Low Passion Alert

Just like the toner in a copier, your passion can run low. Find out a way to get it up and running 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. 

Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038

"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? 

John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change? 

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Transcript

Low Passion Alert

The Grasshopper once asked a great question: “Is your toner running low?”

If you’ve ever wrestled with a copy machine, you know the deal. The toner’s low, and suddenly everything that comes out is washed out and fuzzy. Not sharp. Not defined. Just . . . tired-looking.

Sometimes life feels like that too.

There are times when my “toner” is definitely low. That’s when I can easily slide into what I call my “nobody loves me” mode. Passion is flat, focus is fuzzy, and nothing seems crisp or clear. Life is hard to read when your tank is running empty.

Even the stuff that used to light me up can look dull when passion fades. And that fading is a warning sign. If you don’t catch it, you don’t just lose passion — things start to feel like they’re disappearing altogether.

Here’s the good news: the simple act of noticing helps. When you notice you’re low, you actually have a shot at doing something about it. When you don’t notice, it starts feeling like fate, like you’ve already got a reservation with destiny.

For me, the big warning sign is that line: “Nobody loves me.” When that pops up, that’s my cue. That’s when I start looking for evidence that the story I’m telling myself isn’t actually true. And even on the days I can’t find much proof “out there,” I still have one option left:

“I love me.”

And strangely enough, that counts.

Finding even one counter-example — one tiny “maybe not” — cracks the door open. And once the door to possibility opens, creativity tends to wander in. And creativity is just another word for passion showing back up.

So if you’ve drifted into that gray zone where life feels flat and passion feels missing, try this: play with possibilities. Ask “What if?” — even if your “what ifs” feel like long shots. As Norman Vincent Peale said, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

When passion runs low, get curious about what might still be possible. Curiosity wakes up creativity. And once creativity kicks in, the picture starts coming back into focus.

And just like that, your life starts printing clearly again.

All the best,

John