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...