by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 27, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
As many of you know, North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, MT is an establishment dear to my heart. I worked with the dedicated staff, Board members, and Foundation members to raise over 6 million dollars to build the present “state of the art” medical...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 20, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
Joe and I just returned from a book signing at the I Can Do It conference in Washington D.C. Once again the dedicated speakers fanned the inspirational flames of more than 3,000 people. Last time I went to Toronto for the conference I shared some of the messages...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 18, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
Yesterday I was thrilled to learn that “A Change of Habit” is one of the finalists in the AZ 2012 Literary Contest. Places will be awarded on Nov. 3rd. Thanks to everyone for your interest and support. Sept. 22-23rd, “A Change of Habit” will...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 14, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
A copy of “A Change of Habit” will be featured in Scotland this weekend, September 15th-16th. It will be on display at the Balboa Press booth at the I Can Do It conference. We will be implementing a new promotional feature at this conference. A...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 13, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
Following the rules has been drilled into me for so long that sometimes it’s difficult to “shake it off” and be “normal”! I was in the grocery store picking up a few items. Since I was in a hurry I looked in my basket to see if I...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 6, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
I love getting readers’ comments on my blog. Now I know that some of you “out there”in cyberspace are reading it! Thanks for taking the time to respond. A while back a long-time friend wrote to me concerning one of my posts on guilt. She...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 30, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
The fifth secret according to the “7 Secrets to Guilt-Free Living” in ” A Change of Habit” is “Don’t worry about making a good decision, instead make a decision good.” In the past, I had always been so worried trying to...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 23, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
First and foremost a big thank you to all of your who have taken the time to write a review for “A Change of Habit” on Amazon. I appreciate the support and continue to be humbled by the many sincere heartfelt comments. September 7th, 8th, and 9th...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 16, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
As I finished off last weeks post on learning to disappoint others, I realized how difficult that can be and how important it is to have some ready tools on hand when we feel that punch in the gut of letting someone down. For me it’s a terrible feeling of...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 10, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
As the Olympics wind down my emotions can finally “take a break”. After watching the women’s gymnastic competition I couldn’t sleep…for hours. You would think that I had a daughter or relative participating.. I did not. I was just...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 3, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
Please check out the new website for my book at <achangeofhabit.net>. I still have the same domain name and address but the new redesigned site gives the user many more options, such as a quick reference to the “7 Secrets To Guilt-Free Living”, the...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 27, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
Since all this social media and blogging is new to me I immediately have major heart palpitations if something does not work that way I think it should. All of a sudden my computer would not download (not sure if that’s even the proper word.) the pictures from...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 20, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
I believe that in this “School of Life” we are here to learn lessons. There are many life lessons for us to embrace before we “graduate”. That’s precisely why we signed on for this earthly journey. We wanted to grow more loving, more...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 13, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
As Joe and I were walking out of a store headed to our car an older, well-used, dirty, clunker of a sedan approached us ever so slowly from the opposite direction. It was difficult not to make eye contact with the young scruffy looking guy cruising by. He stopped...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 6, 2012 | Spiritually Speaking
I wrote a lengthy article for the Huffington Post relating my reaction to the “I Can Do It” conference in Toronto June 23-24. This piece appeared in the Post on July 2, 2012. This is an expansion on my personal blog….of which I want to make a...
