Étienne Pait’s life is an inspiring example of one who has fulfilled his dream. He desired change, having lived his youth lacking meaning, purpose and direction. “My life was floundering,” he said. “I was experiencing chronic discontent and dissatisfaction.”Opening himself to a willingness to trust a small seed within that said something else was possible, Etienne dedicated his life to answering the questions we all ask, “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?”

In Étienne’s youth, he had a few experiences providing him with a knowing within that grew, as if inviting him to seek his real Self and God. He responded to this invitation by creating a new way of living. Determined to change, he began to respond to daily life with a willingness to live according to the knowing within. Though he did not know how this life’s journey would look, he risked trusting

Responding to life with trust led to many significant and revealing experiences — from observing despair to experiencing pure unconditional love. Working with aids patients, the addicted and those who had suffered severe emotional and physical trauma, Étienne’s deep compassion and will were moved to seek direct communication with God. Working as a school teacher in Brooklyn, New York, revealed the experience of children’s pure love, proving to him “unconditional love is possible, and real love can be so deeply felt tears of overwhelming joy spontaneously flow.”

Étienne’s experiences in life are vast — from a sense of isolation when not fitting in to witnessing extremes of trauma; from the prejudice against those of mixed race in the ‘60s to experiencing the mystical light of awareness within. Étienne is an inspiring example of flowing with life’s changes and accomplishing one’s potentials.

Étienne is a minister of joy, sharing with all who seek to overcome obstacles to expand Self awareness. Realizing our oneness with all life, he is minister to young and old, rich and poor, all cultures, races and creeds. “Awareness of our true Self is available to us all,” says Étienne, “a life spontaneously flowing and free from the disturbing reactive emotions and illusionary fears we all tend to create when not knowing our real Self.”

With wisdom, laughter and overwhelmingly joy, Étienne reveals the hope and exciting possibilities dwelling within us all. He declares, “Once the question, Who I am? is answered, it’s impossible not to be blessed!”