tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post4868111383828306669..comments2010-11-05T18:55:17.469-04:00Comments on The Best Brain: The Heaven and Hell Inside Your HeadDebbie Hamptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309781476253030113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-78164557932715718082010-06-11T21:01:06.883-04:002010-06-11T21:01:06.883-04:00Lori, thank you so much for the wonderful words an...Lori, thank you so much for the wonderful words and encouragement. Your MS has very different manifestations than my brain injury and some striking similarities. We can learn from each other as can any one even without any specific brain challenge as well. The point being that we can all better our brains and our lives as Jill Bolte Taylor discovered and pointed out.<br /><br />Her book was one of the first I read. It gave me so much hope. It is a fascinating read and so inspiring.Debbie Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309781476253030113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-9957721139656454432010-06-11T20:33:17.435-04:002010-06-11T20:33:17.435-04:00Hi Debbie,
Here's to another beautiful piece o...Hi Debbie,<br />Here's to another beautiful piece of writing. Cheers!<br />I was glued to every page when I read Dr. Taylor's memoir about her stoke and recovery. I'm pleased you've featured her findings here along side your own. I found my own insights reading her book regarding my (ongoing) brain injury. You know I have MS, and have multiple lesions (dead spots) at this point -- but the concepts in your post and Dr. Taylor's writing still ring true.<br /><br />I find that mind-body focus of my energy really helps a lot (e.g., stepping to the right) and also meditation, stillness, and visualization. It's pretty neat you got to experience the silencing of the left brain, actually. That must have been an interesting experience. More importantly, it's great to see you making all of these new connections (literally and figuratively). Your words are important, Debbie, and they're communicated with such beauty. <br />Keep up the great work! <br />:)Lorihttp://janebenimble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-38516811672915759792010-06-11T15:30:27.999-04:002010-06-11T15:30:27.999-04:00I know for me and for a lot of us, it takes someth...I know for me and for a lot of us, it takes something major like a brain injury or being suicidal to make some drastic changes. However, these can be made without all the drama and pain. How nice to be able to do so. It is a choice, but I had to hit rock bottom before I realized that. So glad I did. Happy for you that you did too.Debbie Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309781476253030113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-17266558128623179262010-06-11T14:35:27.395-04:002010-06-11T14:35:27.395-04:00Great blog Debbie. While I didn't have a brai...Great blog Debbie. While I didn't have a brain injury, I did come close to attempting suicide, after which I visited John of God. There, John, throught the entities that incorporate his body while he is in trance, they operated on my left brain. Later on the next evening they also worked on my heart. So in a sense I got to start over as well with a newly rewired brain and indestructible heart. I learned to choose heaven far more often that I choose hell after that experience.Tony Piparohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158404856341707324noreply@blogger.com