Before Oprah, Jill Bolte Taylor had a brilliant 18 minute lecture on TED dot com called "My Stroke of Insight" recorded in Feb 2008 and posted in Mar 2008.

The link is http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

Who would have thought that having a stroke could be a profoundly spiritual experience and cause such insight?

"Which would you choose... and when?" - Jill Bolte Taylor