Inner/Outer

Are you paying too much attention to what's on the front porch than you are to the inside of your dwelling? That's spelling "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"

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" 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. 

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• Mindfulness
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• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

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Transcript

Inner/Outer

Is your basket empty or full?

I guess it depends on which basket you’re referring to.

We have a basket on the front porch and one that sits inside. If our only attempt is to keep the one on the porch full, the one on the inside remains empty.

It’s sort of like the teenage girl who’s covered in mounds of make-up attempting to cover up the lack of self-esteem she has on the inside.

It’s the basket on the inside that nourishes you. The one we display on the porch is most often waxed fruit.

How do we get our priorities in balance so we have a better working relationship between what’s on the inside and outside and deliver more fruitful results?

The answer is to look to nature. Nature never demands a flower without first planting a seed. We’re looking only to fill up our outer basket with things that have no roots. It always leads to imbalance – mental and otherwise.

Our inner basket contains nutrient rich soil at the bottom and is self-replenishing. The basket on the porch takes so much effort to keep filled from outside sources. It would be much simpler if we had our inner and outer baskets form a partnership and replenish what we have on the outside from our inexhaustible source on the inside.

That takes recognition. We must first recognize that we have a nutrient rich inner source ready for our seed in order to fully activate it. Once we recognize that we have an inner source that keeps the outer full, then we have the ease and confidence to pursue our dreams without spending time hoarding or conniving.

When we pay too much attention to outer appearances, it leads us to believe that a book is only its cover and the cover is the only thing worth pursuing. This behavior results in a superficial life that never fills up the hunger we feel for inner sustenance.

Practice calming your mind and take a look inside. I promise you’ll find something no longer worth ignoring – your basket of bounty.

All the best,

John