by Nicole Havelka | Jan 26, 2022 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Self Care, Social Justice, Time Management
I’m a workaholic. It started in high school when I began taking on too many activities: theater and choir rehearsals, speech team competitions, college visits, high school newspaper deadlines. I learned to manage my own calendar because my mom could no longer...
by Nicole Havelka | Aug 11, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Healing, Mindfulness, Self Care
Even though I liked to learn and did pretty well in school, I felt pretty nervous every year before starting class again. The anxiety amped up in middle and high school. I dreaded seeing students who picked on me. I was insecure about my body in gym class. I was...
by Nicole Havelka | Jun 30, 2021 | Change Leadership, Healing, Self Care
Confession: I did not want to write this blog this week. I’m exhausted. I’m grumpy. I’m discouraged. My meditation practice this morning only took the edge off my funk. I’m glad I work and live alone so that others don’t have to put up with me right now. (Apologies in...
by Nicole Havelka | Jun 23, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Creativity, Mindfulness, Organizations, Ritual
When I worked in a regional role within the United Church of Christ, I used to help local churches develop vision and plan for their futures. In these sessions, I would often sound like an annoyingly curious three-year-old or deranged parrot. I would ask variations on...
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...
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