Catherine Norton
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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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