by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 26, 2013 | inspiration
An emphasis on gratitude is paramount to a rich spiritual life. Remember the song? “When I’m worried and I can’t sleep… I just count my blessings instead of sheep….” Abundance surrounds us, yet we get caught up in anxiety, worry, and guilt. Binding ties cut off our...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 18, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
In the big picture of spiritual development, what good could a telemarketer be? Reaching for the phone, I hastened my pace hurling the bags of food onto the counter as if I could qualify for the sprint races in the Olympic games. Breathlessly I greeted with a...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 15, 2013 | inspiration
“Is God everywhere?’ quizzed a little boy having breakfast with his mother. “Yes, everywhere” replied, mom reassuringly. “Is God here us with in this room?” the curious little boy continued. “Of course, He is in our kitchen”, mom answered. “Is God in my cup”? asked...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 12, 2013 | inspiration
Some of us do not know that we are infected with unhealthy guilt, thinking that our spiritual lives are “just fine, thank you”. We don’t want to think of ourselves as “bad” people so we disassociate ourselves from our actions and motivations shoving aside...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 5, 2013 | inspiration
Sometimes a true spiritual awakening shakes us out of our sleepiness like an annoying alarm clock. Has the rug ever been pulled out from under you? Have you been “taken to your knees” by the Universe with no apparent reason left only to cry out “why me”? Well, don’t...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 29, 2013 | inspiration
Your spiritual awareness becomes finely tuned as you discover you destiny. A while ago I wrote a “mini-series” to share some insights on “finding your why”. Oscar Wilde said that the two most important days of your life is the day you were born...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 22, 2013 | inspiration
Sometimes we just get STUCK in a corner and see no way out. We might be unable to move past an obvious injustice done to us, suffer a tragic loss and not able to “move on”, or stuck in a situation or relationship that we cannot see our way clear. ITS’ ALL...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 12, 2013 | inspiration
I’ve been writing, speaking, and coaching about living you life on your own terms, tossing guilt aside since “A Change of Habit” came out about a year and a half ago, being “awed” at the reception of the topic of guilt. There are some...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 8, 2013 | inspiration
A couple of weeks ago I started my “mini-series” looking at Oscar Wilde’s quote: “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you realized “why”. If you missed the first two installments, you can...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 1, 2013 | inspiration
My wonderful husband, Joe, and I usually take about a 3 mile walk every morning, up to the water tower and back. It normally takes us 45 minutes as we take in the beautiful Montana fresh air, sunshine, and forested trees on our mountain..Today we woke up to...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 17, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
A couple of weeks ago I started my “mini-series” looking at Oscar Wilde’s quote: “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you realized “why”. If you missed the first installment you can read...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 9, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
“WHAT were you thinking?” is one of the most frequently asked questions I hear. How does a normal fun-loving teenager find her way into a convent in the 1960 to take the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience? What factors went into that...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 5, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
In a fit of frustration we have all probably cried out “Why me?”. Small inquisitive children badger ceaselessly “why”? Oscar Wilde wrote that the two most important days of your life are the day your were born and the day you realize...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 29, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
Sister Mary Vodka to the rescue! Are you burdened with the pangs and pains of guilt: the fear of failure, the stress of not being “good enough” and missing the mark of perfection that you seek. I have recorded a 25 minute guided meditation to help you identify and...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 22, 2013 | Spiritually Speaking
The sign in the parking lot read “Customer Parking only”. I had an appointment in the office around the corner from the shopping center with street parking being the only available space for my car. My business was not quite in the shopping center and I...
