by Havi Brooks | Jun 21, 2023 | my personal practice
A turquoise bowl filled with bright red fresno chile peppers, beside a glass of sparkling red strawberry shrub, wood countertop, light streaming in Solstice Wishes Quarters, again I live my life in quarters, reveling in the double meaning that is quarters as living...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 14, 2023 | my personal practice
Picture of outdoor tile wall art that says Where Stories Come From, bonus dragon head poking out as well Rewriting a narrative & other bedtime practices The monsters of bedtime and their long list of regrets! As soon as I get into bed at night and begin to...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 7, 2023 | my personal practice
Picture of New Mexico sky in a rainstorm: puffy white clouds, blue sky & sun, in the pouring rain, a form of clarity Loving Clarity For a long time I noticed myself avoiding Clarity. Specifically, I would avoid asking for clarity, or wishing any Clarity-related...
by Havi Brooks | May 31, 2023 | my personal practice
Picture of flower friends: Striking coral red flowers glow in a field, Castilleja, sometimes called paintbrush or prairie-fire Delayed Reaction Wish Fulfillment Monday morning, tail end of May. Cate and I met up early at the trailhead and walked for an hour, the sun...
by Havi Brooks | May 14, 2023 | my personal practice
Image: coconut tahini banana mini-muffins, with mini chocolate chips, nestled in blue muffin holders on a wooden table Other’s Day Some thoughts I had today, on Other’s Day, on making our own feast days, and naming some wishes. Also I learned from an email that it’s...
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...