by Havi Brooks | Sep 6, 2012 | stuff I think about
It’s time to say hello to September, isn’t it. I have been avoiding this. Surprise! Mostly because September means the chagim: all the complicated Jewish holidays and the New Year. The cheshbon nefesh (literally: soul accounting) that goes along with that....
by Havi Brooks | Sep 8, 2011 | my personal practice
It seems to be a tradition now of not saying hello to the month until we’re a week in. Which is probably good. Get a sense of it and all that. Anyway, it’s September. And this is an experimental form, so I’m going to say hello to September...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 2, 2011 | not hating on yourself
It’s story time today. Ten years ago this May. I don’t want to write about this. And definitely not in the mood to go into all the details. So. Ignoring the mechanisms, the how and why of my world falling apart, some relevant pieces: In May of...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 6, 2010 | stuff I think about
Or better: the month of newness and beginnings, since most beginnings are new anyway. This newness is special. You can just tell. So all of a sudden it’s September. And not just September but now. It was kind of … dark-ish when I climbed out of bed at six...
