her small hand found its target and I did burst…with laughter.Looking back I’m surprised that peanut butter didn’t come out of my nose. Watching her veiled head, and those of her co-conspirators, shaking with laughter, I wiped the sticky honey-peanut butter…See More
Dec 23, 2010
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Religion / Faith
Religious person without a religion
I have attended the Parliament of Religions:
Never
Local Religious Community / Interfaith Affiliation:
Intern for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
I have come to PeaceNext looking for:
networking, interreligious advocacy
I am inspired by:
Laughter, my husband's smile, love, Qur'an recitation, music, a blank canvas
My favorite spiritual places:
My mother's livingroom, the classroom
Interreligious causes I care about:
Athiests, Agnostics and Secularists in Interreligious Dialogue, Christian-Muslim relations
About Me:
I am a first year graduate student at the University of Chicago Divinity school working toward a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies and the 2010-2011 intern for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. I am happily married to my wonderful spouse Kyle and the proud parent of two cats.

Allana Taylor's Blog

Home

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:01pm 0 Comments

Home is a concept that has little to do with a physical building, but everything to do with the emotional, psychological and spiritual space that we each occupy. We live in this space no matter where we are geographically, and no matter what dwelling we inhabit.

Still, there is something to be said about the physical structure that becomes a home. It is a place where multiple people occupy tangible and emotional space together and are tied to it by common memories.

When you…

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Mystical Ponderings of an Atheist: Death

Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:41pm 0 Comments

Giulio Romano, Allegoria dell'immortalità via Wikimedia Commons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One day I will die, awake

and fall upward.

I will reach out to touch as I descend through my soul.

I will fall.

Descending straight through you, mother,…

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Mystical Ponderings of an Atheist: Death

Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:00am 1 Comment

Giulio Romano, Allegoria dell'immortalità via Wikimedia Commons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One day I will die, awake

and fall upward.

I will reach out to touch as I descend through my soul.

I will fall.

Descending straight through you, mother,…

Continue

We transforming Me

Posted on January 27, 2011 at 6:57pm 0 Comments

Honesty does strange things to people. Apart from being wonderfully cathartic, honesty is contagious. When you sit across from another person and share a moment of honesty that transcends superficial niceties you can’t help but share back. It’s as terrifying as it is transformative.

Some of us may have experienced this type of honesty with a family member, close friend or partner, but who has ever experienced it with a stranger? How about with an entire group of strangers? Yeah, it’s…

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At 5:32am on January 4, 2013, zainabdosi said…

Hello
zainab is my name
i was moved to write you on www.peacenext.org for a heart2heart discussion when
i came across your page .so If u don't mind,write me directly with this mail ID,
(zainabdosi@yahoo.in)i will send u my photo

(zainabdosi@yahoo.in)