by Havi Brooks | Oct 23, 2024 | my personal practice
Small sweet joys, literally: I baked the tiniest chocolate coconut muffin for what would have been my mom’s 80th birthday, penny for scale Small sweet joys Strawberries, always A friend gave me a jar of crushed strawberry vinegar, found on the sale rack at the back of...
by First Mate | Nov 27, 2012 | stucknesses & stuckification
At the Playground, where I work play, there is a very small treasure box. Whenever you remember something that hurts, you drop a tiny stone from the bowl of tiny stones into the treasure box. If it hurts a lot, you can drop more stones. All the stones! It’s...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 10, 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. You guys! We signed the lease this week. FOR THE NEW PLAYGROUND! Which has kind of...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 4, 2011 | stuff I think about
Last night I watched an episode of a show called White Collar. Not really my thing but engaging enough to follow along while slathering myself in coconut oil (not weird), and having a casual evening conversation with slightly future me about tomorrow, which is now...
by Havi Brooks | May 1, 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...
