by Havi Brooks | Apr 15, 2014 | my personal practice
When I was a kid, my two favorite breakfast cereals were Special K and something called Kix. At the moment I am having trouble conjuring up the taste-memory of either of these. It has been over fourteen years since I’ve eaten breakfast cereal, that got dropped...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 1, 2012 | stuff I think about
Hmm. I do not remember when this was. Twelve years ago? That seems about right. Summer. On the beach. Maybe 6pm, going on 7. Warm, sun-drenched. But not heat in the way that afternoon is heat. Sitting in the sand. Watching the water. The best water, because this is...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 8, 2012 | my personal practice
So over the weekend the Director told me that I needed a chrysalis. To hide in. For three days and three nights. And she was right. As she invariably is. Her track record of being right is pretty stellar. So I listened. And then, from deep inside of the chrysalis...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 2, 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. Okay, you guys. This is just weird. How is it possibly Friday? I feel a bit...
