by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 24, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
You know what brings on most everyday guilt? Food! We are bombarded from every angle, from health industry to the media marketers” to eat well, be healthy, and look your best. A great deal of the stress about eating is well intended to keep us healthier, enjoying a...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 17, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
A blind person asked St. Anthony “Can there be anything worse that losing your eyesight? He replied, “Yes, losing your vision!” As the principal of an elementary school, I thought of myself as the “gatekeeper” and the “keeper of the vision”. I constantly reminded...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 10, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
We often hear others ask in astonishment, “What were you THINKING?” Getting into the heads of others is quite a difficult task, but it would certainly unlock the doors of understanding to many questionable behaviors. Have you ever wondered what God was thinking? ...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jun 3, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Don’t know if it’s human nature or just me, but we seem to spend a lot of time worrying or trying NOT to worry. We worry about our personal situations, our children, our parents, our health, wealth, and happiness. If we have done the right thing or the wrong thing,...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 27, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Does our spiritual development depend on our fate, luck or chance? I posed this question to myself as I read the license plate “F-8” turning in front of me. The whole idea of fate, destiny, and luck whirled around in my head. Do you ever look at people whispering,...
by pattyptakkogutek | May 19, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
When reading about spiritual awareness we think about the developmental process, the flow, the opening of our minds and hearts. Sometimes I think that this concept of “unfolding” gives us a false sense of “ease”. When you are “in sync” with your life’s purpose and...
