Diane Dreher
Diane Dreher is the author of a number of books including The Tao of Inner Peace and Your Personal Renaissance, which draws upon her research on the lives of over one hundred Renaissance artists, writers, scientists, and saints, as well as leading research in positive psychology. She has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as credentials in spiritual counseling and holistic health, and is Professor of English and Research Associate at the Spirituality and Health Institute, Santa Clara University. www.dianedreher.com
Articles by this Author
The Sense of Calling
- By Diane Dreher
- Published 07/19/2008
- Meaning and purpose
Seeking your calling is a process of discovery that continues
throughout your life, informed by your questions, your conflicts, and
your deepest dreams. It is the journey known by many names, from
Homer’s Odyssey to the pilgrimage in Dante’s Divine Comedy and the
quests of the knights of the round table, to the vision quests of
Native Americans, and the path of the Chinese sage, Lao Tzu. Abraham
Maslow called it self-actualization. Joseph Campbell knew it as “the
hero’s journey.”