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Catherine Norton
May 27, 20231 min read
Let it Heal
We tend to forget pain after we heal. Perhaps this is why we choose to keep some wounds open, so we always remember. Ask: What injury am...
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Catherine Norton
May 21, 20231 min read
Peace
There is a point of peace within each of us that we return to with every prayer, mantra, conscious breath, mindful moment, meditation, or...
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Catherine Norton
May 17, 20231 min read
Buoyant
Fast boats are cool, but have you ever thought about pontoons? Twin air filled tubes lift a deck high above the surface to chill out on....
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Catherine Norton
May 14, 20231 min read
Routine Tasks
We all have tasks we find unpleasant and don't want to do. A therapist can help explore the reasons: Did someone force me to wash dishes?...
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Catherine Norton
May 14, 20231 min read
Inspiration
Sometimes, we are so busy trying to figure it out and make things happen that we forget to leave time for inspiration to come to us....
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Catherine Norton
May 6, 20231 min read
The Pace of Peace
When we can't do it all, we should focus on our priorities and bow out of everything else gracefully. Ask: Which obligations am I ready...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Elevate
No matter how heavy the clouds seem at the ground level, sunlight is refracting through water droplets at the top. Perhaps we could see a...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Elevate
Once we recognize chaos is a tool to strengthen our connection to peace, we elevate. #ReadTheStain #writer #blogger #coach #psychology...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Flexibility
Today's mindfulness challenge is to notice inner resistance. Which areas of tightness are ready to be released? #ReadTheStain #writer...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Stop Running
When we are running away from something, we can stop, turn, and face it. And when we're exhausted from running to survive, we can pause...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Genuine Service
Tell me about the situation. What would "better" look like? How can I help? When we walk in like experts, we lose connection with the...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Shift Focus
The nature of the mind is to focus on pain - physical and otherwise. Today's challenge is to shift focus to where pain once was but no...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Speak Up
...and speaking up for those that do. #ReadTheStain #writer #blogger #coach #psychology #spirituality #mentalhealth #mindfulness...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Bittersweet
Love can seem like an all or nothing arrangement. But when someone engages in self-destructive or hurtful behavior, we may discover years...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Rise Above
When someone tries to provoke us, we are presented with a choice in how to respond. A few years ago, someone I barely knew complained my...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Stubborn
Some things are worth fighting for, and others aren't. We are like children still trying to figure this out. It's okay to be stubborn,...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Reframe
This week's mindfulness challenge is to listen for hopeless, sad, or demotivating thoughts and gently steer ourselves back in a positive...
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Catherine Norton
Apr 2, 20231 min read
Gift of Peace
When we aren't actively cultivating peace within ourselves, we tend to forget what it means to others. #ReadTheStain #writer #blogger...
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Catherine Norton
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Bad Behavior
Behavior serves a lot of purposes, but when we encounter an annoying person who seems to deliberately trigger an emotional reaction - it...
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Catherine Norton
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Lighten the Load
The present is a moment of truth - understand what happened without emotional attachment and let it go. #ReadTheStain #writer #blogger...
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