A MUST WATCH TED TALK!
Stroke of insight: Jill Bolte Taylor on TED.com
Whether you are a believer or not, she makes points worth hearing.
Jill Bolte Taylor shares her stroke experience and the insight she gained through it and from it. First of all I must say that it is crazy and powerful to hear her detailed recollection of the actual experience. It is fascinating how the brain works and is able to remember and capture such an experience. Shoot, I barely remember what I had for breakfast in the morning.
The brain consists of two separate parts---the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere. The right is about this present moment--the here and now. It thinks by means of pictures and learns through kinesthetics. The right hemisphere allows us to take in the present moment in energy form and there is a connectedness to all beings within the universe. We are perfect and one with the world that surrounds us. On the other hand, our left hemisphere thinks in language. It is linear. The left hemisphere focuses on the past and the future. It uses the present to project into the past and the future. With the left hemisphere, we are a single individual. We are separate beings.
She believes we have the power in each moment to choose who and how we want to be in the world---whether we are using our left hemisphere or right hemisphere. But how do we know which hemisphere to choose and when?
Looks interesting. More hemisphere talk!
ReplyDeleteI think that Pink makes valid contributions in answering your question. There are times when we need to organize and plan and think in a linear fashion and that is when we would employ our left hemisphere. However, there are also times when we need to be creative and empathize and it's those times when we need to employ our right hemisphere. Sounds like a cool video, I'll have to check it out when I get a chance.
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