by Havi Brooks | Oct 24, 2013 | my personal practice
My name is Billie. Well, this week it is. I am in a band. I live by a bay. I live between a small brook and another brook. Some people call me Billie Brooks. Because of that. I have a box. I have a bell. Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong, but I also believe...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 27, 2013 | stuff I think about
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. With the glorious (glorrrrrrrrrrrious!) return of the wham boom. What worked? COLORS! I used colors to solve a problem, and I did...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 24, 2012 | stuff I think about
A small and important thing I need to say today. You do not have to take on the sadness of the world. Oh, dear heart. You do not have to take on the sadness of the world. You just don’t. You don’t need to carry it. You don’t need to hold it....
by Havi Brooks | Aug 2, 2011 | stuff I think about
So, as you know, I’m on Island Time right now. Mostly metaphorically. It’s adding vacation-like aspects to my life this week to make it seem like I’m on holiday when in fact I’m doing much of what I normally do. On Day 2 of this island thing, I...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 29, 2011 | stucknesses & stuckification
So this fountain is seriously, outrageously beautiful. It might be the best fountain I’ve ever seen. There are flowers all around it. And cool statues of unexpected things. And sometimes on a sunny day you see adorable children running around in their underwear...
