by Havi Brooks | Feb 24, 2022 | my personal practice
Image: Prayer flag art by Meira Yaer, she gave me this piece and I treasure it, the prayer flags live in her magical garden, the place of the wild winds. You win some, you win some later This is what Incoming Me says when things don’t go as anticipated or wished-for....
by Havi Brooks | Jan 1, 2015 | my personal practice
On New Year’s Eve, just as it was beginning to get dark, I had two sudden realizations. One was that I did not in fact want to go out dancing. I love west coast swing with an intensity I don’t even know how to describe, and I’ve missed eight weeks of...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 24, 2014 | 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 | Jul 23, 2014 | stuff I think about
It was Rally Q, and it was quite-quite many things, and Q is a special letter for me. I have a very clear memory of learning Q in kindergarten. Well, I already knew how to read so the learning-the-letters part of kindergarten was kind of boring, but Q! I remember...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 11, 2014 | my personal practice
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. {a breath for Friday} I am away at the Vicarage, where I have removed myself from everything to get even quieter than I usually...
