by Havi Brooks | Oct 15, 2015 | my personal practice
I excel at the art of avoiding goodbye my exits have a quality of fleeing I am the person who is at the party and then not at the party not flushing-flustered cinderella who couldn’t keep her shoes on I know exactly when to slip into the shadows and be gone I...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 28, 2015 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. I write a Very Personal Ad each week to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. The point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), the point is learning about my...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 7, 2015 | my personal practice
Things I have let go of this week. A grey t-shirt that belonged to a once-upon-a-time lover. The shirt was old and torn. The former lover is, or was, in Santa Cruz. He found the shirt on a beach once and thought it was lucky, I can’t remember why, and I have nothing...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 29, 2014 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. I write a Very Personal Ad each week to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. The point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), the point is learning about my...
by Havi Brooks | May 27, 2013 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these Visions of Possibility and Anticipation to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about...