by Havi Brooks | Dec 18, 2013 | calm techniques
Sometimes I have a thing I have to do and I very much do not want to do it. Then there is a huge monster rebellion, and I end up hiding in bed watching some show on Hulu, and the monsters are also up in arms about that, even though I basically got there due to...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 16, 2013 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write a Very Personal Ad (aka Vision-Possibility-Anticipation) to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. Sometimes wanting feels conflicted or just plain hard, and that’s okay. At the...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 13, 2013 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} What worked? S words. I asked for S words and I got S words. They solved things for me. Next time I...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 12, 2013 | my personal practice
When my brother was little, he came home from nursery school one day and announced, “I know the S word!” The parental reaction to this, if I remember correctly, was about halfway between shocked and bemused. And of course we had to figure out if he really...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 11, 2013 | stuff I think about
I am cobbling together a ritual for solstice this year. And I would like company with my ritual, because the whole point of it (for me) is companionship. So consider this an open invitation to join me, in a form that you like. What this is about, for me. Some of the...