by Havi Brooks | Aug 13, 2009 | my personal practice
I’m reading the book Slow Time by Waverly Fitzgerald for … I don’t know, probably the fourth time. If you don’t count all the times that I just pick it up and start reading a page or two. It’s one of those “it lives by my bed”...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 4, 2009 | my personal practice
Second post in a short series … But first I need to be all disclaimer-ey … So I find most non-Jennifer-Louden-written self-help-ey books to be pretty insipid — but I adore Wishcraft by Barbara Sher (she’s @barbarasher on Twitter). You can...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 30, 2009 | my personal practice
First post in what might end up being a short series … But first I need to be all disclaimer-ey … So I find most non-Jennifer-Louden-written self-help-ey books to be pretty insipid — but I adore Wishcraft by Barbara Sher. You can download the ebook...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 28, 2009 | my personal practice, stucknesses & stuckification
Well, I guess it’s more things I’m learning this week. Because I’m teaching at this amazing Writer’s Retreat in Taos and yeah, it’s all kinds of intense. Definitely not at the “processing my weird-ass realizations” point yet,...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 23, 2009 | my personal practice
Okay, enough with the disclaimers. The cast of characters: My arms: not so much their actual physical arm-ness, more like a representation of my arms. Actually, think of a Greek chorus made up entirely of arms. Me: You know, me. Cobalt: The awesome body-work chick who...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 12, 2009 | 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. Ever since I posted the first one asking my perfect house to find me, which...