by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 3, 2018 | inspiration
Recently I attended a wine dinner celebrating the 50thanniversary of the ZD winery in Napa Valley. The owner explained how his father began making wines while working in the aerospace industry in 1968. In naming his newly found winery, he lifted the name, “ZD”, off...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 29, 2018 | inspiration
Recently Sears and Roebuck, famous for their coveted catalog and mail order business, closed its doors. Once known for being so big that the employees filling orders had to use roller skates in order to work in a timely manner! Similarly, singing the same sad song,...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 22, 2018 | inspiration
Alabama native, Philip Rivers, quarterback of the San Diego’s Chargers, is a devout Catholic, a husband and father of seven. (Even though the team is now in Los Angeles, they will forever be the San Diego Chargers to me). At the North Carolina State University...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 15, 2018 | inspiration
We start out in life with high hopes, even higher expectations, and the knowledge that everything in life will go as planned. We make decisions based on our hopes and dreams around our lifetime goals – schools, spouses, employment, and retirement. But somehow life...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 7, 2018 | inspiration
In the maze at the DMV to apply for the new driver’s license, I was sent to desk number 5. Before I sat down I noticed this sign on my clerk’s desk, reading, “Please be patient, I am Training”. With patience being on my short list, I took heed especially in this...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 1, 2018 | inspiration
In his last year on this earth, Steve Jobs reflected on life. “The best six doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and friends.” As smart as Steve Jobs may have been, I think he missed a most significant power. Although those...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 24, 2018 | inspiration
Most young men probably don’t aspire to being a parking valet. But Jay does…with gusto! When Jay goes to retrieve our car, he runs all out, dashes like his pants are on fire. Returning with the car, Jay hands you your keys huffing and puffing smiling all the while. ...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 17, 2018 | inspiration
If you have strengths such as love, kindness, hope, creativity and 20 other positive powerhouses, you will still be missing the single best predictor of good relationships and emotional well being as reported in the Scientific American journal….that being GRATITUDE. ...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 10, 2018 | inspiration
Wouldn’t it be nice to just ring the bell to request anything that would satisfy our every whim? We’d have no worries, no pain, no sorrows, and anything to make our lives easier, more pleasant and more enjoyable. Buzz….buzzz In actuality we have something, Someone,...
by pattyptakkogutek | Sep 4, 2018 | inspiration
After being “held up” by Krazy Ani, on the Heber Train ride through the Provo Canyon, this guitar -strumming-train-robber entertained us. She amused us with her “train songs” but it was her original song that spoke to me. We listened to her new song, “My Brave”, as...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 25, 2018 | inspiration
It’s not WHERE you live; it’s HOW you live. It’s not WHAT you have; it’s HOW you use it. We are all called to be of service, to serve one another. Throughout the ages, wise sages from all walks of life remind us of this important message of service. The Buddha...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 19, 2018 | inspiration
“Life is a beautiful thing. Pack a bag, make a playlist. Watch the world. Don’t speak. Just listen.”- John Mayer Life is a beautiful thing, but sometimes we miss it. This call, to “don’t speak, just listen,” is consistently challenged in our daily lives. We can get...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 12, 2018 | inspiration
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James We are bombarded on a daily basis with small things that can bring great misery, small things causing worry and pain taking over our lives. Kind of like the ant taking over the molehill! A few weeks...
by pattyptakkogutek | Aug 5, 2018 | inspiration
My eyes, drawn to this license plate, read: “Faithup”. Immediately my mind started playing mind games: buckle up, man up, eat up, stand up….. The driver of this car “got it”, and is sharing the important reminder with everyone on the roads. Yes, we need to “faithup”...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 30, 2018 | inspiration
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” Marcus Aurelius My carefree days of childhood were weighed with fear. Fear, not so much of death, but of disappointing, fear of getting into trouble, fear of getting hurt, fear of...
