by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 14, 2016 | inspiration
Do you sometimes feel disappointed in yourself, maybe even that you are a miserable failure at some things? Comparisons often make us feel like we have a big “L” pasted on our foreheads for “Loser”. Look at our culture, rating, judging, and evaluating everything. We...
by pattyptakkogutek | Nov 8, 2016 | inspiration
Do you go through your day judging, evaluating, and analyzing situations summing it up as a good day or bad day? When things are sailing along smoothly we may think, “Wow, what great day to be alive.” Or maybe your day may be a little tougher reflecting the expression...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 31, 2016 | inspiration
Tooling down the road in a hurry to get my errands checked off my “to do list”, I listened to the news channel in my car. Fighting off the dark mood that began to creep in as I absorbed the “world mess”, the regular newscast was interrupted bringing an announcement....
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 24, 2016 | inspiration
Oftentimes we get so caught up in our daily routines that we fail to remember just exactly who we really are. Most days we drag ourselves out of bed, don the clothes preparing to check the items off the “to do” list. We rarely skip through our days with abounding joy,...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 17, 2016 | inspiration
Strolling through the streets on Catalina Island taking in all the window displays, my eyes and mind were captured by this one brightly colored tee shirt. It read: “Wherever you go, there you are.” I laughed thinking how ridiculous or how sublime, I couldn’t quite...
by pattyptakkogutek | Oct 10, 2016 | inspiration
School of Life At the very beginning of my doctorate studies, the counselor prepared me for the onslaught of academia pressures to earn this degree. He gave me 3 rules to remember that would make my journey a little easier, ensuring program completion. I think that we...
