Diane Dreher


Renaissance Wisdom


Don't give up in challenging times.
As great leaders have always realized, we overcome the darkness and disappointment around us by increasing the light within us. Our greatest natural resources are our hearts and minds.

New Blog about The Tao of Inner Peace


Welcome to My Web Site

Our childhood adventures reveal our gifts, our own unique talents and strengths. Recently, my gift of curiosity led me back through the centuries to explore the lost wisdom of the Renaissance. I studied over one hundred Renaissance artists, writers, innovators, scientists, and saints to learn why some people transcend the ordinary to make a creative difference in the world.

I found that Leonardo, Elizabeth I, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Galileo, Milton, Teresa of Avila, and other remarkable men and women shared one vital quality: they each believed they had a calling, felt they'd been given a unique set of gifts to make their own personal contribution to the world. They began discovering their callings by using their gifts, the same path taken by successful artists, writers, and innovators today.

The practices that helped Renaissance men and women discover their callings have been validated by the latest research in psychology and neuroscience. My new book, Your Personal Renaissance, shows how you can use these practices to find your own true calling, bringing greater joy and meaning to your life.


Thank you for visiting my web site. I wish you joy on the path.

In peace,

Diane Dreher

Selected Works

Nonfiction
Your Personal Renaissance
"A most helpful book for finding both your passion and your calling for life."
--Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love Is Letting Go of Fear
Spiritual
The Tao of Inner Peace
"A simple and comprehensive vision of personal and planetary peace...Dreher's examples work as meditations as well as road maps"
--Minneapolis Star Tribune