by Havi Brooks | Oct 1, 2009 | stuff I think about
File under: inadvertent benefits to shoe-throwing. Naomi had one hell of a shoe thrown at her the other day. Which sucks. Ow. And while I don’t want to even slightly imply that being the object of shoe-throwing is a good thing (it’s not!), an astoundingly...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 30, 2009 | biggification
A while back I wrote about the “no one is interested in my thing” phenomenon. You know, when we jump to the big crazy conclusion that the reason people aren’t calling or hiring us or buying our stuff is that we suck. A lot. Clearly. And yeah, that’s us...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 27, 2009 | 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 | Sep 25, 2009 | 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. Sixty Chickens....
by Havi Brooks | Sep 24, 2009 | my personal practice
So I’m a big fan of that weird form of brain exercise known as “free-writing” (uh, worst name ever?) where you ask questions and then just write down whatever pops into your head. It almost always turns out that there are these neat little surprises...