I'm Confused

Make confusion your friend and learn something new. That's the theme of 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 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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Transcript

I'm Confused

Have you ever said, “I’m confused”?  I wonder what would happen if you looked on confusion as positive versus a negative.

When you're confused, you have an opportunity to learn. When you're certain, there's no room for new learning or a new way of doing things.

If you know, your curiosity is taking a nap. If you don’t know, your curiosity can kick into high gear and get you wondering about a bevy of conclusions to clear up your confusion.

If you can set aside what you know, you’ll have an opportunity to grow. When you know, you are shut off to innumerable possibilities. Believe it or not, there's more than one way to get to heaven.

Knowing is the biggest obstacle to learning and it's the quickest way to bore the pants off anyone who may be listening to you. When you know, there is a tendency to parcel out that knowledge in the same patterned way where it becomes hackneyed and trite. Your knowledge fails to connect due to a lack of attention and aliveness in its delivery.  Worn out communication and lack of growth doesn’t have to permeate our life.

Here’s a novel idea: Pretend you don’t know and see what new perspectives you can come up with. You’ll never see them if you know.

Certainty is solid and impermeable. Not knowing is filled with holes that can absorb new knowledge and perspective.

When you don’t know, you pay attention more often. This attention is what allows you to see the possibilities. When you know, you go on automatic pilot and miss the new learning that's always there.

Knowing causes a blind spot to what’s available. If you want to remain an old dog, stay attached to your knowing. If you want to learn some new tricks and grow, drop what you know.

Confusion can become a cornerstone of creativity, if you set aside your certainty.

Now you have something new you can be merry about. Celebrate your confusion!

All the best,

John