by pattyptakkogutek | Mar 18, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Adversity works as a giant stepping-stone in your spiritual growth. You’ve heard the phrase about enduring hardship with its promise to make you a better person, if it doesn’t kill you first. Most likely overcoming difficulties won’t kill you, but undoubtedly it will...
by pattyptakkogutek | Mar 12, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Spiritual growth oftentimes butts up against the norm. I’ve been told “everything in moderation”, be a “good girl”, “children are to be seen and not heard”. These admonitions rang through my ears as I grew into adulthood. The “not rocking the boat theory” SEEMED to...
by pattyptakkogutek | Mar 4, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
Have you ever noticed how a newly washed car just seems to run better? The same principle applies to our spiritual development. The engine of the sparkling clean car seems to “purr” along, the ride seems to smooth out, and the parking place that you were...
by pattyptakkogutek | Feb 26, 2014 | Guilt-Free Tips
My “long-suffering spiritual development” evolved through the years weaving through religion. As a dedicated Catholic I immersed myself in religious practices, going to daily Mass, reciting the rosary, confessing my sin, pleading through novenas, etc. You get the...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 27, 2013 | Guilt-Free Tips
A “Guilt-Sponge” can face the holidays guilt free by remembering that everything does not have to be perfect. Nothing is perfect so enjoy “it is what it is!”
