by Havi Brooks | Nov 30, 2010 | my personal practice
I was at the Great Ducking Out last week, projectizing a project.* * A project of the kind one avoids because it is so very dear to one’s heart.. And about twenty minutes in, bam! I hit the first wall. Well, I thought it was a wall. But then when I got closer,...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 29, 2010 | stuff I think about
Oh, the art of avoiding answering direct questions. I find it thrilling, fascinating and exceedingly difficult. Aside from answering a question with another question, and mastering the art of quick subject changes, it’s hard to know what say, other than Awkward...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 28, 2010 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 26, 2010 | updates & announcements
Because it’s Friday AGAIN. And because traditions are important. In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. Is it Friday? I...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 25, 2010 | my personal practice, stuff I think about
I did this last year and the year before, so now it’s a thing. Tradition! Backstory. I feel very uncomfortable with the various forms of culturally acceptable Forced Gratitude that show up this time of year. And, at the same time, it really is such a beautiful...
