Standing in the Breach

A Call to Moral Maturity in a World Pulled Apart

Diana Vazquez-Douglas
Author · Former Banker · Real Estate Sales Associate Servant Leader · Founder, The Middle Way Movement

I was born in Germany in 1964 to a Puerto Rican father and serving in the U.S. Army, a Vietnam Veteran, and an Austrian mother shaped by post-war Europe. Raised as a military dependent on foreign soil, I learned early that identity, power, and belonging are not theoretical concepts—they are lived realities shaped by systems, leadership, and history.

My life and career have moved between worlds that rarely speak to one another:
finance and faith, markets and morality, leadership and service.

I hold a degree in Finance and Business Administration from the University of Florida, and my professional background spans commercial banking, multi-family affordable housing lending through a nonprofit bank consortium, and new home sales during periods of rapid growth and speculation. I have worked inside systems that allocate capital, shape communities, and reward performance—and I have seen firsthand how easily purpose can be eclipsed by profit when ego takes hold.

For nearly forty years, I have beeen a registered Republican, committed to principles of responsibility, service, and stewardship. Over time, my experience in business, housing, and public life—and my decision to step forward as a local political candidate in 2002 —made one truth unavoidable: our greatest crisis is not partisan. It is developmental.

We have built powerful systems without sufficient moral maturity to lead them.

A Voice for the Middle Way

The Middle Way Movement is not a party, a brand, or an ideology.
It is a call back to balance—rooted in discernment, emotional intelligence, and servant leadership.

I write and speak from the breach: the space between extremes, where clarity still matters and humility is not mistaken for weakness. This work draws on ancient wisdom traditions, lived experience inside modern systems, and a conviction that leadership without restraint ultimately harms the very people it claims to serve.

When broken people run systems, the systems break.
Healing requires more than reform. It requires maturity.

Blueprints for Balance

My books and Letters from the Breach are not commentary—they are blueprints for balance. They explore how unexamined ego, fear-based craving, and moral certainty distort leadership in families, institutions, markets, and nations—and how wisdom, contentment, and accountability restore what has been lost.

This is not soft work.
It is necessary work.

Walk the Middle Way

Where truth becomes leadership.
Where healing becomes strength.
Where restraint becomes power.

America does not need another party.
It needs a pulse.

The next movement will not be led by spectacle or ego, but by women and men who have done the inner work required to lead with clarity, courage, and conscience.

This is the work of standing in the breach.
This is the work of the Middle Way.

Coming Winter 2025/Spring 2026

Call Me Crazy: A Manifesto for Sanity in a Manic World

Part memoir, part movement, Call Me Crazy traces one woman’s journey from sanity to insanity—and back again—with humor, humility, and holy fire.
Diagnosed “bipolar” in a world addicted to extremes, Diana Vazquez-Douglas reclaims her voice and her vision, turning breakdown into blueprint.
The book that inspired a movement—and maybe a presidential run or three.

Dancing with Dragons
Fire, Faith, and The Middle Way for a New Earth

Jesus came to heal minds and hearts.
He stood in the breach—between heaven and humanity—and called us back to wholeness.

We are still being called.
Not to fight harder, but to lead differently—
with clarity, compassion, and courage.
With the torch of servant leadership,
where power exists not to dominate,
but to heal, protect, and ensure no one is left behind.

Unhinged, Uncaged, Unstoppable: A Haiku Awakening
A fierce poetic uprising—seventeen syllables at a time.
Born of lived experience and spiritual awakening, this collection slices through illusion with wit, fire, and emotional precision.
A rebellion in verse for those who refuse to be tamed.

Mom in the Middle: The Barkside Chronicles
A galactic tug-of-war between chaos and calm, starring a strong-willed mom and her two furry forces of nature—Bark Vader and Princess Kittya.
Star Wars meets suburban realness—with a tail-wagging twist.
For humans navigating the mess, the mischief, and the Middle Way.

📚 Now Available

Sacred Silhouettes: Haiku for the Heart and Mind
Seventeen syllables at a time, this collection speaks to grief, resilience, and the sacred path to wholeness—a quiet companion to the Middle Way Movement. Each Haiku is accompanied by a short reflection or writing prompt. Here’s an excerpt:

Unshackled Spirit

Freedom desires —

its thirst is unquenchable.

We are held captive!

Available at https://www.sunshinebookco.com an independent Florida bookstore

Mom in the Middle: The Middle Way is Paved with Paw Prints
A whimsical tale of love, barking, and balance.
A playful, poetic journey through everyday life—where laughter, love, and life lessons come wrapped in fur and wagging tails.
Find grace in the mess, purpose in the noise, and joy in the middle of it all.

Available at https://www.sunshinebookco.com an independent Florida bookstore

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All titles are published through Middle Way Press, an imprint of Diana Vazquez-Douglas, LLC devoted to truth, balance, and creative freedom.