SilverDisobedience

04/01/2026

Did you know that research has confirmed that obesity, smoking and even loneliness are contagious? But here’s the good news: Happiness is contagious, too! How can you spread it? Share some ideas...

02/01/2026

🥊 Tune in to hear from Jill Chastain Diamond, a trailblazer in the world of boxing, as she shares her incredible journey and insights into the sport's evolution. https://diangriesel.com/the-power-of-boxing-jill-diamond/ 🎙️ WBC Cares

Discover Jill Diamond Chastain's inspiring journey from boxing pioneer to philanthropist, advocating for mental health and community empowerment.

31/12/2025

Right about now, we often begin thinking about resolutions and all the things we’re going to change. We begin with good intentions. We reflect on our habits, life, actions and pick something(s) we’re determined to change or improve upon. Some of us even stick to our goals and reach them—which is fantastic! ✨ While I think resolutions are a good personal challenge, I also think they can be ways we beat up ourselves. I’d like to propose some simple resolutions that you can start anytime—that are reachable for all, and that can increase healthy possibilities and feelings of confidence. Of course, you can raise your own personal bar, but if you occasionally miss the mark please don’t use it as a way to beat yourself up. Rather, go back to this list. The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.
· Wake and start your day with two big glasses of water. You dehydrated overnight and this one little change will improve your health.
· Eat a piece of fruit with your breakfast. The fiber, nutrition and sweetness will add greater satiation to your meal.
· Squeeze in extra walking daily. Parking farther away from the entry counts toward these minutes as does taking the stairs whenever possible.
· For lunch and dinner, add two vegetables to your meal. Eat them plain. You’ll get used to the flavors and maybe start enjoying them! Yes, salads, fresh, steamed or frozen all count.
· Smile at the first person you see each day. If it’s someone in your household, it will make your home more pleasant. If it’s a neighbor or stranger, you’ll both feel better as well.
· Choose an inspirational quote and think about it throughout the day. Try to make it a “practical” experience. I post regularly on my website if you need an easy place to find inspiration!

29/12/2025

Lately I've been devouring biography books and movies. You don't have to like Metallica to really learn a lot of important lessons while being wholly entertained while watching their epic film: Some Kind of Monster. https://diangriesel.com/leadership-lessons-from-metallica-some-kind-of-monster/ I share my thoughts in this post.

Discover how Metallica's _Some Kind of Monster_ reveals the power of confronting internal perceptions in leadership and the journey to recovery.

27/12/2025

I haven't watched a lot of football in my life -- but I've been reading and watching biographies. There were a LOT of takeaway lessons in ELWAY on Netflix. Here are my thoughts.

I’ve been reading & watching biographies; one recently was “Elway” on Netflix. My takeaway was this: For years, John Elway’s public identity was shaped by what he hadn’t yet done — more t…

24/12/2025

A peaceful mind is an ultimate life goal. Peace does not mean living in a place with no disruptions, troubles, hard work or struggles. Peace means that regardless of what is happening around you, you can hang on to your inner sense of calm. Having a peaceful mind is the greatest goal any of us can seek and also possibly the hardest feat to achieve. Yet the only way we can ever have peace in our homes, at work or in the world is if we each seek to have peace begin in ourselves. I’m not saying it’s easy, nor am I claiming to have achieved it. Peace is my daily personal goal. It is my wish for today and every day that I will make my heart the ruler of my reactions to others instead of my mind. If I allow my heart to lead the way, I will improve control over my thoughts and choices in more positive ways. ✨ To find our personal pathway to peace, we must each look deep within our hearts to find the barriers we have built against others, against ideas, against anything we are at odds with. Only by breaking down our personal walls and seeing others as one with us — struggling for peace themselves — can we have love and peace in our lives. ✨ This is my wish for myself and for everyone today and everyday. Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me. Merry Christmas. See you in the New Year.

23/12/2025

Inspo dump 💫 Just because

22/12/2025

Most believe that their influence lives in words. This is an elementary understanding of how we communicate. Beyond words, influence lives in affective signaling -- the emotional data you transmit to others before logic ever arrives. Think of this as your tone, pace, stillness, certainty, hesitation, silence, & timing. These signals are read instantly & subconsciously by any observer: They are almost always believed over content. ✨ Humans don't assess facts first. We consider safety, confidence, threat & intent. Only after determining those factors do we then decide whether the information itself is worth considering. ✨ This is why the same message can land as confidence or incompetence; reassurance or manipulation; truth or noise. The determination will depend entirely on the emotional signal attached to it, which influences perception more than the words themselves. ✨ Affective signaling, for many, is rarely deliberate. In fact, the most powerful signals are usually accidental. Anxiety disguised as urgency. Control masked as concern. Certainty confused with arrogance. Silence mistaken for strength or maybe even guilt.✨ And here's the uncomfortable truth I share with my clients: If you are unaware of your affective signals, you are not neutral. You are leaking information that others pick up on, affecting how they perceive & respond to you. ✨ Whether during personal or professional conversations, negotiations, conflicts, crises, media interactions, or even legal situations -- people aren't responding to what's said. They're responding to what's felt. Emotion sets the frame. Perception locks the verdict. Logic is invited in later, if at all. ✨ This is why facts alone don't & won't ever persuade. Why credentials don't guarantee authority. Why calm people command rooms without raising their voice. Why fear spreads faster than truth. ✨ Affective signaling operates below awareness. That's what makes it powerful -- and dangerous. You want to manage it consciously, because doing so, you shape perceptions. Because long before anyone decides whether to believe you, they've already decided how you make them feel.

21/12/2025

The mirror isn’t cruel.
Mirrors are neutral.
Yet, our reaction to a reflection isn’t neutral.
No matter what the situation, the view, the moment --
Nothing changes until the reflection,
however it is perceived,
is accepted without excuses.
That moment of acceptance --
the embrace of our vision --
is where real change begins.

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20/12/2025

Zen (deep peace & understanding) is found in your everyday thought. I think Hell is found there, too.

19/12/2025

Everything in the universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know that I'm fascinated with real physical, health, and psychological science…as well as all the quantum physics, neuroscience, and other new health sciences that are just now being explored and tested. Add in the study of world religions and fascination with music, and you've pretty got most of my personal interests covered.✨A personal research project that I am currently testing in a very un-clinical way is: Raising vibrations. Since some people find the holiday season and the wide variety of gatherings stressful, maybe you want to try this test with me. Perhaps we can even demonstrate statistical significance if enough of us join this experiment. ✨I want to raise my vibration and that of all of those around me, upwards towards feelings of greater love for ourselves and each other — particularly when a state of frustration or anger is vibrating high. My experiment involves mentally envisioning and hearing the words, "I love you." I want to see how another is affected if I mentally keep repeating "I love you" quietly and without telling the person-- when I know that they are not loving themselves. More so, I want to see how it affects my emotions. ✨My thesis is that by becoming conscious of our feelings and understanding that they are really just fleeting thoughts, we can learn to harness our energy and shift it to something more beautiful. ✨Let me know if you plan to give this a try, too. Maybe we can be the largest group in the to collectively raise the love vibration. How cool would that be?!!! FYI: My hand is saying "I love you." in sign language. Try it out!

18/12/2025

Two people can hear the same words�and walk away with completely different realities. That gap explains most conflict.
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