My favorite definition of fear is: False Expectations Appearing Real

- Jill Bolte Taylor

Please be responsible for the energy you bring into this space.

- Jill Bolte Taylor

Emotion only lasts in our bodies for about 90 seconds. After that, the physical reaction dissipates, UNLESS our cognitive brain kicks in and starts c…

- Jill Bolte Taylor

To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst th…

- Jill Bolte Taylor

Unfortunately, as a society, we do not teach our children that they need to tend carefully the garden of their minds. Without structure, censorship, …

- Jill Bolte Taylor

Most of the circuits in our brains run on automatic. The more you think a thought, the more energy goes into that circuit. Eventually it gets enough …

- Jill Bolte Taylor

Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think

- Jill Bolte Taylor

When we are being compassionate, we consider another's circumstance with love rather than judgement... To be compassionate is to move into the right …

- Jill Bolte Taylor

The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude.

- Jill Bolte Taylor