This is a must watch - Orchid Board

kiki-do · #1 03-20-2008, 12:40 PM

Hi All, Someone sent me this video and I was totally amazed by it. It takes 18 minutes to watch, but soooo worth it. I tried to copy and paste it....hope it works.

TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)

cowboy51278 · #2 03-20-2008, 01:02 PM

that was very worth it. i can't say anything more than that.

Phantasm · #3 03-20-2008, 02:46 PM

Interesting, introspective and thoughtful. Thanks!

Tindomul · #4 03-20-2008, 02:57 PM

It seemed rather unconvincing to me. Just because her experience with a stroke was more or less blissful doesn't mean everyone else's would.

kiki-do · #5 03-20-2008, 04:01 PM

But didn't you love the way she tied it all in to what exactly is happening in your brain, too? Most people are unable to calibrate exactly what is taking place like that. I am reading Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and this video really hit close to what his book is talking about, too. Yeah, stroke's do not always end up as recoverable and blissful. She was very fortunate to have such an end result and to be able to give us that insight. In my opinion, anyway.

Phantasm · #6 03-20-2008, 05:14 PM

I don't see how dealing with a stroke is blissful. She did indicate that it took her 7 years to recover. I don't imagine that was easy. Her perspective as someone that deals with such issues professionally sets her apart.
If her stroke was more severe, she wouldn't even be able to give such a perspective. I do agree that not everyone would experience the same even the same way, and many of us would be so disoriented that it would be difficult to comprehend.

Des · #7 03-20-2008, 05:19 PM

Very thought provoking, The sooner mankind realizes there is more to life than life ,the better off humanity will be !!

cowboy51278 · #8 03-20-2008, 05:47 PM

i don't think she meant us to think the stroke was blissful at all. i think that her circumstance gave her the unique perspective of being able to "live in the moment". im sure there was 8 years of agony and frustration trying to put her life back together, but she wasn't worried about that at the time. nor was she worried about what had happened at work the day before. from all that she had to face in the coming years she was able to walk away with something a little more powerful. as a culture we tend to spend a lot of time looking ahead of us and behind us. if we could all just shut that down and enjoy our surroundings for just a few minutes a day. live in the now. not for yesterday or tomorrow. its funny that i was actually just thinking about this earlier this morning before i got online. i was down sitting in my grow room. listening to the humm of the fan. feeling the sun coming through the window and the rustle of the plants. it was perfect. for two seconds i was able to block out worrying about the upcoming work week. whether or not saturdays clients will pay the bill or tell me they'll send me a check. in the brief second i was able to forget about the recent loss of my grandfather, who i very close to. i was totally able to enjoy where i was and the moment i was in. i think that is what she wanted you to take away from her experience. ok, that was way too much typing and the ramblings of a mad man.

but just how i felt about it, i think from now on ill stick to the joke thread.

kiki-do · #9 03-20-2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks Cowboy, that is exactly how I felt about the video. It had quite an effect on me as I am trying to live in the now, at least for a few moments per day. It's important to realize that our journey in life is as important as the destination we seek. I look forward to things, yes, and have goals....but I like to "stop and smell the orchids" and appreciate exactly where I am at any given moment. I think that is important. We often worry about tomorrow and that keeps us from seeing the now.
Yup yup, too heavy a subject.

cowboy51278 · #10 03-20-2008, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kiki-do

Thanks Cowboy, that is exactly how I felt about the video. It had quite an effect on me as I am trying to live in the now, at least for a few moments per day. It's important to realize that our journey in life is as important as the destination we seek. I look forward to things, yes, and have goals....but I like to "stop and smell the orchids" and appreciate exactly where I am at any given moment. I think that is important. We often worry about tomorrow and that keeps us from seeing the now.
Yup yup, too heavy a subject.

there was a movie that just came out on dvd that i saw last week, its called the peaceful warrier. was also a book. had a lot of the "right brain" stuff in it. you would probably enjoy it.