Gratitude For Life’s Abundance

Prayer is not about asking for things or performing complex rituals. It is about a deep, simple state of gratitude for existence itself. As Meister Eckhart stated: “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough”...

Today

Nicole Charest | lapetitedouceur.org Sometimes, we need to return to something simple – a gesture that gently brings us back to ourselves. Just for today, I choose to slow down. To not anticipate what’s coming or dwell on what’s past. Just to be fully present in...

Joy

Joy is considered the greatest achievement of a lifetime. Discovering Joy means returning to a state of oneness with the Universe. Pure Joy is the true nature of the Divine and is, therefore,our birthright as children of the Divine. The more Joyful we are, the closer...

Graceful Guidance

Our angels are here to help us and by calling on them for assistance, they’re able to do their job. At some point in our lives, we are likely to find ourselves asking for help, perhaps from no one in particular and without knowing where help could possibly come...

Wisdom from a Sufi mystic

The piece below, from the 13th century poet Rumi, carries within it an essence that is central to many spiritual traditions around the world. The teaching itself may seem simple, but the most powerful ones always do Everything that comes our way in this life, good or...