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In which I substitute interrogation for meditation.

by Havi Brooks | Sep 15, 2009 | not hating on yourself

I still can’t meditate (because of the jackhammers) and it’s kind of driving me crazy. But in the meantime I’m replacing my usual morning practices and general Havi-wackiness with … answering questions. Questions I ask myself. It helps me...

What you do when you feel like dirt.

by Havi Brooks | May 18, 2009 | my personal practice, not hating on yourself

This is not some theoretical post, full of brilliant bits of how-to-ishness from genius expert me. I actually do feel like dirt at the moment. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Ugh. To the point that I don’t even feel up to walking you through my process or...

When you don’t want anyone to look at you.

by Havi Brooks | Apr 27, 2009 | my personal practice, not hating on yourself, stucknesses & stuckification

I spent most of my twenties not wanting to be seen. Actually, I probably spent most of my life not wanting to be seen, but what really sticks out is the period right after I got divorced. Not wanting to be seen (take 1) One of the many lovely things I acquired along...

I’ll laugh about this later.

by Havi Brooks | Apr 18, 2009 | not hating on yourself, stuff I think about

The other day I was on the phone with an old, old friend. And I mean “old” like we’ve been friends for too many years to not be able to laugh about really horrible things. Which is exactly what we were doing. Actually, we were laughing (and really...

I wanted to ask you something.

by Havi Brooks | Jan 10, 2009 | not hating on yourself, updates & announcements

Actually, I wanted to ask you something and then also to tell you something, but there’s only so much one can fit into a title. Anyway, hi. Yesterday in a gorgeous piece of coincidence, I got email from both the second-oldest Shivanaut in the world and the...

Changes afoot (yes, afoot!) at The Fluent Self

by Havi Brooks | Jan 5, 2009 | not hating on yourself, updates & announcements

Big, crazy changes. Afoot. Every once in a while I get hit by a wild and reckless burst of inspiration and come to the conclusion that — hey, what the heck — wouldn’t it be fun to totally restructure my entire business? I honestly don’t know...
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