by Havi Brooks | Apr 11, 2012 | my personal practice
The other day I had one of those impossible-to-describe shivanautical epiphanies that is so beautiful and simple that it almost can’t be said out loud. But I am saying it anyway. It went something like this, but it wasn’t just words. It was deep inside my...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 23, 2012 | updates & announcements
In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. Wow, Friday. I mean, Friday. This has been a big week. I think I will begin this...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 1, 2010 | stuff I think about
Everyone in the building where the Playground lives wants to know what the Playground is. They see us wandering the halls in our stocking feet (or stripy-socked-feet or bare feet or sparkly legwarmer feet), wearing ridiculous hats and sometimes wings. They hear us...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 26, 2010 | stuff I think about
I’m thinking about two especially frightening mental places to find yourself in life. The one where you think everything is limited. And the one where you realize that everything is possible. I’m handing this over to you. Remember when we had an experiment...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 26, 2010 | working on patterns & habits
We’re always saying it. Try things. Try things. And by try things, I mean: approaching everything you do with flexibility, receptivity, genuine curiosity and the willingness to be surprised. But then a lot of people wonder, what things?! How do you just try...
