by Havi Brooks | Jan 5, 2011 | stucknesses & stuckification
Or: the difference between process and actual destuckifying. When people set off on the trail of destuckification, it often happens that they hit the Grinding Your Wheels In The Mud phase. What wheel-grinding looks and sounds like: Looping conversations in our head,...
by Havi Brooks | Oct 6, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
There is the why that is about self-inquiry. It is inquisitive. It expresses genuine curiosity. “Huh. I wonder what elements combined to get me here.” Then there’s the why that is really asking why the hell am I like this and not the way I want to be...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 22, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
Yesterday was full of iguanas and other things I didn’t feel like doing. It was also full of doubt and discouragement. Serious discouragement. And too much of it. Overwhelmed by the post-vacation catch-up game. A weird and unexpected case of writer’s...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 11, 2010 | my personal practice
I said goodbye to some things over the past few days, and it has been less than fun. And I’ve been thinking about loss in various permutations. The loss of something that can’t come back. Someone asked me this week what I did when my friend died. And I...
by Havi Brooks | Feb 7, 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...
