Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity, few brain scientists would wish for:
She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions, motion, speech, self-awareness, shut down one by one.
Since then Jill has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.
An astonishing story.
We have all tried it. Otherwise we probably will. Having that feeling, that the world is crashing down on us and everything is against us.
Not a very nice feeling, but unfortunately we can’t run away from the fact, that life is both good and bad.
There is a saying, that trouble comes in bunches. And once you think it can’t get any worse, something else happens.
It is a great talent to be able to take a step back, and see the big picture. But sometimes the big picture is just too much, and the result is, that we can’t find our way out of all the problems, and get paralysed. In such a situation, it is better to just see things one thing at a time.
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