A few years ago I read an interesting book, My Stroke of Insight. I was looking back through it and wanted to share a few things from it. This is a book by a brain scientist who had a stroke.
"Peace is only a thought away, and all we have to do to access it is silence the voice of our dominating left mind." "...no one had the power to make me feel anything, except for me and my brain. Nothing external to me had the power to take away my peace of heart and mind. I may not be in total control of what happens to my life, but I certainly am in charge of how I choose to perceive my experience." "Sadly, the expression of compassion is often a rarity in our society. Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time and energy degrading, insulting, and criticizing ourselves (and others) for having made a "wrong or bad" decision. When you berate yourself, have you ever questioned: who inside of you is doing the yelling, and at whom are you yelling? Have you ever noticed how these negative internal thought patterns have the tendency to generate increased levels of inner hostility and/or raised levels of anxiety? And to complicate matters even more, have you noticed how negative internal dialogue can negatively influence how you treat others and, thus, what you attract?" "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 and bring my thoughts back to the present moment." "Feeling deep inner peace and sharing kindness is always a choice."
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