by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 23, 2018 | inspiration
As I walked down the pier in San Diego I related to this hand painted wooden sign: “Kinda Pissed At Not Being a Mermaid”. Now I’ve always loved the water, its peace, its immensity and the many lessons that can be learned by the ocean. Guess I’m a “Mermaid Wanna Be”....
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 16, 2018 | inspiration
Do you ever think about going somewhere where nobody knows you and starting a new life? I found this question posed on the Internet. The question initiated a lot of conversation with almost 2,000 comments. I didn’t have time to read all the comments but the bulk being...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 7, 2018 | inspiration
They say with age comes wisdom….not necessarily! Nothing will supply the want of sunshine to peaches unless you have the cheerfulness of wisdom. – Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the surest signs of wisdom is not the number of years you’ve counted but a display...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jul 2, 2018 | inspiration
Have you ever been deemed with “having great potential” or voted the “most likely to succeed”? Most people would look on these comments as compliments, a vote of confidence in someone’s abilities. OK, so we’ve been given many gifts. But now what? What if we don’t...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 25, 2018 | inspiration
We are not who we think we are! We are not defined by what we do for a living, where we live, what is in our bank account or who people think we are. “When we’re growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do, when what we really need is space to work...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 18, 2018 | inspiration
Love that Corona beer commercial reminding us of an important key to happiness – the ability to disengage. What a waste of time and energy we expend! Most of our stamina during the day is spent on things/activities that don’t really matter. We are bombarded with...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 11, 2018 | inspiration
Love, like beauty, might be in the eye of the beholder: Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’ – Chris – age 7 Finding the answer to this question is a lifetime quest. We sing about it,...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 5, 2018 | inspiration
If I could order “patience” from Amazon I’d order a double dose expecting to receive it ASAP. I need this virtue more than ever since immediacy is so much a part of our lives. Our lives are propelled with insta-everything: on-the-spot photos, quick microwave meals,...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 29, 2018 | inspiration
We are not who we think we are! We are first and foremost spiritual beings. Our wonderful souls infused with our human bodies provide us with all the tools we need on this earthly journey. While our eternal souls “signed up” for this School of Life to learn lessons to...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 21, 2018 | inspiration
The long awaited royal wedding day arrived with thousands of onlookers lining the streets to get a glimpse of history. Amid the cheering fans, the BBC interviewer asked a woman, “What does this celebration mean to you?” Her answer: “Hope”. To this woman and many...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 14, 2018 | inspiration
The crossword clue read, three-letter word meaning, “be human”, the answer: “err”. Making mistakes, missteps and errors comes with being human. Then why do we subscribe to the idea of perfectionism in so many aspects of our lives? Our culture subscribes to being the...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 5, 2018 | inspiration
Life is a balancing act. While I subscribe to the philosophy of squeezing all the juice out of life that I can, I realize that in some situations that I have no control whatsoever. There are times when I have to throw my spiritual arms up in the air in surrender....
by pattyptakkogutek | Apr 30, 2018 | inspiration
“The purpose of life is to live it, to take experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for a newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt Yes, this is not a dress rehearsal. I’ve always said that we are not here for a long time, but a good...
by pattyptakkogutek | Apr 18, 2018 | inspiration
Joe and I recently celebrated our 26thwedding anniversary! It was just like the storybook: “love at first sight.” It’s when the heart and soul scream, “Yes, he’s the one!” This phenomenon brings feelings of emotional intensity. It’s like your own cosmic attraction. So...
by pattyptakkogutek | Apr 14, 2018 | inspiration
“You’re going to do what?” my sister cried through the phone when I told her that we were moving from the beach in Del Mar CA to the mountains of Whitefish MT. She finished urging, “Don’t tell anybody because they will lock you up as a crazy person!” Twenty years ago,...
