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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In short, John Morgan is a people helper. Explore this channel and see what he can help you discover.
Grasshopper Notes Podcast
Words That Make You Feel
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Words alone are weak. But inside a story, they convey a strong message.
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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Words That Make You Feel
“Words can never describe your feelings, only point you toward them.”
So said The Grasshopper years ago.
And the older I get, the more I think he was onto something.
Because if you really stop and think about it, feelings are incredibly hard to describe. We spend half our lives searching for the right words and usually end up settling for, “I don’t know . . . I just feel off.”
You see this quite often when you visit a doctor.
The doctor walks into the room with a clipboard and asks, “So, what seems to be the problem?”
And suddenly you become a terrible storyteller.
“Well . . . it’s not exactly pain. It’s more like pressure. But not pressure-pressure. More like a tightness. Except sometimes it burns. And sometimes it doesn’t. It’s weird.”
Then the doctor asks, “On a scale of one to ten?”
Now you’re negotiating with yourself.
“Well… yesterday it was a six. This morning maybe a four. But when I climbed the stairs it jumped to an eight. Although maybe I’m being a bit dramatic.”
The doctor nods politely while trying to decode your verbal charades.
If you weren’t feeling so miserable, the whole thing would actually be funny.
Because feelings don’t fit neatly into words. Words can only point in the gene ral direction.
Still, certain words — especially when wrapped inside a story — can stir something deep within us.
We’ve all read a book, watched a movie, or heard someone tell a story that hit us emotionally. Maybe it made us laugh. Maybe it made us cry. Maybe it made us finally pick up the phone, change direction, or take action.
Advertisers know this. Politicians know this. Preachers, pundits, filmmakers, songwriters — they all know it.
The people who move us . . . rarely appeal only to our logic. They reach for something deeper.
Facts may inform us, but feelings move us.
Very few people march to the ballot box, fall in love, change careers, or chase a dream because of data on a spreadsheet.
The heart gets there first.
And here’s what’s fascinating: the least persuasive words are often the most concrete. The rigid assertions. The “this is how it is” statements. Those rarely touch anybody’s heart.
Stories do.
Stories bypass the arguing mind.
In fact, as I listen back over this recording, my guess is the part you’ll remember most isn’t any statement I made. It’s probably the doctor’s office visit.
Why?
Because for a moment, you were there.
You could see it. Hear it. Feel it.
Stories have a way of pointing us toward each other’s hearts.
Maybe that’s worth remembering the next time we’re tempted to lecture someone, correct someone, or hammer them with facts and opinions.
A story may get there faster.
All the best,
John
