Tag: mental-health
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The Power of Mentorship: Recognizing Potential in Others
Mentorship creates ongoing ripples of recognition that extend far beyond the original relationship. By helping us see ourselves more clearly, mentors change what we do and who we become.
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Voting with Intention: Faith and Civic Responsibility
This is a reflection on the quiet power of voting without partisanship—choosing unity, justice, and service over division.
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Mindful Social Media: Authentic Island Living
My approach to social media is intentional, focusing on where my passions for island living, mindfulness, and wellness intersect. These, to me, are more important than chasing algorithms or metrics.
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Lessons Learned from My Aunt: A Story of Resilience
Living on our small island was akin to living in a closed environment. Everyone knew everyone’s business, and there were no secrets. As the child of a single mother in her early twenties, I had a label. I carried it before I even understood what it meant. Words like “illegitimate” floated around me like invisible…
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Finding Purpose: My Ikigai Journey
I never planned to discover my life’s purpose while hiding from the Port Louis, Mauritius rain. Yet there I was, ducking into a bookshop in Caudan one dreary Friday afternoon in October. I was shaking droplets from my shirt and wandering aimlessly through the shelves. At that moment, I saw the spine of “Ikigai: The…
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Work as Redemption: Insights from Les Misérables
Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables” offers one of literature’s most in-depth studies on how work provides more than just subsistence. Work can be a pathway to redemption and a means to discover identity and service. This is shown through the transformation of its hero, Jean Valjean. His journey and transformation from convict to benefactor highlight the…
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Finding Fulfillment: What Work Would You Do for Free?
A basic consideration when we choose a career is the salary packages and social status associated. Still a profound question worth contemplating is, ‘What work would I pursue even without financial compensation?’ This question is not merely hypothetical but fundamentally challenges our relationship with work. It is the intersection of labor and a deeper sense…
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Transforming Communities: Lessons from Madagascar’s HIV Response
Working in Madagascar’s HIV and AIDS response has offered invaluable insights and reshaped my understanding of community improvement. Madagascar’s HIV prevalence remains relatively low compared to mainland African countries. The approach has gone beyond traditional healthcare interventions to embrace HIV and AIDS as a development issue requiring multi-sectoral collaboration.
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Adapting Professionally Post-Pandemic: Key Changes
When the pandemic struck, I never anticipated how dramatically it would reshape my professional identity. Having personally battled COVID-19 and lost colleagues and friends to this disease, my perspective on work and life fundamentally changed. I now share these reflections on my adaptation journey. Redesigning My Workspace: From Afterthought to Architecture Before the pandemic, my…
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Morning Rituals: Boost Focus and Clarity
Introduction Many years ago, my mornings were a blur of snoozed alarms. Rushed coffee and the frantic energy of someone perpetually running late. I’d arrive at work often depleted. I wondered why I couldn’t match the focus and clarity I experienced during my evening Kyokushin karate training. The disconnect between my disciplined approach to martial…
L J Padayachy 