Grasshopper Notes Podcast
The Grasshopper Notes Podcast is hosted by John Morgan the man who has been billed as America’s Best Known Hypnotherapist.
John’s podcasts are a collection of guided meditations and bite-sized, mini podcasts which open you to new ways of thinking, communicating, and responding. You get a finer appreciation of how your mind works and how to use your internal resources to your best advantage.
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Grasshopper Notes Podcast
Commonly Uncommon
What brings us to a fork in the road? Being commonly uncommon. Find out what that means 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" 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?
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Commonly Uncommon
Here is one of life’s realities: When what you have in common becomes uncommon, a fork in the road forms.
It’s here that you either find new common ground or walk unaccompanied along a new path.
It happens to us all but we don’t recognize it’s happening, and then we wonder how it happened.
Think of someone you used to be dear friends with in junior high or high school. Now the only time you see them is at the class reunion. You may live in the same city, have kids that attend the same school, but there’s no connection. There was no major rift, just a gentle drifting apart.
No one noticed it was happening, but now it’s an unmistakable fact. You have little in common. You walked different paths without noticing.
Marriage is where we seem to notice least.
How can a joyous union with “’til death do us part” vows turn into a major row?
"In common" became uncommon and no one noticed.
There may be other specific issues that cause us to walk another path, but for the most part the cause is “commonly uncommon.”
A values shift has occurred. Either one or both people had their common values shift rungs on the ladder.
When common values become uncommon, a split is in the making.
It’s easy to get into the “who’s right” argument here, but that’s just dust covering what’s really at issue – a shift in common values.
Some couples renew their vows on special anniversaries. My sense is they would do better to review their values.
We don’t keep up with the times. We just assume that the way it was is the way it is. It rarely is.
Human beings are dynamic creatures. Not noticing that and failing to adjust will leave you at the crossroads.
The time to notice is always now. It seems we are all experts in noticing in hindsight. It would be useful to take that skill and bring it into the present.
Nothing is granted. When we assume it is, common ground gets shaky.
Not valuing what’s valuable to another is a lack of appreciation for their individuality. A friend, a spouse, a lover, a family member cannot be cast into a static mold. When you take the time to find what’s important to them on an ongoing basis, you have an opportunity to adjust. If that adjustment is something you just can’t make, you then have choices.
Failure to recognize this creeping phenomenon is cheating yourself out of choice; iThat choice will be made for you.
We live in uncommon times simply because we fail to notice.
Find out what’s important to the important people in your life and explore what you have in common. It’s just common sense.
All the best,
John
