by Nicole Havelka | Dec 8, 2021 | Healing, Mindfulness, Ritual, Self Care
“When your mind turns to judgment, instead turn to wonder.” This was one of the guidelines for behavior at a retreat I attended years ago. It really grabbed my attention and caused me to reflect. My habit of judging others’ behaviors, choices and mistakes is deeply...
by Nicole Havelka | Dec 1, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Creativity, Mindfulness, Yoga & Church
I am having to work double-time at hope this year. Fall was busy for my business, so I hopefully embarked on building an online store (with the help of at least two other people). I promoted holiday gift ideas for weeks, and then: There were no sales during my Small...
by Nicole Havelka | Nov 11, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Change Leadership, Creativity, Mindfulness
When I was about six years old, at Christmas time a very large, rectangular-shaped object covered with a blanket appeared in our living room near where the gifts were kept. My brother and I were intrigued, wondering who could be getting such a large gift. I...
by Nicole Havelka | Nov 3, 2021 | Change Leadership, Mindfulness, Organizations
When I was a senior in college, I became the co-editor of the college newspaper — The Knox Student — along with my friend Rob. When introducing us, Rob would say, “Hi, I’m Rob. I’m in charge of happiness. This is Nicole. She’s in charge of everything else.” His...
by Nicole Havelka | Sep 16, 2021 | Change Leadership, Creativity, Healing, Mindfulness, Self Care
I am not a crafty person. I’ve often envied people who can bring knitting or crochet into a meeting and absentmindedly work on a project while occasionally and appropriately interjecting into the conversation. I am in awe of the attention to detail people pay to bead...
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