by Havi Brooks | Dec 14, 2012 | 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 this week? Devoting my Fake Beach Day to a specific project. I’ve had this writing project that...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 30, 2011 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 12, 2011 | my personal practice
Alright. A month ago I was at Rally (Rally!) and had a bunch of shivanautical insights related to checklists. Namely that I need them. Badly. Oh, so very, very badly! But also that I don’t like them very much. Here’s what I wrote about checklists while...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 5, 2011 | my personal practice
This week’s Very Personal Ads reminded me — again! — that I am desperately in need of a Pirate Queen Holiday. And that if Selma and I don’t go into Emergency Vacation mode and take one immediately, some pretty not good things will probably...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 18, 2009 | 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...