by pattyptakkogutek | Feb 12, 2014 | inspiration
How can being selfish or greedy enhance our spiritual lives? Tomorrow, Feb. 14th is Valentine’s Day, the traditional day for chocolates, champagne, and little love notes. It is the day set aside to show someone special that we care. Some of us have advanced degrees in...
by pattyptakkogutek | Feb 5, 2014 | inspiration
“This is harder than it looks!” the struggling surfer shouted as he waivered back and forth at the mercy of the waves. Ah, such is the life on the ocean and so too, with our spiritual lives. The constant mix of balancing amidst the elements takes us on some wild waves...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 28, 2014 | inspiration
Your spiritual life can be buoyed up by a day at the beach. Spiritual growth can wash over you just by sitting by the ocean’s shore reflecting on LIFE. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE BEACH? Life is as unpredictable as the waves. The calm quiet lull of the water can...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 21, 2014 | inspiration
Our spiritual lives bloom in the rich soil of happiness. Happiness is an indicator that we are on the right track following our destiny. Our hearts are encoded with our life’s purpose, our life’s mission. And when we are “at one” with our destiny our souls sing!...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 15, 2014 | inspiration
We surround ourselves with security finding comfort in the “normal” in all facets of our lives. When we are forced to give up our accustomed ways of doing things, viewing the world through our typical lens, we can be shaken to our very core. As life unfolds, the work...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 8, 2014 | inspiration
Weighed down with bundles of grocery bags demonstrating the fine art of unloading the car with one trip, I stumbled into the house to be met by a ringing phone. Reaching for the receiver, I hastened my pace hurling the bags of food onto the counter as if I could...
