by Havi Brooks | Jan 15, 2016 | my personal practice
Reflecting on both the hard and the good in the week that was… Hello, week: we are here. {a breath for being here when we get here} Thank you, week! This is the 390th week in a row we are chickening here together…. or “checking in”, if you...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 26, 2015 | my personal practice
Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. I write a Very Personal Ad each week to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. The point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), the point is learning about my...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 16, 2011 | stuff I think about
One of my favorite things in the world is finding out what people are using as a cover story for coming to Rally (Rally!). Because when you’re coming to Rally, you don’t really know what it is, right? Even if you’ve done it before. I mean, I’ve...
by Havi Brooks | May 17, 2011 | stuff I think about
Me: I wanna sandwich! Sandwich! Inquisitive and loving me, who might also be a fairy godmother: That seems like a reasonable thing to want. If I could wave my magic wand and get you one this very instant, would you take it? Me: Yes! But I want it with pickles. And...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 18, 2010 | calm techniques
The other day, Kris asked how I’d managed to not go into my victim stuff while getting pulled out of the line again at the airport. It’s complicated. And it’s worth a few posts, but in order to talk about it, I need to explain about safe rooms. A...