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Upcoming Events

March 22nd, 2023 Lakeland University, W3718 So Dr. Plymouth, WI. 53073

April 25th, 2023 (Tuesday) Sheboygan Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8 St. Sheboygan, WI 53081.
Book Presentation & Signing 6:30pm – 7:30pm

September 19, 2023 (Tuesday) Sheboygan Yacht Club, 214 Pennsylvania Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53081 Inspirational Speaker, Book Presentation & Signing 9:30am – 11:00am

Past Events

November 14, 2022 (Monday) Domestic Abuse Intervention Services 2101 Fordem Ave. Madison, WI 53704 Book Presentation 12:00pm – 1:00pm

November 13, 2022 (Sunday) Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Dr. Madison, WI 53716
Book Presentation & Signing 11:45am – 1:15pm

November 10 2022 (Thursday) Plymouth Library, 130 Division St. Plymouth, WI 53073
Book Presentation & Signing 10:00am – 11:30am

October 29, 2022 (Saturday) K-Lorraine Wellness Studio, 202 Pine St. Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
Book Presentation & Signing 10:00am – 11:30am

October 27, 2022 (Thursday) Richardson Hospice Resale Store, 1130 Plankview Green Blvd, Sheboygan Falls, WI. 53085. Book Presentation & Signin. 4:00pm – 6:00pm

October 8, 2022 (Saturday) Unity Spiritual Center, 2409 N. 8th St. Sheboygan, WI. 53083
Book Presentation & Signing 9:00am – 11:00am

Diane has taught or spoken at these locations and many more.

ARC Community Services, Inc. Residential Programs for Women – Madison, WI – arccommserv.com
Blue Sky of Professional Massage & Therapeutic Body Work – Green Bay, WI –https://www.blueskyedu.org/
Celebrating Life Ministries – Chicago, IL – celebratinglifeministries.com
The Common Woman, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services Madison, WI – abuseintervention.org
East Madison Community Center Madison, WI – https://eastmadisoncc.org/
Family Resource Center – Sheboygan, WI- https://familyresourcesheboygan.org/
Head Start of Sheboygan County – https://www.sheboyganheadstart.org/
Interfaith Project – Sacred Acts of Eating and Caring for Creation. Unity of Madison – unityofmadison.org
Lake Monona Water Walk – Madison, WI – lakemononawaterwalk.org
Sheboygan County YMCA Camp Y – Koda – https://sheboygancountyymca.org/camp-y-koda/index.html
Sojourner Family Peace Center Milwaukee, WI – https://www.familypeacecenter.org/
St. John’s United Church of Christ – Sheboygan, WI – http://stjohnssheboygan.com/
The Osthoff Resort – Elkhart Lake, WI Women’s Health Forum
The Rise of the Fallen Veterans Exhibit – Madison, WI – andreferrella.com
Unity Spiritual Center Sheboygan, WI – https://www.unityofsheboygan.org/
UnityPoint Health Meriter Community Health Education Center Madison, WI – unitypoint.org<
Unity Church – Madison, WI – https://www.unityofmadison.org/
UW Green Bay – Sheboygan, WI Campus – https://www.uwgb.edu/sheboygan/
Whole Foods Market – Madison, WI – https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/madison

Articles/Press

How one woman who survived sexual and physical abuse is now teaching classes about happiness

A survivor of physical and sexual abuse, divorce and a period when she had to live on welfare, Diane Pauly drew on those experiences when she developed her college class.
A class called “Happiness.”

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Nothing in the world really belongs to us/you.
Snow will melt through our fingers.
Vehicles, homes, clothes, money -- all deteriorates, returns to dust / nature over time,
just as the human body does.
Everything is on loan, even our loved ones.

Be kind to everyone, happiness will follow.

Yesterday is History,
Tomorrow is a Mystery,
Today is a Gift,
A gift of Learning

We suffer, not because we do not want to understand things, but because we are ignorant. Ignorance means lack of knowledge, just as darkness means lack of light.

We are so busy acquiring things of the world that we have forgotten how to live. Change your thinking, change the world.

When asked, what does it all mean, or even the why of it all? I like to reply; “Look to the sky, where does it end? I can’t comprehend it, can you? It’s called life, for me --- A Purpose Driven Life – Of Helping Others!”

We Live, We Die,
We Laugh Love Pray and Cry
What a Mysterious World This Is

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This can be a difficult population to work with given their many serious issues and not just anyone can join and connect with these women. It takes a ‘down to earth,’ authentic, and compassionate individual with a hopeful outlook that becomes contagious. Diane is one of those individuals. She agreed to come and share her jour-ney and to nurture the women as they learned about how to be happy and how that happiness is really a spiritual journey. Current research suggests that helping recovering addicts develop and practice spirituality is one of the most critical components of recovery.

“Diane has received wonderful evaluations from her students. Two classes in particular, ‘Happiness Comes from Within’ and ‘Circle of Stones,’ focus on the potential in all of us to deepen spiritual awareness in the every-day moments of our lives. Diane is able to capture the hearts and minds of her students, so they leave with an enriched repertoire of strategies with which to rediscover their divine essence. She enjoys being of service through teaching others with love and sincerity, and those blessed to be in her classes experience uplifted hearts.”

The course materials were thought-provoking and targeted experiences and situations found in ‘everyday life.’ As a consequence, all the participants found personal ways of relating to what was being discussed. Issues of spirituality, growth and experiential learning in life were addressed weekly, as well as a wide range of individual topics like women’s health, nutrition, and other factors that significantly influence how one relates to oneself, others and the world at-large.

As an avid reader, I love all genres; this book fit into so many: spiritual, narrative, adventure, memoir, self-help. Diane shows us how Life’s twists and turns and surprises shape our destiny. To read this story is like stepping into the shoes of an evolving guru!

While reading Diane Pauly’s book, A Purpose-Driven Life of Helping Others: From Joy to Anguish and Back – A Memoir, I found myself wondering how the bright, successful woman I came to know in her middle years had found her way through the experiences that have left others in similar situations persistently depressed and non-functional. And then I glanced again at the cover. The subtitle, ‘from to joy to anguish and back’ and I understood that her tenacity and strength of spirit had traveled with her through it all; her inner guidance had shown her that a better life was hers if she could only find the courage to keep moving forward.

Diane writes passionately and purposefully of her relatable life experiences, from pain to intense joy! A Purpose-Driven Life of Helping Others: From Joy to Anguish and Back – A Memoir is about her journey from victim to survivor to thriver. Pauly is a determined life learner, reframing struggles into opportunities. She transforms her life through self-responsibility and self-empowerment, finding purpose in helping others on their journey to healing, peace and love beyond fear.

Diane was determined to make the best of life, and she did find the man of her dreams after many failed relationships. What rose out of the ashes was a strong spiritual essence, a love to be of service to those suffering and who were less fortunate. This diamond in the rough has shown her readers that everything is possible with God and that there is a plan for each of us, regardless of our present situations. Diane found that hard work, family, and her love for God and nature have brought her into the Highest form of Grace, which is to Love and BE LOVE! Great Read!