“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman
Esmae Arabella Doucette passed from this life peacefully on Dec. 2, 2022. She was surrounded by her parents, five siblings and grandmother holding her in love and light.
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