by Havi Brooks | Nov 20, 2010 | stuff I think about
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 30, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
Not a big secret that this is something I care about. I write kind of a lot about play and playing. See: yesterday and … pretty much everything else. Also, I have a Playground, a dedicated space for extreme goofballery. And tomorrow we begin the fourth quarter at the...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 20, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
A few weeks ago I talked about establishing culture, and my sense of what that means. No one has yet written the Lonely Planet guide to The Fluent Self, Inc. — pirate ship at large, but when I think about the qualities that come together to make this space what...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 15, 2010 | mindful time management, stucknesses & stuckification
Background: the metaphor technique is something I’ve adapted from Suzette Haden Elgin’s teachings. It’s a terrifically great tool for destuckifying. We play with this one at the Kitchen Table and at some of my wacky events. It’s mainly an...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 10, 2010 | biggification
I don’t mean to imply that plans are … bad. Because they’re not. After all, nothing happens without form. Boundaries are useful. Structure can — and should — be supportive. And at the same time, we’re alive. And guess what? Life is...
