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
Assume Everyone Is Having A Bad Day
You can throw the old assumption about assumptions out the window when you discover the one offered 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.
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• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement
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Assume Everyone Is Having A Bad Day
I know the old axiom of making an ass of you and me when I assume, but I believe I’ve found an exception.
I think you can take this assumption to the bank: Everyone is having a bad day.
Of course, “bad” is a relative term, but I think it’s safe to assume that no one’s having a perfect day. There’s some sort of downside going on with them, and you – all of us.
I learned this sage piece of wisdom many years ago: Only bring good cheer when visiting a hospital room. There’s enough gloom going on in many of them, and you adding yours only subtracts from the situation.
What I’m suggesting is a mindset. It’s not wearing rose-colored glasses, or denying reality, or advocating a stiff upper lip. It’s making an assumption that others are having a worse day than you and choosing not to add to their or your woe.
This is an everyday mindset – one that you take with you wherever you go – to work, to school, the market, the gym, the highway, or to a house of worship.
The first reaction most of us have is to judge others when they’re displaying their “bad” behavior, whether in our head or out loud for everyone to hear.
Reminds me of a story . . .
I used to go to this dry cleaners on a weekly basis. There was a woman working there who was, to be kind, irascible. I kept my thoughts about her to myself and just quickly handled the business I was there for. Until one day, I said to her, “You seem to be having a pretty bad day.” She burst into tears and told me her brother was dying and they were so close since the time they were kids. She became a different person after that, at least when it came to me.
You never know what’s going on with someone else, but if you assume their plight is less than right, you’ll be less tempted to fight with them.
The guy who just cut you off in traffic or the person who cut into line ahead of you is probably caught up in a mental stew – one that’s worse than the one going on with you. Give them the benefit of the doubt before you start to pout or worse, want to duke it out. That pause may be all you need not to feed the illusion that you know what’s going on with them.
Being less quick to react will slow down your normal response and give you time to consider that they’re more bitter than you. It’s an assumption that will save you countless bouts of feeling blue.
All the best,
John
