by Havi Brooks | May 23, 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 | May 21, 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. What a week. Big hellos...
by Havi Brooks | May 20, 2010 | biggification
The super short version of this post: Being visible and putting stuff out there = terrifying. But also appealing. And all sorts of biggifiers yell at us to hurry up and get big. Gah! Stressful!!! However, there’s a Very Useful Piece of Truth hiding under that...
by Havi Brooks | May 19, 2010 | not hating on yourself
Right now it seems like most of my friends and clients are in various stages of that uncomfortable, unpleasant, overwhelming thing that is being completely burnt out. Burnout. Ugh. Being in it is sucky and terrible. We know that. From ridiculous amounts of experience....
by Havi Brooks | May 17, 2010 | stuff I think about
But first: an example. The art of stopping. Stopping — as in, being in a state of intentional not-doing — is not really something that just happens. Most of us have to learn how to do it. And the learning of it takes time. It’s a progression. You...