Grasshopper Notes Podcast

Unrefined

John Morgan Season 3 Episode 360

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The largest part of you is unrefined – raw. Find out how to access that unrefined you and make refinements that are new.

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? 

Make sure to order a copy of John's new book: WISDOM OF THE GRASSHOPPER – 21 Days to Creativity. These mini-meditations take you inside where all your creative resources live. And you'll come out not only refreshed but recommitted to creating your future. 

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Also, download John's FREE book INTER RUPTION: The Magic Key To Lasting Change. It's available at John's website  https://GrasshopperNotes.com

Unrefined

The Grasshopper offered this up many years ago: Unrefined = Undefined.

There are many parts of us that we’ve defined – our roles, our moods, our personalities, our likes and dislikes.

Yet, most of who we are is unrefined, therefore undefined.

There is an old axiom that if you label it, you limit it. That means when we affix the label in our mind, we close the door to other interpretations. That’s a defining moment.

Definitions help us to communicate in a common language, but if we get locked into them, we miss all other possible refinements.

Once we get out of our heads, we tap into our unrefined reservoir. It’s there we find our raw selves, not yet shaped into the patterns of conditioning and labeling.

This reservoir is one of peace and creativity. The mind gets quiet and the labels stop bumping into each other and causing friction.

It’s here that we find that we aren’t our labels. Here we are undefined and free to discover and create new refinements – ones that have yet to be labeled.

If you haven’t yet discovered a mind quieting technique, times a wastin’.

There’s no method that's better than another, so don’t get confused by the labels. All mind quieting methods work. You just have to pick one and work at it.

Mind quieting, at first, is sort of like home teeth whitening. It seems like it’s never going to happen. Then, low and behold, there is a brightness that appears. It just takes regular application to get results.

If you’ve become locked in by labels, it’s time to get unrefined. By doing so, you get to broaden how you define yourself.

All the best,

John

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