Diane Dreher

What was your favorite childhood adventure? Mine was exploring. I once found a secret tunnel under a California highway that led through a maze of overgrown trees to an abandoned house, with its turrets and balconies whispering of other lives and times. I'd read books about long ago, climb the massive redwood tree beside my parents' house, or gaze at a sky filled with stars, wondering about worlds beyond my reach.

Our childhood adventures reveal our gifts, our own unique talents and strengths. As an adult, 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.

I love books that take me to other worlds while offering deeper insights into my own. I hope Your Personal Renaissance offers you keys to your own new Renaissance life.

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

In peace,

Diane Dreher