by Nicole Havelka | Dec 29, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care
Happy New Year, wonderful humans! I had a wonderful, restful Christmas holiday. I didn’t travel to see family, though we did share a Zoom meal together on Christmas Eve. I didn’t even attend a party, just one church service. On Christmas Day, I made some cookies and...
by Nicole Havelka | Nov 16, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care, Social Justice
I’m conflicted about the holidays, but not for the reasons you’d expect. I’m not stressed out about holiday cooking and shopping; I gave most of that up years ago. I’m not anxious about holiday travel; I’m not doing that anymore either, thanks to COVID. I’m not...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 9, 2020 | Advent & Christmas, Change Leadership, Community, Faith Formation, Healing, Mindfulness, Yoga & Church
“Peace can be difficult to feel because of the chaos that surrounds us.” I wrote that line more than a year ago for my 2019 Mindful Advent series, but is really true now. Everything in this year feels like chaos — the disruption of a pandemic, the helplessness created...
by Nicole Havelka | Oct 6, 2020 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Creativity, Mindfulness, Organizations, Ritual, Social Justice
“It’s Not About You.” If Dr. Haldeman was giving you a “talk” that included this phrase, you were not being your best self. Seminary classmates and I grew accustomed to hearing these words from my worship professor and advisor, Dr. Scott Haldeman, while I was in the...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 17, 2019 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Faith Formation, Mindfulness, Self Care, Yoga & Church
Each Christmas season, I make a ritual of watching the Frank Capra Christmas Classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Though I know there is a strong cult following for the movie starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, there is an equally large group of those who furrow their...
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