Quicklet on Jill Bolte Taylor's My Stroke of Insight (CliffsNotes-like Summary and Analysis)

although we may think of ourselves as “thinking creatures that feel” we are actually “feeling creatures that think.”

We are not passive responders to the world around us. Rather, we are active interpreters of our surroundings, and make choices in how we react to stimuli. Hence, Taylor’s “stroke of insight:” Human beings have ability to shape and improve our lives by accessing and unlocking the power and joy housed in our right hemispheres.