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When Shouldn't Meets Reality

John Morgan Season 2 Episode 472

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"Should" and "shouldn't" are words that produce unnecessary upsets in you. Find out how to have unwanted emotions happen less often in this mini podcast from John Morgan.

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 website: https://grasshoppernotes.com​​ 

"The Grasshopper" 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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When Shouldn’t Meets Reality

Anytime we deem something“shouldn’t” be happening and it does, shouldn’t runs into reality and we experience an emotion.

An emotion occurs when our illusion (something shouldn’t be happening) runs into what actually happens.

That means that if we’re labeled as “emotional” by others, we have experienced our share of “shouldn’ts” meeting reality.

One way to outgrow our shouldn’t illusions is to notice that they disappear when reality makes an appearance.

“Mary shouldn’t be late.” If you have a history of Mary being late to just about every event, and this still upsets you, you have bought into shouldn’t, and you’ll experience all the emotion that brings.

“Should” and “shouldn’t” are words that would be beneficial to excise from your vocabulary, especially if you want to spare yourself preventable upsets. 

Begin to notice your use of these words and notice how you feel when you utter them. You may label that feeling as a “sense of righteousness,” but also notice that “right” rarely leads to a happy ending. 

I’m not saying you should take my advice, only know that if you do, reality will deliver less emotional upsets to you.

All the best,

John

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