Search For Your Spirit

If there's one pilgrimage that's worth it, it's a search for your spirit.

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? 

Make sure to order a copy of John's new book: WISDOM OF THE GRASSHOPPER – 21 Days to Creativity. These mini-meditations take you inside where all your creative resources live. And you'll come out not only refreshed but recommitted to creating your future. 

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Transcript

Search For Your Spirit

In my experience, it usually takes a dark night of the soul for most people to search for their spirit. This burning desire isn’t there for people who are currently getting their needs met in the temporal world. But when that world comes unglued, a posse is formed to search for the satisfaction that escaped.

The first step is usually a misstep – searching in all the wrong places. We look for satisfaction by adding more things to ourselves. We focus more intently on the conditioned needs of our self image. We become more superficial until we recognize that isn’t working either.

There is an uneasiness that seems to be directing our actions towards something that we can’t consciously explain. It’s an unexplainable feeling that nudges us to discover who we are behind the exterior that our spirit animates.

This search isn’t for satisfaction; it’s for spirituality. That’s the goal of the inward nudge. It’s not to get you more of what the world has to offer, but to give the world more of you – the light that shines through your human form.

The amazing side benefit of finding your spiritual nature is more satisfaction with life. Your focus shifts from the desires of the culturally conditioned you, that lead to more wanting, to a perspective of trust. Trusting that what you truly need will show up at the appropriate time.

Do you truly need a shiny, expensive new this or that? If you answered “yes,” your posse is on a long lunch break. Trust me, this is not an anti-consumerism message. The desired shiny new doodad isn’t evil; it just won’t deliver long-term satisfaction. If you purchase something for its beauty or functionality, enjoy the heck out of it. The minute you determine that it will add to your image of who you think you are, you have taken steps away from spirituality and back into the world of unquenched satisfaction.

This isn't a sales pitch because pushing spirituality on anyone never works. Rather, displaying your spirit more often provides an example that others will automatically be drawn towards. 

It seems most of us have to traverse a rocky road to finally get on a smoother path. Once you find this path, notice the freshness of the air that surrounds you. You can breathe easier now because there's no compunction to lace up your sneakers and chase the horizon anymore. 

Trusting that your spiritual nature is available is the first step in searching for your spirit. And when you do find it, you'll experience, first hand, what has been described as the peace that passes all understanding. 

All the best,

John