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Nigel Alston column: Doing well by doing good
"You probably don't remember me," the young woman said. We were at a luncheon when she approached me and shook my hand enthusiastically. She was right, I didn't. I admitted that quickly, rather than act as if I did.
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Nigel Alston: Memories are a worthwhile investment
Make memories because no one can take them away.
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Nigel Alston: Three little pigs are nothing to sneeze at
Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.
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Nigel Alston: A variety of sources provide the inspiration
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
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The things you should keep
Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
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Column: Nigel on living the life that wants to live in you
One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.
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Nigel Alston: Inspiring yourself to inspire others
Reading about a dog that disappeared, a woman decided to place a call to cheer up the dog's owner. The owner, after searching diligently, had placed an ad in the local paper inquiring as to whether the family pet had been found.
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Nigel Alston: Bring your story to the circle
It's black history month again, and a segment in our church service is dedicated to acknowledging our contributions. I smiled recently as I sat back and watched youth in the church portray successful entrepreneurs. They demonstrated the importance of a great product and the value of providing excellent customer service.
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Nigel Alston sends out a prayer for the year ahead
Another year was ushered in a few weeks ago under the cover of night as people around the world joined the countdown, seconds before midnight — 10, 9, 8 ... Happy New Year!
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Nigel Alston: It only takes a minute to change a life
After bringing our drink orders to the table, the waitress, without missing a beat, politely informed us about the specials for the day without looking at her notes. I was impressed, and told her so. It was an honest response to what I observed. At the same time, I think the feedback surprised her.
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Nigel gets his Christmas groove on
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were out to dinner. We picked up the bill for a couple without their knowledge — they found out after we departed. Random acts of kindness are gifts.
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Nigel Alston column: Subtle exchange can have profound effect
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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Nigel Alston: Questions tell us where our values lie
"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question."
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Nigel on the little things that make us happy
We are more than what we do ... much more than what we accomplish ... far more than what we possess.
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Column: Nigel experiences 'The Awesome'
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
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Nigel says run for the fun
Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
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Nigel Alston experiences a 'Godwink'
You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
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Amid chaos and confusion
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.
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Nigel on The Help
Some readers tell me, "We always treated our maid like she was a member of the family." You know, that's interesting, but I wonder what your maid's perspective was on that.
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Nigel Alston column: The sense of the National Black Theatre Festival
Dreams are necessary to life.
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Nigel Alston column: He didn't have to do it
"I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy. … If we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last."
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Nigel Alston column: The basic rules for living
Legendary coach Vince Lombardi used to start off each training season by sitting his pro football players down and telling them, "Gentlemen, today we're going to get back to the basics of the game. This, (holding the pigskin over his head) is a football ."
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Nigel rocks out at the WSSU graduation
"I hope your dreams take you ... to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known."
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Developing a Christian memory
Much of what the Bible demands can be compressed in one word, "Remember."
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Perspectives change over generations
I just read a report about the use of mobile technology that provided this stat: 95 percent of text messages are read within four minutes of receiving the message; for email messages, it's 48 hours.
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