I’m a huge fan of TED and if time weren’t a factor on our lives I would probably had seen all of the presentations.

Having said that, I came across this while twitting and I recommend it to everyone. Right now I believe that you won’t ever get a better and more informed description on what happens when you have a stroke.

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

Embrace yourself for a very powerful and emotional talk:

Truly inspirational.

We have the power to choose moment by moment who and how we wanna be in the world.

Who and what do you wanna be in the world?

Original here.