Grasshopper Notes Podcast
The Grasshopper Notes Podcast is hosted by John Morgan the man who has been billed as America’s Best Known Hypnotherapist.
John’s podcasts are a collection of guided meditations and bite-sized, mini podcasts which open you to new ways of thinking, communicating, and responding. You get a finer appreciation of how your mind works and how to use your internal resources to your best advantage.
See a video of John's background at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbCPd00ok0I
In short, John Morgan is a people helper. Explore this channel and see what he can help you discover.
Grasshopper Notes Podcast
Why Adding Meaning To Things Makes Them Problematic
Adding meaning causes unnecessary pain and there's nothing to gain by doing it.
Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades.
Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038
"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom.
Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:
• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement
And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options?
John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change?
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Why Adding Meaning To Things Makes Them Problematic
Here’s a golden nugget of observation from The Grasshopper: “A situation becomes problematic when we add meaning to it.”
A situation is just a situation. It's only when we add meaning that things start getting complicated. A situation is raw reality; it’s what happens. An apple falling from a tree is raw reality. “It fell on me, so I could appreciate gravity.” That's an interpretation of the event.
It’s the interpretation that causes problems. When we “omen-ize” reality, we add meaning, and that creates problems.
To illustrate The Grasshopper’s observation, let me give one of my favorite examples from the music world. It’s a few lyrics from singer/songwriter Van Morrison in his song DOMINO.
There’s no need for argument
There’s no argument at all
And if you never hear from him
That just means he didn’t call
The word “problem” could be substituted for “argument” and the message wouldn’t change. The word “means” in this context translates to “outcome,” not a sign from above.
A similar definition of “meaning,” comes from the people helping skill of NLP: “The meaning of the communication is the response that you get.”
This is a long way of saying we create more problems than we solve when we add meaning.
How many times have you misinterpreted a text or email by ascribing meaning to it? In short, step back and pause. Then look at situations without jumping to conclusions.
Pulling petals from a flower and saying, “She love me, she loves me not” may be a silly, superstitious way of interpreting reality, but it's also a problem because . . . It's another “blooming” idiot pulling apart a naturally occurring situation looking for meaning.
All the best,
John
