Tag Archives: mindfulness in international development

Nine Tips for International Development Practitioners

Posted on April 2, 2016 by jocknoble

March 2016 marked ten years since I began working in International Development focusing primarily on local economic development. So I thought this a good time to put down a few  insights that I have found useful or which I think … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget Me

Posted on July 6, 2014 by jocknoble

I arrived in Jakarta last night. It is midday Saturday and I am in a chair with a woman at my feet. Rogers, with its white marble polished floors and large central tank with colourful corals and exotic fish, is … Continue reading →

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Coming Home to Now – Melbourne

Posted on July 6, 2014 by jocknoble

By the time I boarded the train in Prahran I was fairly certain that there was something seriously wrong with me physically. I felt exhausted. The month of December, leading up to my move back from World Vision in Jakarta … Continue reading →

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All in Good Time

Posted on June 22, 2014 by jocknoble

Jakarta in May is hot at first light, hotter by noon, beads of sweat running down the gutter of your back bone, your head buzzing like a microwave  and in this heat the one thing you know to  be absolutely true is that … Continue reading →

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The Foolish Man

Posted on November 20, 2013 by jocknoble

Stories From the Road The Foolish Man There was a poor man who lived at the edge of the town in a house of old bricks, with poor fitting windows and a rusty steel roof. In summer his house was … Continue reading →

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