by Nicole Havelka | Dec 22, 2021 | Advent & Christmas, Antiracism, Community, Social Justice
Pay attention, and tune into hope. That’s what I’ve been asking people to do in my weekly yoga classes and my Mindful Advent Yoga Series. So I thought I’d put my hope-filled reflections out there, too. Here are five things (plus an honorable mention) that have...
by Nicole Havelka | May 5, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Creativity, Mindfulness, Organizations
I gathered my snacks, my Oscar ballot and my remote control then settled in to watch the telecast of the 93rd annual Academy Awards with more anticipation than usual. My effervescent reaction was not typical of this troubled time for movies — most people were not...
by Nicole Havelka | Jan 27, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Creativity, Mindfulness
In 2020, my creativity felt a lot like a bouncing ping pong ball. Some days the rap of the hollow white ball on the table was rapid and constant – your eyes and ears could scarcely keep track of its rapid-fire tapping. Other days, it hit with one dull thud and then...
by Nicole Havelka | Jan 13, 2021 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness
A few months into pandemic lockdowns, a friend and I were talking about how hard life was in that moment. We concluded that our “best” (whatever that means) kinda sucks right now. Our sucky best is not a result of a lack of hard work, knowledge, skills, or discipline....
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