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Aug 21, 2013
"Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment." ---Deepak Chopra-
Balancing the Brain Toward Joy
You might call her an "evangelist for a balanced brain": Twelve years ago, at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist and spokeswoman for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, had a stroke that traumatized her left hemisphere. After eight years of recovery, she recounts her experience of losing a former life and opening up to another of deep presence and laughter. Click through here to read her insights about making the leap from the analytical to the intuitive, and how we all can take control of our minds, here and now, to live more joyful and present lives.
BE THE CHANGE
After you are done reading this article, take a moment to notice where you are and what you are feeling. Welcome yourself into the present moment, no matter what you find!
