by Nicole Havelka | Oct 30, 2022 | Burnout, Change Leadership, Mindfulness, Self Care
The fall leaves are giving us a show in the northern hemisphere right now. Deciduous trees are shedding their leaves in anticipation of the colder and grayer winter. Humans, at least in the U.S., tend to revel in the fall season. I don’t think it’s just that...
by Nicole Havelka | Jun 2, 2022 | Change Leadership, Creativity, Faith Formation, Healing, Mindfulness, Ritual, Self Care, Social Justice
Presence. That’s the word that emerged when Sharon Salzberg, the well-known Buddhist meditation teacher and author, invited us to reflect on dharma. The Buddhist concept, which can be understood in a wide variety of ways, can mean that which sustains us or what we can...
by Nicole Havelka | May 26, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Ritual, Social Justice
Complicated feelings have been part of Memorial Day since its inception. Being a church nerd who loves ritual, I searched for the origin story of Memorial Day recently. Within seconds, (Thank you, interwebs!) I found a fascinating article about how David Blight, a...
by Nicole Havelka | Apr 14, 2021 | Community, Creativity, Mindfulness, Pop Culture, Ritual, Self Care, Uncategorized
I don’t remember much from sixth grade, but I have vivid memories of my teacher’s after-lunch reading ritual. The ritual was simple: We’d read our way through a book, a chapter at a time each day after lunch and recess. I’m terrible at remembering details, but somehow...
by Nicole Havelka | Feb 17, 2021 | Change Leadership, Creativity, Healing, Mindfulness, Self Care
Nicole is excited to have filmmaker and educator Lindy Boustedt takeover her blog this week! It was early February 2020 and I was waiting to see a neurologist for the very first time. Migraines were happening at an ever-increasing rate – sometimes three a week – and...
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