by Havi Brooks | Oct 23, 2011 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs 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 my relationship with various...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 1, 2011 | my personal practice
So I was in Ashland last week. And there was a hat store. And the rule of Havi states that there is no such thing as passing a hat store and not going inside to try on all the hats. And then to acquire hats! Or a hat. Because HATS! If Wile E. Coyote needed to trick me...
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 | Mar 16, 2010 | my personal practice
Background: the metaphor technique is something I’ve adapted from Suzette Haden Elgin’s teachings. It’s a terrific tool for destuckifying. We play with this one at the Kitchen Table and some of my wacky events. It’s mainly an excuse for me to...
