#Nemotia November 11
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In November 2025, many of us will be taking part in the 30-Day Human Condition Coach4aday Challenge. “Human conditions” can refer to the wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and social experiences that define our lives. Each day we will spotlight or describe those experiences. I am going to use this challenge to dive into a book called “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” written by John Koenig. It provides the readers words for feelings or human conditions we might be hard to describe. My condition for today is NEMOTIA.
There is problem with lots of information about the plight of others around the world. When you hear of civil war, starvation, persecution, or living in squalor and you feel to change it you are experiencing Nemotia.
Human Condition-30 Day Challenge Guidelines
As with previous challenges, participants are encouraged to adapt the guidelines to fit their own circumstances. If you can, commit to sharing something about a Human Condition during the month of November.
- Record or Describe a Human Condition. Try, if possible, to provide an example
- Share with a challenge partner if you have one.
- Join the conversation by posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge
If you need help in clarifying Human Conditions here are some examples
November 11-Nemotia
One question that touches on what philosophers and spiritual teachers have wrestled with for centuries: how to live meaningfully in a world that contains so much suffering.
A lesson I had galvanized from Stephen Covey’s work is the Sphere of Control
Focus on the Sphere of Control
You can’t fix the world, but you can affect your corner of it. Think in three concentric circles:
- Control: What you can directly do (volunteer, donate, speak up, vote).
- Influence: Where you can nudge change (educate others, support good policy).
- Concern: What you care deeply about but cannot change right now — and must release, for your own peace.
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