by Havi Brooks | Jan 12, 2011 | stuff I think about
My force field this morning smells like freshly baked rolls. But only the people who need to come in contact with my world can find the scent. Like you. I think. Hi! My force field is guarded by eight penguins wearing bow ties. Just kidding, they’re wearing...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 19, 2010 | my personal practice
I’m getting ready to get ready to get ready to leave for Asheville. This is not like me. It’s kind of awesome. This trip will be my third to North Carolina in fifteen months. Preparing for the teaching: not a big deal. Preparing for the traveling:...
by Havi Brooks | May 29, 2010 | stuff I think about
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. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
by Havi Brooks | May 17, 2010 | stuff I think about
But first: an example. The art of stopping. Stopping — as in, being in a state of intentional not-doing — is not really something that just happens. Most of us have to learn how to do it. And the learning of it takes time. It’s a progression. You...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 7, 2009 | calm techniques, stucknesses & stuckification
The thing I was planning to write today got erased from my brain. Because of the explosions. I honestly thought I was mostly over all the post-traumatic stress crap that accumulated in my mind/body from a decade living in the Middle East. Hahahahaha. No. This is my...
