by Havi Brooks | Apr 28, 2023 | my personal practice
Easy Mode Sometimes my back pain makes it not fun to stand, and sometimes it makes it not fun to sit, and right now (let “right now” = the past couple weeks), sitting is the miserable one. And so I pace, or find things I can do either standing or reclining that are...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 9, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: A turquoise door with an arch shape cut-out, through which you can see sky, the other half of the door is open to an outdoor courtyard… The places I don’t know yet Maps A map of a place I don’t know. Or: a map is a place I don’t know (yet). A map of a place I...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 29, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: the cauliflower potato soup I made all winter long, with chopped green onion & homemade vegan cheese, in a white ceramic bowl on a wooden table, a brass spoon resting against the spout of the bowl Some words before the other words! What is this called? A...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 5, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: green gate flanked by two wooden guardian posts, a potential path through fields & hills, sunny day, juniper & pine in the distance A small celebration / cake time A small celebration: we made it to March of miracles, miracle of miracles, I thought...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 22, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: thick frost on a blue wooden window in my kitchen My life without memory I have always left myself cryptic notes, even before the concussion. A devoted and forgetful scribbler of reminders, I exist in ADHD time: the thing that is right in front of me is either...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 2, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: a field and a fence, in the background tree friends on a sunny day, the light refracting, a bonus blue orb… Do-Overs Forever It is known that I do not hold by New Year’s Eve, and begin my new year on February 2, the under-appreciated holiday known as Groundhog...
