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Catherine Norton

Jan 3, 20241 min read

Turn Up the Heat

How often do we wait for someone else to get things started or for the time to be right before taking action? There is nothing wrong with...

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Catherine Norton

Dec 23, 20231 min read

The Sticky Trap

Whether it's a bad job, a bad romance, or a bad habit - the longer we delay departure, the harder leaving becomes. I am reminded of this...

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Catherine Norton

Dec 22, 20231 min read

Do Stuff

What we really want is to feel something. Ask honestly, "What do I want to feel?" and seek experiences accordingly. #ReadTheStain #writer...

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Catherine Norton

Dec 21, 20231 min read

Choose Wisely

Those who feel powerless are not paying attention. Today can be different than all the days that came before. All we have to do is...

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Catherine Norton

Dec 9, 20231 min read

Risk of Uncertainty

Do you open the box? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality #mindfulness #presence #choice #uncertainty #risk Image...

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Catherine Norton

Dec 8, 20231 min read

Ruins of Impermanence

Ruins remind us of impermanence - the futility of "holding on" to the material things of this world. Everything that rises will fall....

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Catherine Norton

Dec 1, 20231 min read

Self Sovereignty

Integrity starts with self sovereignty - the power to choose the direction of our lives and to exercise exclusive control over our...

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Catherine Norton

Nov 2, 20231 min read

The Passage of Time

The one who waits usually experiences time more slowly than the one who responds. We could avoid situations where waiting might become...

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Catherine Norton

Oct 22, 20231 min read

Comfort in the Calm

We become accustomed to a certain amount of excitement from interpersonal drama and the struggle to survive. So when we find ourselves...

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Catherine Norton

Oct 10, 20231 min read

Choice

We love solving other people's problems, don't we? And yet, the more advice we give, the more resistance we tend to encounter. "I am here...

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Catherine Norton

Sep 2, 20231 min read

Decision Paralysis

Perhaps this is what keeps people from committing to one choice. What if something better comes along? Giving up something real in the...

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Catherine Norton

Aug 20, 20231 min read

More Time

When we rush, our focus is on an imagined destination, bypassing the now. Since the future doesn't exist, this time is lost inside of a...

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Catherine Norton

Aug 9, 20231 min read

Maybe They Got Lucky

Do you ever think about folks who never leave their first job or marry their first crush? Like, "Yup, I'm going to hold onto this one...

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Catherine Norton

Jul 29, 20231 min read

Downregulation

There will always be something to be upset about, and yet the comfort of calm is everpresent, too. We may wean ourselves from intense...

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Catherine Norton

Jul 27, 20231 min read

Two Sides

Mood depends heavily on which sides we focus on. Is it better to live in the moment and immerse ourselves in joy, or spend that precious...

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Catherine Norton

Jul 21, 20231 min read

Inspired Life

We expect to find it in a field of flowers or a pretty face, but beauty is everywhere. Today's mindfulness challenge is to look for...

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Catherine Norton

Jul 10, 20231 min read

Heirlooms

Hopes, fears, assumptions, responses to trauma, self-imposed limitations, patterns of relating, patterns of abuse, addictions, religious...

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Catherine Norton

Jul 4, 20231 min read

Distractions

The distance to a goal shortens with focus. Ask: Is my goal important enough to say no to distractions? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach...

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Catherine Norton

Jun 18, 20231 min read

The Reality of Belief

And if we believe we are doomed to poverty, failure, or rejection - we are. Our minds are like robots programmed to seek experiences that...

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Catherine Norton

Jun 17, 20231 min read

Single Moment

Human minds like order so we create stories to make sense of the world with logic and rules - Time is predictable and linear. Paris is...

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