Is Your Bell Heaven Or Hell?

The next time you hear a bell ring, pay more attention to how the sound comes out of nowhere, then has a brief visit, and then fades back into silence. There's a life lesson in there and that's what this mini podcast is about.

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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Transcript

Is Your Bell Heaven Or Hell?

Let me ask you something.

Have you ever really listened to a bell?

I mean really listened. You hear it ring . . . then it fades . . . and then it's gone. Just like that. Out of silence, into sound, and back into silence again. That’s life in a nutshell, isn't it?

Years ago, I came across this old instrument called a Tingsha. It’s made of two small metal cymbals connected by a strap. When you strike them together, they release this beautiful, clear tone—a sound that fills the air for a moment . . . and then fades.

That sound, that short ring, has a beginning, middle, and end—just like us.

Now, here’s the twist: how we live during that ring—that brief moment between silence and silence—is everything.

You can spend it in two ways. One, you overthink it. You get caught up analyzing the sound, breaking it down into pieces. Or two, you feel it. You let it wash over you. And those are two very different experiences.

Spending your life in your head—analyzing, worrying, over-processing—can feel like a kind of hell. You’re not present. You’re not really here. You're busy forecasting the future or replaying the past.

Picture this: someone spends all day worrying about things in the future that might go wrong. And then—bam—they collapse, unexpectedly. Rushed to the hospital. That whole day? Wasted. And what if they died? They would've lived their last day in their head and missed the vibration of life that was happening in their body.

That vibration? That’s what makes you feel alive.

When we focus too much on dissecting life, we miss the magic of just being in it. It’s like riding in a beautiful, new car but staring at the glove compartment the whole time. You miss the scenery, the feel of the road, the pleasure of the ride. That new car smell.

So here’s a thought: what if you started maximizing your “ring time”? What if you paid more attention to what’s going on inside you—your body, your breath, the subtle vibrations that tell you: you’re alive?

Start small. Just a few minutes a day. Pause. Tune in. Breathe. Feel. Then stretch it out. Make it a daily ritual.

Because the more you live in your body—not just your mind—the more of life you actually experience. You stay tuned to the frequency of what’s real. What’s happening right now.

And hey, from this day forward? Let the sound of any bell—whether it’s a doorbell, a church bell, or your phone’s ding—remind you to return to your body. To come home to yourself. Where the real you rings true.

All the best,

John