Lie Or Die

We all Lie. But what do we lie about most? Find out in 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. 

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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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Transcript

Lie Or Die

“Liar” is a powerful word, and the truth is, we all lie. We're all liars.

Sometimes we lie to spare someone’s feelings and we call that a “White Lie.” Most times, though, we lie so that we don’t die.

Most lies are used to prop up an image we have of ourselves – one that we made up and got used to. Then when a piece of factual data comes along and threatens that image, we do everything in our power to keep our image intact. This involves obfuscating – one of those fancy terms for lying.

We lie so that our image doesn’t die. Our façade is so flimsy that it can’t stand on its own, so it needs to be propped up. The most used props are lies.

My sense is that “Psychological Death” is scarier than physically dying simply because we expend more effort keeping our psychological self alive. We have so much wrapped up in who we think we are that any peeling away of that image sends shockwaves of fear through our body, every day.

But die we must.

Our image is a creation of our imagination. Our image doesn’t really exist; it’s only a construct of our mind. We are lying to keep alive that which doesn’t exist. Now that’s crazy!

Just take a moment and consider the lies you’ve told or are telling. No one needs to hear your confession but you. What you’ll notice is that you're lying to protect something – something that doesn’t exist – your image of yourself.

I don’t think we’re going to give up lying anytime soon, but I do think it’s helpful to plan our funeral. That means to notice “why” you lie.

Every time you notice that you lie to protect your image, you whittle away one of the props. One day that facade will fall and you'll find who’s been hiding behind that image all these years – YOU!

“Truth or Consequences” is more than an old TV show or a town in New Mexico; it’s a natural law that applies to lying. The consequence of lying is to drain your energy, causing you to fear death on a daily basis.

If you get in the habit of noticing your lies, it will do two things:

1. Free up the energy you’ve been using to keep a lie alive so you can fuel a less scary life.
2. Get you closer to finding the “You” behind the curtain – a magical discovery.

And that, my friend, is no lie!

All the best,

John