by Havi Brooks | Oct 19, 2011 | stuff I think about
Yesterday I talked about the practice of leaving presents for future-me. And Larisa told this awesome story in the comments about how her brother used to throw fistfuls of Jolly Ranchers into the backseat of the car to discover later. Exactly. Like that! There are so...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 14, 2011 | 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. Sneaky, sneaky Friday! There you are. This was a really weird and crazy week for me....
by Havi Brooks | Oct 13, 2011 | my personal practice
So it’s Sukkot right now, which is my favorite holiday. And yes, I continue to say this about pretty much all the holidays… but that’s really only because each one actually IS my favorite while it’s happening. I mean, come on. How is every...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 9, 2011 | not hating on yourself
When things aren’t working, even the tiniest time-out = magic. Yesterday things were very much not working, so I ended up making a list of the various ways available to me when I need to push the reset button. Here it is. Reset! Let’s see. You could… Take...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 3, 2011 | my personal practice
Talking through the burnout. And yes, I’m talking to myself. What is needed? What do you need, sweetie? More stopping. More going dark. More hiding. Acknowledging the hard. And finding the useful. What is useful here? Obviously, burnout sucks. Without having to...
