Wisdom Women of November 2022
Diane Brabant
Meet Diane Brabant
Ever hear the expression "If you really want something done, ask a busy woman"?
Someone who proves the accuracy of this statement is Diane Brabant, our selected "Wonder Woman” for the month of November. Is she a busy woman? We invite you to judge for yourself.
Teaching is Diane’s lifeblood. She holds a PhD in cultural anthropology and biological anthropology and has taught at Moorpark College for the past 48 years. And she simultaneously taught comparative religions at Newbury Park High School for 38 of those years.
Another passion of Diane’s is candles! She sold her way to the top and is now vice president and lead trainer for PartyLite, a well-known candle and gift company. Many of us here at Global Truth Center have purchased or been gifted these wonderfully fragrant candles.
From teacher/mentor, to entrepreneur, to community supporter, to devoted mother, ALL of her accomplishments are still huge parts of her life.
Born in Arcata, California, Diane and her family moved to Pacific Grove, on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, when she was in the eighth grade. She graduated from Pacific Grove High School and then from UC Berkeley in 1979.
She is the proud mother of Kristin, 32, Brett, 42, and Brandon, 43, and she has five grandchildren ages 6 to 12. She and her loving husband Steve (both of whom are Religious Science practitioners) have regularly attended our center since 1985 and have seen it through its transitions, from the Church of Religious Science to the Center for Spiritual Living to Global Truth Center.
Through all the changes, Diane says the center still speaks the same beautiful message she heard when she was 8, "That God is inside me and is someone that I can talk to and ask advice. You don't have to be perfect.”
When asked if she does any volunteer work in her community, she lists the Boy Scouts, Manna, child abuse prevention, fundraising for Newbury Park High School, Save the Children and Child's Health USA. At one time she was the committee chair and area leader for the Jane Goodall Institute. And for many years she has served our spiritual community as committee chair on numerous fundraising events, and she continues co-chairing two popular Global Truth Center fundraising events, the annual Holiday Boutique and the Wine Tour.
When asked, “What do you wonder? she said: "I wonder when all the people on Earth will appreciate life and one another.” Diane said she is happiest when outside, at the beach, the forest, or the swimming pool with family and friends.
Dear Diane, the busiest lady around, you bring that happiness to all of your friends, family, students, and to your Global Truth Center community. We are honored to honor you as Wonder Woman, November 2022.