R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts
“What a piece of work is man — 50 trillion cells functioning in purposeful harmony. The two hemispheres of our brain are yoked opposites: limit-setting rationality (time, judgment, ego) in perpetual interplay with the eternal and unbounded now. Together, and only together, do these two halves of our awareness make our human destiny.” Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroanatomist
A friend, who happens to be a painter, sent me an e-mail with a 20-minute presentation by Jill Taylor who is a Harvard-trained scientist who experienced a stroke. The video is about what she learned when she was experiencing that frightening but illuminating event. It is really an incredible story and one that reminds me that this person who is me is a profoundly complex example of eternal energy that has a brain and arms and hands and legs that can be used for good. This person, Suzy Brown, is a part of the universe that is the eternal now. Beyond the physical. Infinite energy. God has given us a way to use that purposeful energy by doing good things with our bodies. Isn’t that an amazing thought? We have the choice to use the life energy vibrating within our cells to make things better or to make things worse. I don’t know, when I start thinking about this kind of thing, I can get into as Jill Bolte Taylor calls it, “LA LA Land.” But when we understand who we really are and what we have available to us as eternal power and energy, it’s more than LA LA Land! It’s being “born again” with a realization that as this impressive scientist says, we can see beyond the externals and “tend the garden of our mind to maximize our quality of life. We can consciously influence the neural circuitry underlying what we think, how we feel, and how we react to life’s circumstances.” I think that’s what God has been trying to get across to us all along. By seeking out his eternal, infinite energy and goodness and incorporating that energy into our everyday “walking and talking” lives, we have the chance to not only live our lives on an incredibly higher plane, but we can bring others up to that plane with us by our actions. God made us as infinite eternal energy and he gave us bodies to use that energy for good. WOW! How is that unique body that is you using God's creative energy today? Think about it.
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous—and how well I know it.” ~ Psalm 139:14
P.S. If any of you want me to forward the video by Dr. Taylor, send me an e-mail at suzysuccess@kc.rr.com and I will e-mail it to you. It’s pretty incredible.
