Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor - Owing Her Power
“The unexamined life is not worth living” ~ Socrates
I love this quote. I let out a Whoo hoo and Rebel Belle Yell! when I came across it while reading “My Stroke of Insight”, one of my most recent “Best Books Ever”.
It’s an inspiring, empowering and revealing personal account of brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s experience and recovery from her stroke. Folks it’s brilliant!
OWN YOUR POWER - Excerpt from Chapter 17
“I spend a whole lot of time thinking about thinking just because I find my brain so fascinating. (OMG! Me too, I love this.) There has been nothing more empowering than the realization that I don’t have to think thoughts that bring me pain. There is nothing wrong with thinking about things that bring me pain, as long as I am aware that I am choosing to engage in that emotional circuitry.”
“It is freeing to know that I have the conscious power to stop thinking those thoughts when I am satiated. It is liberating to know that I have the ability to choose a peaceful and loving mind (my right mind), whatever my physical or mental circumstances, by deciding to step to the right (of my left brain) and bring my thoughts back to the present moment.”
“I own my power and make choices consciously. I take responsibility for what I attract into my life.”
Folks, I LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE. Step 2 of the Rebel Belle Guide to Bold Self-Expression is “A Tissue for Your Issue” – A Rebel Belle fully owns that she is the creator of her reality.
Facing issues can be fun. It’s certainly easier than struggling, pushing a rock uphill or resisting Universal flow, yes?!? We can all own our power and feel the freedom and liberation that comes with living consciously. We need the right tools and support in order to understand how the mind works.
This book is an amazing tool! Give it a read. It is the “Best Book Ever”!
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