by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 7, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Are you ready for a miracle? Miracles happen every day. Don’t miss your opportunities. Dang! It’s 4:15 and those silly birds are louder than ever, chirping and singing. Don’t they know it’s still dark out and sunrise is a couple of hours away? As I rolled over in bed...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 30, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Last weekend many of us sat glued to our seats as we watched our U.S. Golf Ryder Cup team suffer a devastating loss to the European team. Since our team hasn’t won since 2008, the players carried the added pressure of high expectations that have grown through the...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 24, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Does time really speed-up as we get older? My mom said it would! Do you remember how the two-week Christmas break from elementary school seemed like an eternity? Now two weeks speeds by faster than a speeding “bullet train” so that I can barely remember it. Sharing...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 16, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Everywhere you look, everyone is seeking happiness. Even Dr. Oz has a headline with an article about a “happiness supplement” that I scanned in the check out line at our local grocery store. Then there’s my favorite happiness song by Pharrell Williams. The tune and...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 9, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
We are constantly concerned about “fitting in”, presenting an image that projects healthy families, successful undertakings, and kind hearts. But oftentimes these are illusions that we chase. Truth be known, we are all struggling with the human condition of “not quite...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 2, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
“Dear Lord, I’m getting impatient! You KNOW our house has been on the market for far too long without an offer. You KNOW how much time, energy, not to mention, the money, that we have put into updating with heated bathroom floors, huge flat screen TVs and even an...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 27, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
The popularity of the “selfie”, the self-taken picture, is raging over the Internet. I’m fascinated by what people put “out there” and why. With their hair all-askew, the camera angle up their nostrils, these “soon to be” executives rising in the corporate ladder,...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 19, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Wouldn’t it be grand if someone loved us totally, beyond our wildest dreams that enwrapped us in a comforting blanket of unconditional love, no matter what we did? Good news: we do! We are so loved by a God who really does care about our personal situations. ...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 12, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Have you ever been misjudged? Often times we are misunderstood. People rush to judgment observing our actions from their limited vantage point. They can’t get into our heads to see our motivations, nor would they want to. They are very content and satisfied...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 5, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Does God REALLY hear my prayers? How prophetic can one golf commentator be? Phil Mickelson hit the top of the bunker as he scurried to get out of the sand trap sending the ball into yet another bunker. Gary McCord comments, “Just like life – a bunch of...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 28, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
We all know these kinds of people. You know the ones I’m talking about, the unreasonable and self-centered… The guy pushing his way in front of the line to rebook a flight after the scheduled one had been cancelled. The woman honking madly trying to cram her...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 22, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Growth is not only physical, but spiritual as well. The blog post today chronicles just how challenging this can be. From time to time I love to introduce you to new blogger. I’d like to you to meet Lisa Pardini, a woman a met in Boson at the New England...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 15, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
In our spiritual growth we often have to “”let it go”. We often hear to “let it go”, and “move on with your life”. Easier said than done. How do you get over the pain of betrayal or the slights of injustice? These seem like insurmountable...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 8, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Life oftentimes throws us a curve ball of adversity unexpectedly. I started out on my daily walk, blue skies and white fluffy clouds. At the farthest point from our house, it began to rain! I was astonished! I looked up at the sky wondering, “What the heck?,”...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 1, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
photo (c) Waiting by Bradley Gordon/Flickr Life begins and ends in gratitude. In last week’s blog we looked at what it means to live in “abundance” enjoying celebratory food without being dragged into the guilt-pit. Gratitude is the key to spiritual...
