Diane Dreher

Diane Dreher's Blog

Opportunity

September 16, 2009

Tags: nature, contemplation, slow down

Today I'm working at home and noticing the tiny hummingbird at my study window, amid a green cathedral of oaks, pines, and California bay trees surrounding the house. What a wonder it is to slow down, turn off all the noise, and reawaken to the subtle beauties of nature.

The Renaissance neoplatonists realized that beauty feeds a hunger deep within our souls. Today--every day--is an opportunity to reclaim that beauty, to embrace and cherish the beauty of our natural world.

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