Power of the will

1. WELLNESS INTEGRATING NEEDS!
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“EXCITING
DISCOVERIES
ABOUT THE BRAIN”

3. Churchill
“Let us therefore brace
ourselves to our
duties, . . . that, if the
British Empire . . . last
for a thousand years,
men will still say, ‘This
was their finest hour.’"

4. The Battle We are in
We too are in a battle. It is not the
Battle of Britain or World War II.
It is the greatest battle that can
ever be fought. It is the Battle
for the Mind and the Will.

5. THE IN-LOOK
• What is affecting
your brain?
• What does your
brain look like?

6. The Case of Phineas Gage

8. Command
Center
Intentionality
Will
Conscience
Spirituality ─the
only medium
through which
Heaven
communicates
with us
Frontal Lobe –The REAL YOU

11. • 10,000,000,000
neurons
• 10,000,000,000,000
bridges called
synapses
• Most complex
object in known
universe

13. Boutons
• A bouton is like a mini
battery that gives a
boost to an impulse
and sends it along.
• What happens when a
transmitting fiber is
repeatedly stimulated?

14. • Frequent repetition
of the same thought,
feeling, or action
wears a deeper
nerve pathway
What do the Neurons and
Boutons have to do with Habits?

15. Habits make life much easier
You don’t have to make an
agonizing decision of how
to extend your leg to take
the next step.

16. “Sow a thought and reap an act.
Sow an act and reap a habit.
Sow a habit and reap a character.
Sow a character and reap a destiny.”

17. • The Greek word
charakter from whence
we get the word
“character” literally
means impress,
marking, or engraving.
Character

18. Character
• Building a nerve
pathway is done by
repeated electrical
stimulation of one
circuit, similar to
wearing a path across
a lawn.

19. • Automatic
• Learned behavior
• More enduring when
they are learned
early in life
Habits are:

20. • Bad habits are
easier to learn
than good ones.
• It requires
persistence of the
will to formulate
new habit patterns
and inhibit old
habit patterns.

21. Frontal lobe is the seat of the
WILL, the POWER OF CHOICE
“The Real You”

23. Amygdala> Dopamine> Memory
Search> Longs for Pleasure and
Immediate Gratification.
Scenario 1:

24. Amygdala and Dopamine are
Servants not Masters> Value
System> Long-term Rewards.
Scenario 2:

25. During stress and
other emotional
outbursts, the lower
brain functions are
often times able to
shut down the higher
brain functions.
Higher Brain or
Lower Brain?
Who’s in charge?

26. You can
Choose a New
Direction

27. Group Discussion
1. What impressed you about the
topic on the brain?
2. Do you feel that parents’
choices influence their
children’s choices and
habits? If so, how?
Character Canvas
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28. Group Discussion
3. If you feel comfortable, share a
big victory that took place in the
battlefield of your mind. How
did you feel about the victory
after the battle was over? Did
God help you with the battle?
Was there evidence of
supernatural intervention?
Character Canvas
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29. 1. In the battle between the upper and the
lower brain, in what areas would you like
to grow and to form more positive
habits? Ask yourself: What are some of
my negative or bad habits that need to be
broken and changed? Which would I like
to change? What new habit do I desire to
develop? What steps can I take to
change the old habit?
Personal Reflection
Character Canvas
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30. Personal Reflection
2. What new habits do I desire to
develop?
4. What can I do to insure my brain
functions at an optimum level?
3. What steps can I take to change
the old habit?
Character Canvas
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31. 1. I am intentional about breaking
my bad habit of
______________________________
2. I am intentional about starting a
new positive habit which is
______________________________
Intentionality
Templates
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32. 3. I choose today to take care of
my brain. Yes____ No____
4. I am intentional about taking
control of my character and
what kind of person I want to
be with God’s help. Yes ____
Intentionality
Templates
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33. WELLNESS INTEGRATING NEEDS!
WIN!
The End
©2009, Marriage & Family Commitment Inc.
Authors: Drs. John, Millie & Wes Youngberg
Illustration: Ing. Eliseo Vergara Mtz.
“EXCITING
DISCOVERIES ABOUT
THE BRAIN”