Happy Days Are Here Again

This mini podcast is about finding a new happiest day in your life.

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

Happy Days Are Here Again

Most people have a ready answer to the question, “What was the happiest day in your life?” Whether it was your wedding day, the birth of a child, a job promotion, or release from prison, the question always puts the focus on the past.

The Grasshopper weighed in on this many years ago when he offered this: “May you have a new happiest day in your life.”

Our thinking seems to run counter to this well-intentioned wish. We as a species seem to shut down our possibilities when we reach a certain level. This is quite evident in sales. Efficient sales organizations issue quotas to their salespeople – daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. The natural phenomenon that happens in most cases is this: If a salesperson reaches their quota before the deadline, they shut down their efforts for remainder of the time frame. There's still a pile of money to be made in the remaining period but the effort becomes invisible.

“Happiest” for most seems to be fixed rather than fluid. It seems the underlying belief is that I couldn’t possible exceed the happiness that past moment produced. Add to that, the fear of diminishing that moment by having a better one. What would people think of me if I judged this moment more happy than the traditional ones most people hold on to?

“Happiest” will have trouble reinventing itself if it we keep it married to the past.

I think happiness stays away when we close ourselves off to possibilities. Back to sales for a moment . . . One of the best questions I learned to ask in sales was, “How can you be happier?” People don’t usually go down that possibility path unless they are lead there.

You may want to lead yourself there and ask “How can I be happier?”

There's an openness about the question. It doesn't produce the normal head trash of “I should be happier” or “Why can’t I be happy?” It focuses you on the process rather than on the thoughts that keep you stuck in place.

How open are you to exceeding your threshold of happiness and having countless more “happiest” days in your life?

You can start the process now by asking yourself “How can I be Happier?”

And for extra credit,  strike up the band and sing, "Happy Days Are Here Again."

All the best,

John