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Category: Human development

Is compromise a four-letter word?

The other day, a friend and I were chatting over a cup of coffee. She was telling me about some troubling issues at her work. Finally, I sighed and said, “I’m so sorry this is happening.” She looked at me funny and said, “Well it’s not YOUR fault!” Of course it wasn’t my fault, nor…

October 4, 2013
Fatigue and Disappointment: 7 reasons I am grateful they exist in my life

12:09am. I was asleep, blissfully asleep. And then I awoke. Not to a noise or to a phone call—but to the sense of a burden. A few minutes later, my phone rang with disturbing news. Now one hour later, I have had multiple calls with colleagues in Uganda, and am aware of an emerging problem…

February 5, 2013
“The Elusive Image” (A 90-second read about drawing the impossible)

You have likely heard the story of a little girl who sat down to draw, and when her teacher asked what she was going to draw, she said, “I’m drawing a picture of God.” “But, honey, no one knows what God looks like,” the teacher said. To which the little girl replied, “They will in a…

November 7, 2012
“And I’m Glad I Did” (A three-minute read about hidden commitments—and a jump rope.)

One day a few weeks ago, my trainer and I finished a session of boxing, and he invited me to sushi. He’s quite savvy, and recognizes the intersection of leadership, psychology, and physical wellness—and he wanted to more formalize the consulting piece of our work together. (I have been providing Read more […]

May 25, 2012
4 Things I’m Glad I Don’t Know for Sure

For years, on the last page of the ‘O’ magazine, Oprah Winfrey has written a column she calls: “What I know for sure.” Today, I’m doing just the opposite. In a reading for my “Spirituality and Health” class, I highlighted this phrase: “Prior to conception, the soul exists as a drop of Read more […]

February 21, 2012
“Especially Set Aside” (An 80-second reading on creating space for conversations that matter.)

The music is pumped up on the car radio, you’re driving to a somewhat familiar place, but then suddenly you realize you’re lost. What’s the first thing you do? You turn down your radio. Why? Because you need to create cognitive space for the task of reorienting yourself. Like a collection Read more […]

February 19, 2012
Don’t just do something, stand there. (A 1-minute reading.)

One of my first kids was initially brought to AidChild covered in wounds—the beating kind. Nearly every inch of his little body had been abused. We don’t know his date of birth, but he must have been six or seven years old. It was truly awful. Like all of my kids, he quickly rebounded, and…

February 16, 2012
“Is Sad Bad?” A discussion of the impact of sadness on human development

When our emotions are picked and fastened together in a bunch—into our life-bouquet—each bloom emanates its own aroma resulting in the special perfume which is us. Most people want to have beautiful, happy bouquets, but our collections of emotions sometimes develop differently, and melancholy Read more […]

February 8, 2012

Nathaniel Dunigan, Ph.D., Ed.M.

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