A Website of My Own

Pulling on my big-girl pants, I step into a whole new adventure--my very own Word Press website! Thank you to web designer extraordinaire, Blake Webster (really, that's his last name) at Media Design. I'll be posting from the new site, so please join me over there: jolauer.com

Thank you for following me these last several years as I stumbled and splashed my way into the world of blogging. I hope I've provided you some moments of entertainment, inspiration, reflection, or just a short escape. There's a Comment feature on the website, so feel free to stay in touch that way.

Remember, I firmly believe that we are all unique expressions of the creative spirit. Shine on!

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When Your Brain Breaks

http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

I’m so glad I chose the focus of creativity for my blog—it feels giddily limitless, like when I watch an escaped balloon float off into the sky until my eye can no longer track it.

One of the ways I recognize creativity is by noticing how different individuals utilize life experience. What if you woke up one morning and couldn’t recognize who you were; couldn’t do the regular things you’ve done every morning for most of your lifetime? I have a friend who had a brain aneurysm some years ago. It changed everything about how she did and saw life. I believe she is stronger for having gone on that journey.

In this week’s video clip, another survivor, Jill Bolte Taylor, a researcher fascinated with brain chemistry, utilizes a life-changing moment when her brain short-circuited due to an aneurysm. She explores in detail the process she was going through and shares it so eloquently and with such heart-opening authenticity, that I couldn’t possibly not pass it along. I laughed, I cried; it moved me. Creativity of the human spirit is what she brings to mind. Enjoy.