The Unexpected

You can't expect the unexpected, but there is a way to address it when it makes an appearance that will put you on a new path. Find out more 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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Transcript

The Unexpected

How often do you embrace the unexpected?

I’m willing to wager the percentage is rather small. That’s because we have a long-term love affair with the expected.

If you graph it, you’ll see that you give the lion's share of your attention to what you expect.

My guess is that our filter of expectation is a powerful, shaping force in how we view life. The often quoted Abraham Lincoln line comes to mind: “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

That’s another way of saying we nurture and fulfill our expectations, positive or negative.

What you expect to happen often happens. It’s only when it doesn’t go according to expectation that we come to a choice point.

It’s truly in our best interest to pay extra attention when our expectations don’t happen, and take steps to wrap our arms around the unexpected.

When the unexpected grabs more of your attention, that’s when you begin to move off a predictable course.

The unexpected is an agent of change.

How many things have you accomplished in life that would never have happened, if you didn’t accept the unexpected?

We all have turning points we can look back on that were catalysts to move us in a new direction. If you take a more careful look, that curve in the road was unexpected.

It’s what we do with the unexpected that will shape our future, not lamenting that we didn’t get what we expected.

We all get daily doses of the unexpected. I just don’t think we yet recognize how valuable these experiences are.

You really can’t expect the unexpected, but you can pay more attention to it when it does make an appearance. It’s what you do next that will determine your future. That bold step is to embrace the unexpected.

All the best,

John