Tag: mindfulness
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Discovering Mindfulness in Madagascar’s Countryside
Discover inner peace in Madagascar’s quiet highlands, where rolling hills and red earth paths offer profound solitude away from city noise. A personal journey of self-discovery in rural Madagascar’s understated countryside.
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Finding Flow: Lessons from Toamasina’s Community Work
On those magical moments when hours vanish—and why they matter more than we think.
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The Most Overlooked Teacher for Professionals: Nature’s Lessons in Leadership & Growth
Nature operates on principles that boardrooms spend millions trying to decode: sustainable growth, adaptive resilience, efficient resource allocation. The difference? Nature has been stress-testing these strategies for 3.8 billion years.
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Discovering True Relaxation: Lessons from My Grandfather
A retiring UN official discovers the difference between managing stress and actually relaxing after 30 years in international diplomacy. Lessons from the Seychelles on finding peace.
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The Most Important Thing to Carry: Wisdom in Chaos
Reflects on 30 years of international civil service – the most important thing carried isn’t in any bag, but wisdom from grandfather, multicultural heritage, and daily practice.
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How I Create Comfort in a Life of Constant Change
The Quiet Power of a Portable Sanctuary It was just past 5:00 in the morning in a dim, overheated hotel room in Antananarivo, two decades ago. The air conditioner had stopped working during the night. I lay half-awake. I was mentally rehearsing. This meeting was likely to be one of the most politically sensitive of…
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How important is spirituality in your life?
A UN professional from Seychelles explores the dual nature of humanity—physical and spiritual—through international development work and mindfulness practice.
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Unbroken: The Strength We Build Without Breaking
I’ve learned that strength isn’t always forged in the visible fractures of the body. Sometimes, the most profound resilience is built in silence—in moments when we bend, adapt, and endure without snapping.
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Reflect on: What is the Oldest Thing You Are Wearing Today?
my Kyokushin Karate belt. Frayed at the edges from years of training, travel, and introspection, it is more than just a piece. It is more than just a piece of cloth. It holds stories of my journey. It symbolizes experiences far beyond its simple appearance. It’s become a physical chronicle of my path
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Redefining Freedom: Lessons from Everyday Life
Where in your life might you be measuring freedom through someone else’s yardstick? What would change if you redefined it as internal capacity rather than external circumstance?
L J Padayachy 