by Havi Brooks | Aug 3, 2010 | my personal practice
The third-worst job I ever had involved a lot of dread. Dread and anxiety and pressure and deadness and agonizing wishing it would end. Maybe not as full-of-dread as the Moroccan mafia toy import company, and maybe not as full-of-deadness as the assembly line. But the...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 2, 2010 | my personal practice
Yes. Yes. And we begin. Me: So, you’re my blog. My blog: Yes. Me: I wish you had a name I could call you. My blog: Okay. Pause. If I think of something I’ll let you know. Me: Isn’t it a little weird that we hang out six times a week and I’ve...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 31, 2010 | stuff I think about
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 | Jul 30, 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. Yeah, you kind of have...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 29, 2010 | updates & announcements
Okay. It’s getting to be slightly absurd the way I have been disclaimerizing all my posts this week. So this one? Also not really a post. Whatever that means. More of a … oh, let’s call it a summing up. This week of teaching at Jen Louden’s...