Desiderata: Original Text

This is the original text from the book where Desiderata was first published. by Max Ehrmann  in1927. It is in public domain. Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good...

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...

A Blessing to be a Tool of Love’s Healing Touch

From Pierre’s book 365 Blessings to heal myself and the world We bless ourselves in our ability to see the love that undergirds all reality, whatever the material appearances to the contrary.We bless ourselves in our ability to see all with the eyes of love, saint or...

Seasons

May we have patience for all the things that have not bloomed yet and gratitude for all the things that have. Mary Davis In her book of daily reflections, Every Day Spirit, Mary Davis reminds us that “the change of seasons in nature offers the chance to reflect on the...

Changing our individual and collective destinies through blessing

Fabrice Pinel “Every time you bless… You shine a light where everyone else sees only darkness. You see opportunity where others see only a dead end… You are the promise of a new world. May beauty, goodness, and uprightness be your only concerns. It is their turn to...