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In The Missing Peace, I want to inspire people to live an authentic life that includes peace as the most treasured and indispensable ingredient. I use my life stories and the lessons I learned after a rude awakening that shook my life, to walk my readers through simple but effective ways to live their lives from a place of inner peace. I want my readers to embrace peace so when they are presented with any of life’s difficulties, they have the tools to overcome them and go back to living harmoniously.
-Nere
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Advocate
After Nere discovered her inner peace, she wanted to share her findings with her community and the whole world.
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Lifelong Learner
Nere was prompted to learn from early childhood. She excelled as a student in her many academic pursuits. She values the bountiful opportunities life offers to learn and grow.
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Mother and Grandmother
Nere saw her childhood dream become a reality when she had five children—two girls, Nere and Verónica, and three boys, Enrique, Pascual, and Ignacio. She adores her four grandchildren, Viviana, Valeria, Clarissa, and Joaquín.
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Basque
Nere was born in the Basque Country and lived there until she was eight-years-old.
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Venezuelan
Nere emigrated from the Basque Country to Venezuela, where she was raised, went to school, worked, got married, and had five children.
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American
Nere initially came to the US to pursue specialized education. She moved permanently in 1991 and since 1998, San Diego is her residence.
About Nere
Nere was born a child of war, in 1936 Basque Country. In 1945, she and her family emigrated to Venezuela where she was raised, pursued a successful career in economics, got married, and fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a mother to many children. In 1977 she found herself at a crossroads—her marriage ended, and her successful career had not brought her inner contentment—so she moved temporarily to the United States with her five kids to pursue a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Leadership. However, she realized that even more important than another advanced degree, her highest goal was to find inner peace. That decision began to drive all other decisions as she embarked on her own journey, not only across physical continents, but across the continent of her own heart.
Nere discovered that living in peace is possible. And when she did, she turned her attention to the world at large, aspiring to share this peace with others. She worked as a psychotherapist for individuals and groups in the USA and Venezuela for more than ten years. Later, she became a conflict resolution mediator and actively worked to create a Department of Peace in our federal government.
Her book, The Missing Peace, is the fruit of her journey. It is her heart's desire to inspire her fellow humans to live an authentic life that includes peace as their most treasured and indispensable ingredient—like an umbrella, firmly planted, covering and protecting all.
1941: Grandpa Pascual and Mom with four-year-old Nere and her sister Rosa Mari heading to school in Galdakao, Basque Country
1944: Seven-year-old Nere with older sister Rosa Mari, Grandpa Juan, and Mom, after folkloric dancing at the plaza in the little town of Galdakao.
1950: In Venezuela, Nere is still catching up with her dad after five years of being apart. The photo is blurred, but the love is clear.
1954: Teenage sisters Rosa Mari (seated) and Nere playing in their yard in Caracas
1997: Pensive Nere, getting ready to move back to San Diego for good
2004: Nere's granddaughters Viviana and Valeria after a Peace parade in San Diego.
2004: Attending an event for Representative Susan Davis at the park.
2008: Nere with her children and grandkids, visiting her Basque cousins.
2013: Getting loose on her 77th birthday
2008: Morning fun with her kids and grandkids.
2008: In Bilbao, with daughters and granddaughters.
2011: Proud grandma of her only grandson, Joaquín.
2011: Celebrating her 75th birthday in Caracas with friends and family from her three cultures.
2011: On top of the world in Canaima with her kids and grandkids.
2011: After a long expedition to Angel Falls in Venezuela, Nere and her family settled into their sleeping quarters for the night.
2012: Celebrating with her two daughters Nere and Verónica.
2018: Playing angels with youngest grandkids Clarissa and Joaquín.
2021: Enjoying summer vacation with her five kids.
2021: Nere's adorable grandkids, enjoying each other’s company.
2021: Anyone having fun yet? The whole gang relaxing in the pool.
2020: Stones with one word intentions for 2021 for each member of the family.