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On cultivating intuition
your intuition is a deep, driving force that is unwavering and steady. It is the center of your truest and deepest self. It’s what is , not what needs convincing. Think about something, anything, that you know to be true. Your intuition is the solid feeling in your gut that says, “Yes, that’s right.” It feels clear, calm, connected. Though it’s... See more
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
Is my constant asking for a sign a sign in itself? And is it telling me what I know to be true - that my intuition is clear but I just don’t like what it’s telling me.
Thoughts are fleeting; they change with the times. Sometimes they’re random or intrusive. Often they’re unproductive and based more on fear than love. We seek psychic security by thoroughly evaluating “all the choices,” but we feel less and less secure as a result. Follow your thoughts all day and you’ll be run ragged, darting left, right, center,... See more
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
Thoughts vs Intuition, and why following your intuition is hard, beautiful, and the most honest thing you can follow
I used to confuse “rational rumination” with intuition. I used to think a lot— a lot —about other people and their motivations, the many problems of the world, and myself and what kind of person I want to be. I thought I was being productive by thinking through these things with the clinical seriousness of a chemist. The reality is that I was... See more
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
Did I write this? Rationality and analysis paralysis might just be my enemy at this stage of my life
You will not find your true self through a series rational choices and consumptive experiences. Some things are not chosen, they simply are.
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
Trust your intuition — make decisions not just from your head, but your heart and your gut as well
Most of modern life is designed to get you out of your deepest self and into your head, where you are more vulnerable to anxiety (the grease between the wheels of technocratic capitalism).
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
By contrast, your intuition is a deep, driving force that is unwavering and steady. It is the center of your truest and deepest self. It’s what is, not what needs convincing.
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
The older I get, the more I realize that what I may think in any given moment just doesn’t hold that much weight. Thoughts are fleeting; they change with the times. Sometimes they’re random or intrusive. Often they’re unproductive and based more on fear than love. We seek psychic security by thoroughly evaluating “all the choices,” but we feel less... See more
Catherine Shannon • On cultivating intuition
I used to confuse “rational rumination” with intuition. I used to think a lot—a lot—about other people and their motivations, the many problems of the world, and myself and what kind of person I want to be. I thought I was being productive by thinking through these things with the clinical seriousness of a chemist. The reality is that I was working... See more