by Havi Brooks | Apr 13, 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 | Jan 24, 2014 | updates & announcements
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} What worked? Ritual. This week had lots of PTSD triggers for me, and then terrifying nightmares. I brought...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 11, 2012 | my personal practice
Oh, January. You are my hard month. And I have been avoiding welcoming you. But here we are, me and January. So in the spirit of conscious entry and preparing for the voyage, I am here with you, January. And more than that: I recognize that you are a door. I’m...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 17, 2011 | working on patterns & habits
There’s this thing and I have no idea what it’s called, but it goes kind of like this. There’s this completely horrid and dislike-able character on television or in a movie. The mean boss. The snobby girl. The vindictive teacher. The bully. But then...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 28, 2011 | stucknesses & stuckification
Okay. I have come to the following realization: While we have been talking quite a bit about projects, I have not actually explained what I mean by “project”. Projects? Adventure, missions, episodes, whatever your projectizing metaphor happens to be. So...