Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Commencement Address 2016 | Butler University 

Dr. Jill is a gift to the world. I am so happy that I discovered her TED talk, her RU-vid videos and her books. Thank you, Dr. Jill.

Thank you Dr. Taylor, for that great and insightful commencement speech. I had a near fatal cerebral hemorrhage in June 2014 and the brain damage was mostly in my back right hemisphere but also some of the left hemisphere also had damaged brain cells from the ruptured bleed. My stroke recovery has been difficult in many ways, both physically and mentally, especially just relearning previous knowledge that was once simple to learn but now is hard to retain due to short term memory deficits. I hope one day that "switch" will finally flip on up there and it will be easier again. If not, my "new normal" is okay , too. Second chances at living don't come around often or with guarantees. Everyone eventually has that "it moment" that causes their life to be drastically different than the way it used to be. Thus life truly is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. I'm actually thankful for my struggles because without them I wouldn't have known my true inner strength.

Outstanding scientist and a caring and very comcerned to human well being. Dr. Jill has inheritaged a leap in brain research ever. Thank you, millions, Dr. Jill Taylor. Our gratitud and love for ever!

Every time I watch this I cry. So damn good.

I have heard this speech everyday when I feel bad. and then My feeling get better than before. Very helpful speech!

I'm Japanese and I live in Japan, but I enjoyed her speech! Thank you for uploading this video!

Love this woman

Her book is amazing

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Dr. Taylor!

All the grads are thinking "another lecture that's making me think and I thought we were done with this!" 🤣 But they can't help but listen because she's on point. Speaking truth and genius.

Amazing! thank you for sharing this very precious knowledge .

I had a massive stroke right brain a year ago todayi have yet to regain mobility in my left arm

When we are kids in which side of our brain we are?

This speech is really right brained with so little details. But at least I know next I see something not so right but made me happy it is ok

Stop swimming in a pool of ego that you never experience the ocean.

A lot of talk, but little said. The 'lecturer' strides forth determined to 'tell' us 'truth'. And on and on it goes, detailing specifics with enthusiasm of self absorption, but it's all from the same limited pot. And there's a verbal derision that remains unquestioned. The glimpse has been categorised and completely contained. The final summation; "Our left brain would rather be right than happy Our right brain would rather be happy than right", brilliantly encompasses the dramatic weakness of left brain thinking, but is extraordinarily patronising and limited with regard to right brain potential. Take what you can and move on ...

In bible Word it's Jesus=right brain hemisphere Lucifer=left brain hemisphere