Dian Griesel

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Envy No One

In my early twenties, in a conversation with a wise friend who is 20 years my senior, I started whining about the life I didn’t have. When I finished, she patiently pointed out that envy and jealously weren’t my most attractive traits. Then she said: If everyone in the world had to put their troubles […]

Rethink What You Think Matters

Some things do matter. Illness and Death are big matters. Having an income matters and it’s very stressful when money seems to be flowing in the wrong direction. But other than these, not much else really matters. What you said or neglected to; how you acted or didn’t; what your wore; that expression on someone […]

At “Enough” We Share

At some point while venturing through our individual journeys, we realize that others really can’t give us everything we think we want. When this realization dawns on us, the temptation arises to abandon that person (or situation) in search of something or someone different. The problem begins because we think  that another’s inability to fulfill […]

Reaction

The dictionary defines reaction as: 1) an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event; 2) a persons ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli; 3) an adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested or touched. Overall in daily life, I’d define most […]

Believe in Others

Disclaimer: I know this is going to inspire a lot of emotion—both positive and negative. I look forward to reading each and every comment. When I think of youth, I think of innocence. That time in our lives when as children, we believed whatever we were told. Children tend to approach others with openness and […]

Old is an Attitude

Yesterday for an hour on Twitter I hosted a poll.  I asked if “old” was the result of age or attitude. My takeaway is this: Don’t let your attitude age you. Would love to hear your thoughts!  Also, if you’d like to make your opinion heard in future polls, please follow me on Twitter @DianGriesel […]

Calendar Smalendar

Calendars have nothing to do with your age. Calendars are handy when it comes to reminding you what date it is — but being too vested in the days, weeks, months and years of chronological age may prevent you from being open to untold opportunities.  A few years ago when I was co-writing the book […]

Power Play

Almost twenty-five hundred years ago Plato wrote: ‘You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.’ With insights like that it’s no wonder the guy is still a philosophical rock star today. Without play, we become dull, tired and worn out. Sometimes we resist the idea […]

The Falsehood of Normality

For much of my life, if asked, “How’s it going?” My rote response was an automatic: “Fine.” It was my go-to answer for two reasons: 1) Because I though complaining was weak and ugly and 2) I was afraid to admit that anything in my life might be anything other than fine. The problem with […]