Get Out Of Jail Free Card

You have access to a "Get out of jail free" card. Find out how to parole yourself in this mini podcast.

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. 

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"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? 

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Transcript

Get Out Of Jail Free Card

Prisons are full of innocent people – just ask them.

Their justifications didn’t work with the arresting police officer, the arraignment judge, the prosecutor, the jury of their 12 peers, and it’s not working on the guards or their fellow inmates – yet it continues – even in solitary confinement.

How guilty we are of making a case for staying in prison. The Grasshopper gave me this taste of reality one day:“You can’t justify your way out of jail; it’s against the law.”

Justifying unproductive behavior goes against the laws of reality and keeps you imprisoned.

This behavior is most evident in the “phantom” apology. It takes the shape of “I’m sorry but” or some form of “You made me do that.” How can you possibly be sorry for something you are about to justify? You remain incarcerated and shackled in the dark by denial. Have you noticed that no one is listening?

Therapy is full of people who pay other people to listen to their justifications. A valuable therapist will have none of that because it isn’t helpful. They have too often witnessed person after person putting another padlock on their self imposed prison cell by digging in their justified heels.

Here’s your get out of jail free card: Drop your justifications.

We act and then we justify. It’s a stimulus/response game we're a master at playing. When you say, “That’s just the way I am,” you are in justification jail. No one believes what you said simply because it’s not true. Your conditioning contributes to your behavior but it doesn’t mean you can’t be rehabilitated. But you’ll never get that opportunity when you defend, deny and justify.

If you don’t think you need rehabilitation, you just extend your prison sentence. If you’ve heard about this behavior from enough different people and you continue to ignore it, you're handcuffed to the mindset that everybody else is wrong. That thing with feathers swimming on the lake and quacking is a duck. If you continue to duck reality, the only peaceful pond you’ll see is on the other side of the bars.

Recognition is the catalyst for change. Some folks will recognize their destructive behavior but never change. That’s because their justifications won’t let them out of jail. 

Drop your justifications and grant yourself parole. It's your ace in the hole.

All the best,

John