by Havi Brooks | Nov 24, 2021 | my personal practice
Image: Three glass jars filled with labneh made in my tiny trailer kitchen, rolled in spices, preserved in golden olive oil. Behind them an array of cooking utensils framed by blue New Mexico sky. The Labneh Maker is a proxy identity I called on in a moment of need,...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 31, 2014 | my personal practice
It is hard to even get a sense what something is, or was, while it is in the process of passing. I’ve never really understood the end-of-year lists, summaries, the summing up. How can we say what was? We don’t know yet. That will require time. So this is...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 19, 2014 | my personal practice
Thank you, strong tired legs who walked today, and told me when enough was enough. Thank you, past me from a few years ago, who learned the wise truths of Not Pushing, so that when my legs loved me by saying this is enough, I could love them back and say of course of...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 8, 2014 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} What worked this week? Saying thank you. And sharing my thank-yous. Next time I might… Remind myself...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 1, 2014 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} What worked this week? Napping. That was a big deal. Tracking. I have a period tracking app on my phone...