tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post97958665695921269..comments2024-02-27T04:06:53.254-08:00Comments on Building Ordinary: Good news Friday: ‘Nirvana! I found Nirvana!’graceonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-17974666594851486832010-09-21T08:53:16.607-07:002010-09-21T08:53:16.607-07:00Sharon, I agree. Until I saw her video, saw her ta...Sharon, I agree. Until I saw her video, saw her taking those steps from one side of the (figurative) brain to the other, I could only intellectualize her words. Now, in a tough situation, if I remember in time, I can imagine myself stepping into the right hemisphere of my brain and all that magical oneness. Thank you for underscoring that.<br /><br />Hayden, you bring up a good point. Scientists have to ask those questions, of course. It's their job, and I'm so grateful to have the experience of a trained, scientific observer, who specializes in exactly these kinds of problems, on the experiential side. How much she brings to the inquiry! Like you, I could watch that video over and over and over again--and have done.<br /><br />Claire, welcome and thank you for sharing a bit of the ways Taylor's experience and work have changed your life--a valuable contribution to this discussion. I failed to include a link to Taylor's website in the post, which includes the Oprah links: <a href="http://www.mystrokeofinsight.com/" rel="nofollow">My Stroke of Insight</a>. While I'm at it, here's a link to Katie's website: <a href="http://www.thework.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">Byron Katie: The Work</a>. You are always welcome to include links in your comments. I know they'll be good ones!<br /><br />Deb, yes, her being and her message beautiful, calming, energizing, and so important to all of us just now. I have had a similar experience since first being introduced to her work (Thank you, Claire!), but this video was new to me and brought it home in a visceral way, right to the gut and the heart.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-67541870915562190792010-09-12T19:33:10.020-07:002010-09-12T19:33:10.020-07:00I adore her! Everything about her. Much of what I ...I adore her! Everything about her. Much of what I read in her book, plus just the energy of her presence in the TED lecture, have stayed with me long after I first experienced both. I love that you know her now, too.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-44889106543326866192010-09-12T15:07:35.421-07:002010-09-12T15:07:35.421-07:00It was Jill who first stopped me short with the co...It was Jill who first stopped me short with the convincing realization that our mind can be managed--that it does what we want it to do -- yet, is SOOO good and fast that it can become a runaway train over time (my words). <br /><br />"My Stroke of Insight" is as beautiful as are her (3) podcast interviews with Oprah.<br /><br />Jill took me through the starting gates of peace that led to Byron Katie (The Work). <br /><br />Now, I have a tool (The Work) to work with the thoughts in my mind--those that lead to a distracted, confused and overwhelmed mental life with the ensuing emotional cacophony.<br /><br />Now....a more quiet inner life. Wow. Me? Yes. <br /><br />It's beautifully possible...that's only one of Jill's gifts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095829545627923927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-3303959092184904132010-09-12T05:24:21.740-07:002010-09-12T05:24:21.740-07:00I LOVE Jill Bolte Taylor. She's so amazing in...I LOVE Jill Bolte Taylor. She's so amazing in the work she's doing, and has stirred up quite a lot of controversy. Some want to see "injury" in the message she spreads, as if the message of peace can only come from a damaged brain. To me, that's the craziest of all. <br /><br />I think I could listen to this vid 1000's of times and never tire of it.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758977872663382006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571714765362039648.post-53497284444680012692010-09-11T09:46:35.294-07:002010-09-11T09:46:35.294-07:00This video was totally unexpected. I thought I wo...This video was totally unexpected. I thought I would hear a story about strokes, symptoms, remedies, effects. Instead, I heard about a pathway to peace that is within each of us, right now. I heard a clear, passionate voice of intellect and reason telling me how she found a way, and I respond by thinking, I must find that We pathway to peace.Laughing Doodle 2022https://www.blogger.com/profile/18147973806343659342noreply@blogger.com