What Is Spiritual?

"Spiritual" is such a fluffy, non-specific, esoteric word. This mini podcast's goal is to get you to see spiritual in simpler terms.

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

What is Spiritual?

I've claimed over the years that I’m not a religious person, but a spiritual one. I never knew what I really meant by that until a few years ago.

It’s my experience that the word “Spiritual” conjures up ideas of mysticism in peoples’ minds and many equate spiritual with being “Holy.”

I find spiritual to be a lot more straight forward than those definitions.

To me, being spiritual is simply stepping out of the realm of thought. That means when my thinking calms down, I’m more in touch with my spirit.

When we identify with the thoughts in our head about who we are and how things ought to be, we are removed from the realm of spirituality.

There's a calmness associated with stepping out of the realm of thought and this peace of mind gives us access to options that are absent when incessant thinking is present.

Our thinking prevents us from noticing options because we are so laser focused on the limited range of our thinking apparatus.

There are so many ways to calm your mind. It’s just a case of finding a method that works for you: mediation, yoga, present moment awareness, self-hypnosis, tai-chi, or just putting your feet up and letting the world go away for a few minutes.

Any one of them will help you step out of the realm of thought and step into your spirituality.

Think of spirituality as your silent meeting place for finding options, rather than some mystical realm. It’s like a visit to the Home Depot to see all the different ways you can redecorate your bathroom – options you wouldn’t see if you didn’t visit.

Find a way to step out of your thinking on a regular basis. It'll present you with options you'd never find otherwise.

Stepping out of your thinking is a very practical and spiritual thing to do.

All the best,

John