by pattyptakkogutek | Feb 14, 2017 | inspiration
Life does not tell us what to do. We are not born with a road map showing us the way. But life does give us hints clueing us in, pulling us to our destiny. In a recent discussion, a spiritual director called these inklings the “Holy Itch”. (I loved that very...
by pattyptakkogutek | Feb 6, 2017 | inspiration
Remember the childhood game of tag, running to touch your friend, yelling “tag”. The tagged person being the new designated runner to go find someone else to “tag”. News flash: We did not leave this game in our childhood days. God plays this game with us every day....
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 31, 2017 | inspiration
Enjoying the warm sunshine, I sat poolside enjoying my latest read as I couldn’t help but listen in to the interactions of the nearby family. Approaching lunchtime mother announced that she was going to get some lunch for them. As mom started to leave her small...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 24, 2017 | inspiration
Do you ever feel like you are going around in circles, going nowhere? You can see the end point marching to the goals set out before you and still fail to see the progress. When these feelings set in we need to remember the lessons of the labyrinth. Life is like...
by pattyptakkogutek | Jan 17, 2017 | inspiration
Every afternoon an elderly gentleman made his way into the parish church, taking a seat in the last pew. Sitting all alone in the back of the silent empty basilica the expressionless man stared straight ahead. After a half hour the attendee would quietly leave, saying...
