by Havi Brooks | Sep 22, 2011 | stuff I think about
Back in the day, a sailor’s first voyage across the equator was considered a big deal. It was a rite of passage. A ritual of crossing. Everything was different after it happened. Once you had crossed the line, you weren’t just a sailor anymore. You were a...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 8, 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. The hard stuff Stupid being-allergic-to-vacation. So unfair. I tried a mini-mini...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 9, 2010 | stuff I think about
One of the best things that happened to me in Taos was meeting Joseph. Joseph was oh, probably eight years old. And a wild towheaded cutie. We sat near each other in a restaurant one early evening and became … co-conspirators of sorts. He had superpowers and I...
by Havi Brooks | May 6, 2010 | biggification, stucknesses & stuckification
Asking the name to reveal itself. So I was talking to Hiro about my upcoming program-without-a-name that I’m so looking forward to teaching. And learned all sorts of interesting things. Hiro said it needed a name. But then it wouldn’t tell us what it was....
by Havi Brooks | May 5, 2010 | biggification
We talk a lot here about how scary it can be to be seen. Also about the longing to be seen — seen by certain people. To be acknowledged for what you have done or who you are. The safety of not being found versus the desire to be found. I’ve written about...
