by Havi Brooks | May 15, 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 | Apr 28, 2011 | working on patterns & habits
It seemed like the kind of day for some permission slips. Permission to not know. Or not know how. Permission to not have to follow everything to the end, whatever that is. Walking out of the movie is okay. So is changing the project. Permission to wish for aspects of...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 27, 2011 | stucknesses & stuckification
When I get stalled and stuckified — which happens all the time — I have this game I play. You stop whatever you’re doing. You look around and find five objects. Objects isn’t really a big enough category. Five somethings. Could also be things...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 21, 2011 | my personal practice
On Day 2 of the last Rally (Rally!), I spent the entire morning and part of the afternoon creating a giant treasure map. A treasure map! Because that was the big idea that our morning group Shiva Nata flailing gave me. My monsters did not like this one bit. And they...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 18, 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. The hard stuff Still tired. Blah, boring. Take that damn vacation already. Or at...