Often we get lost in the babble of trying to discuss and explain experience and even to sort out our experience, to try to make sense of life.
Today's New York Times online carries a remarkable article and video clip about a "Brain Scientist" who describes her own experience during and following a stroke and the insights she gained. I encourage you to take the 20-30 minutes to read the article and view her presentation, especially if you or someone you love has ever experienced any brain-related condition.
And if you have time, you can scroll through the (at this moment more than 60) comments posted by readers, some of whom just try to relate, and others who launch into heated "right versus left brain" battles.
I immediately began to process my own perceptions of how I acquire, store, and use data flowing in, through, and out of me, particularly religious or theological data---plus all that other stuff which interests me.
Read. Watch. Enjoy. Ponder. Here's the link:
Brain Scientist Suffers Stroke
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I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.
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