by Havi Brooks | Jan 30, 2014 | stuff I think about
A year ago I stopped speaking. And so now I just laugh. Hahahahaha! Yes, well. Some people take silence very seriously. For me, one of the greatest surprises of living quietly is that my silence has made everything funny. It has infused life with hilarity. Even things...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 21, 2014 | stuff I think about
Glowing is my favorite activity. I love it almost as much as I love being a bell. They are the same thing, actually. Being a bell is just glowing sound: resonating. Glowing is the light-based version of humming my happy hum. Glowing is what happens when I am quiet: it...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 11, 2013 | stuff I think about
I am cobbling together a ritual for solstice this year. And I would like company with my ritual, because the whole point of it (for me) is companionship. So consider this an open invitation to join me, in a form that you like. What this is about, for me. Some of the...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 26, 2013 | stuff I think about
Everything ends. It is true. And. That is not the only truth that starts with E. There are many truths that begin (and end) with E. Effort and effortlessness. They are twins, did you know? Sometimes the thing that is needed is EFFORT. Showing up. Putting some heart in...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 24, 2013 | stuff I think about
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write a Very Personal Ad (aka Vision-Possibility-Anticipation) to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. Sometimes wanting feels conflicted or just plain hard, and that’s okay. At the...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 19, 2013 | stuff I think about
Two years ago, in October, I ran an eight day Retreat called Crossing the Line, and all kinds of very interesting things resulted from that crazy beautiful week, but one of them is: I have a chocolate shop. And last October I did the second Crossing, and that was even...
