by Havi Brooks | Apr 5, 2013 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. What worked? Listening. Listening to what I wanted. To trees. To instinctive pull. To inclination and...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 17, 2011 | working on patterns & habits
There’s this thing and I have no idea what it’s called, but it goes kind of like this. There’s this completely horrid and dislike-able character on television or in a movie. The mean boss. The snobby girl. The vindictive teacher. The bully. But then...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 21, 2010 | my personal practice
Background: the metaphor technique is something I’ve adapted from Suzette Haden Elgin’s teachings. It’s an amazing tool for destuckifying. It’s also how I discovered that I work on a pirate ship and defeated the hackers. And cured my fear of...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 13, 2010 | working on patterns & habits
Hmmm. This is going to need some explaining. Okay. I lived in Israel for a third of my life. And in Israel posted signs work differently than they do in Europe or North America. Like, if you see a sign that says “entrance forbidden”, you’re still...
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...