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Spiritual Awakening Lesson Learned From the Olympics

By Patty Kogutek | 02/18/2014

As the Olympic flame burns in Sochi Russia we can take some spiritual notes. The fear of failure has been conquered.  The competitors not only fly through the air at recording breaking speeds and hurl their bodies performing dangerous feats…

How Can Being “Selfish” Enhance Your Spiritual Awakening?

By Patty Kogutek | 02/12/2014

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…

Feeling Out of Balance? Growing Spiritually

By Patty Kogutek | 02/05/2014

“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…

Spirituality Up: Life’s a Beach!

By Patty Kogutek | 01/28/2014

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…

Your Life…You Own It: Awaken Spiritually

By Patty Kogutek | 01/21/2014

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…

Old Habits Are Hard to Break – Growing into Spirituality

By Patty Kogutek | 01/15/2014

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…

Are You Ringing with Guilt?

By Patty Kogutek | 01/08/2014

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…

“Better In Theory”: A Spiritual Step into the New Year

By Patty Kogutek | 12/30/2013

How can your spiritual life be enhanced by billboard advertising tequila? Patron tequila wins the holiday billboard sign with this message: “It’s better to give than to receive….in theory”.I smiled thinking many things sound good in theory, look good on…

Flutter, Fuss, and Flurry: Easy Prayers for the Hurried

By Patty Kogutek | 12/26/2013

Don’t put your feet up on the couch to relax just quite yet. Although the celebrations are winding down there is still a lot of stress, pulling us away from routine, especially the quiet time that we think we need…

Wishing You Joy: Spiritual Life Coaching Blog

By Patty Kogutek | 12/19/2013

As Christmas draws near, the true meaning of the Season nestles in. They say a picture is worth 1000 words. So this video must be worth a million! Here is my wish and prayer for each of you as we…

All I Want For Christmas is an Angel: Spirituality is Awakening

By Patty Kogutek | 12/10/2013

Over time, my body has given into gravity, my mind plays games with me, and the expression of my faith has shifted. But one thing has remained constant over the years, my belief and reliance on Angels. In grade school…

Coming Together: A True Spiritual Development

By Patty Kogutek | 12/03/2013

With the remembrance of Pearl Harbor looming ahead of us it’s an excellent time to reflect. During World War II, the world lost 60,000,000 (yes, 60 million) people. This picture is one of the exhibits at the World War II…