Author: Mentor Ben Drake

Willena Flewelling - Alberta Canada

Have you ever noticed how much harder a task is when you're not really trying,
or when you think you can't do it? And how quickly your energy level can change
when you change your self talk?

One winter, more than 20 years ago, I was exhausted from caring for our older
three children, ages 2, 4 and 6, who had whooping cough. Our newborn was the
only one who hadn’t been immunized. She never got sick. After a week of caring
for the sick ones, I was exhausted. I remember nearly fainting in the kitchen one
night.

“I’m so tired,” I thought. “I feel like I’m coming down with it too.”

On the heels of that thought came another.

“I feel just fine!”

Like an electric shock, I was injected with a shot of energy. I could FEEL myself
stand up straight and strong, as I went to take care of my little ones.

I knew at the time it was a choice. I was a fork in the road. I could have given
in to the exhaustion and the illness, and I’m sure I would have, if I had listened
to the voice that told me how bad I felt. Instead, I listened to the one that told
me I was just fine. I never did get sick, and neither did the baby. A few days
the others were all up and running around, and I was able to get caught up on
my rest.

The brain is a broadcasting and receiving station for thought…..

Through the mental cleanse, I have learned to be careful of the words I speak.
I also know the vital importance of a good, positive self talk. On hot summer
days, our family likes to go swimming in the Pembina River. My favourite form
of exercise is to walk upstream against the current, at chest depth.

But that’s a little tricky this week. We’ve had a lot of heavy rain recently,
causing the river to rise and flow faster than normal. The bottom is unfamiliar,
and with waterlogged branches in unexpected places. Last evening I was feeling
unsure of myself, fearful of what I couldn’t see, and overly cautious in taking
each step forward.

“Why am I so tired?” I thought. “I’ve only gone a short distance.”

And right away, it struck me. I felt that way BECAUSE I was afraid and being
overly cautious. Every step was an effort because I was hanging back. I soon
discovered the river bottom wasn’t nearly as bad as I had imagined.

Gaining confidence had the same sort of effect on me as the “electric shock”
in my kitchen on that long ago winter night. This time it struck me that feeling
tired wasn’t even something I had actually SAID to myself… it was just a feeling!
A feeling born of fear of the unknown. The moment I realized that, I was able
to finish my river walk with energy and pleasure.      

It’s such a little thing… just change what you’re saying to yourself! A little
thing that will change your life. It’s the only way you will change what you
say out loud, AND what the deepest part of your subconscious is saying to you.

Willena Flewelling
Alberta Canada

Lesson plan from Willena Flewelling on chapter 13 for the 30 day mental cleanse.
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Ian Flewelling Alberta Canada

1.   The weight of the human brain is about 3 lbs. 50 pounds per horsepower.
We might be a little slow in catching up ? 1908 model T Ford  60 pounds per horsepower. But a 2009 Harley cruiser motorcycle 11 pounds per horsepower. While a Corvette is as little as 7 pounds per horsepower. The animal with the largest brain-size-to-body-size ratio is the hummingbird.
2.   Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.
Your feelings might be more important than you think ?
3.   The brain is made up of about 75% water.
Babies have as much or more percent of water as the brain does but you can’t say us oldies are all washed up; in reality we are all dried out, only 50 to 60 percent water.
4.   There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain.
We shouldn’t, but lots of times we let that unfeeling attitude get out into the world around us.
5.   The first sense to develop while in utero is the sense of touch. The lips and cheeks can experience touch at about 8 weeks and the rest of the body around 12 weeks.
Still the focal point of feelings . . .
6.   Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen in your body.
Hence, fresh air and exercise !
7.   While awake, your brain generates up to 40 watts of power–enough to power a light bulb.
And you wonder where we got the light bulb above the head for an idea.
8.   Memories triggered by scent have a stronger emotional connection, therefore appear more intense than other memory triggers.
Wish I had a better sense of smell. Note the emotional connection !
9.   The average number of thoughts that humans are believed to experience each day is 70,000.
No comment . . .
10.   Aristotle mistakenly (?) thought that the functions of the brain actually took place in the heart.
‘Actually’ if you study the Bible you can find every function that we attribute to the brain also attributed to the heart.

“Through much of history, the mind was thought to be separate from the brain. Even for present-day neuroscience, the mechanisms by which brain activity gives rise to consciousness and thought remain very challenging to understand: despite rapid scientific progress, much about how the brain works remains a mystery.”

We know all sorts of interesting facts but there is still a whole lot that we do not know about the brain. We recommend that you try using it. This is where we learn how to think, not what to think.

There has to be more to us than we think, whether it is actually localized in the brain or not, we have this uncanny ability to communicate in a non physical (or supra physical) way. People keep going back to that phrase from the movie “if you do it he will come”; well, if you learn the principles we are studying, the broadcasting and receiving will be there when you need it.

Lesson plan from Ian Flewelling on chapter 13 for the 30 day mental cleanse.
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Darlene Moore, Barnesville, Ohio

Chapter 13
The Brain

This chapter is a perfect example of why the Mentoring For Free system is a necessity in obtaining success.

This system has given me a chance to be reborn.  To be the person I was intended to be.

Michael Dlouhy, the author of Success in 10 Steps and the founder of this 30 Day Mental Cleanse, starts out
by telling us this system is here to teach us how to think, not what to think.

Michael nor the other mentors in this system are here to brain wash you into thinking and believing what we do.

We are here to give you the education needed to be able to think for yourself.

We do not say “this is how it is“……we say “does this make sense.”

I was a controlled puppet with many strings when I found this system.  I did not even have a brain of my own. 
I was to busy doing what everyone else told me to do, that I could not make a decision if my life depended on it.

I was taught how important it is to think for myself and not follow the herd, because you know what?  The herd
always gets slaughtered.

Each of us are unique for a reason.  I do not agree with every little thing that is said and done through this system,
but I have learned how to think for myself.  How to take the actions needed to have a successful life.  And I am
successful in every aspect of my life, for the first time in my life.

Society is not getting better by itself.  It takes a system like this to keep people from being used and abused.

I have learned how to remove the negativity from my life and bring in the positive at all times.

Recently a change happened in my life that I had no control over.  My mind immediately went to the Serenity
Prayer and then I started to think about all the positive things that were about to happen.  After all I have
total faith that when God closes one door he opens a better one.

I have total faith in the people who made the decision which I was in no position to make.

I still had many options.  I had the faith I was on the right path and the ability to stay by choice.

You know what?  Once I figured things out, which thanks to this system I was able to do, I discovered how
blessed I was.

I did not think it was possible but I am much happier now than I was a month ago.

Thank you Michael, Linda and this Mastermind Team for helping me learn how to take a deep breathe and say
I can handle this and then immediately go to the positive.  To help me be able to make the decision on my own
that I am right where I am suppose to be.

With Much Love and Appreciation
Darlene Moore
Ohio

Lesson plan from Darlene Moore on chapter 13 for the 30 day mental cleanse.
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Ken Klemm - Florida, USA

Okay, really, the Solar Plexus in the center of Your
body is Your body’s “Sun”, ENERGY SOURCE, and is the
Center of Your SUBCONSCIOUS MIND. This is the actual
transmitter and receiver. The Subconscious does nor
have a “far distance” to reach, as it actually is PART
OF the Universal Mind.

So, what about the BRAIN?

The seat of Your CONSCIOUS MIND, the Brain is where the
CONTROLS are to CHOOSE which Frequencies You transmit
and receive on.

You must Choose carefully, else You receive an
undesired broadcast. If You want soothing, enlightening
classical music - but neglect the tuning controls - You
may end up with heavy metal or hip-hop.

If Your body’s “Sun” is vibrating with POSITIVE,
unrestricted vibration, then it radiates nourishing
energy to all parts of Your body, mind and environment.

If restricted by NEGATIVE, then the radiance is blocked
by fear, worry and doubt. The result is a sick body,
mind and environment.

Your SUBCONSCIOUS excepts Your CHOICE without judgment
and delivers the product of Your choice. YOU decide
Consciously what is TRUE or False.

Your Friend and Servant,

Ken Klemm - Florida, USA

P.S. Self-Talk sends repeated instruction, resulting in
HABITS in the Subconscious. Self-Talk can be Positive
or Negative.

Lesson plan from Ken Klemm on chapter 13 for the 30 day mental cleanse.
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Roger Boisjoli, Elie, Manitoba, Canada

CHAPTER 13
THE BRAIN: A BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING STATION FOR THOUGHT

The Twelfth Step toward Riches

The brain, that most important of all of our organs.  Some would argue that but when you think about it,

the brain is the only organ you cannot replace with a machine.
The brain controls our every action, be they voluntary or involutary.  It is where we create all our
thoughts, and communicate with the world.  It broadcasts our thoughts and receives thoughts from others.

Many compare the brain to a computer but it is so much more that that.  Computers are totally logical,
humans can be logical but are not necessarily so.  Computers store information using ones and zeroes, the
brain? Well does anyone really know how it stores information?

All I know is some infromation is readilly available, other information takes more effort to recall and
some information is buried so deep it will not resuface unless you refresh it.

Let's all use our most powerful organ to broadcast positive emotions and thoughts!

With love and appreciation,

Roger Boisjoli

Lesson plan from Roger Boisjoli on chapter 13 for the 30 day mental cleanse.
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