by Havi Brooks | Nov 2, 2011 | my personal practice
Saying hello to the months is an experimental form, and always changing. This is the fifth time I’m trying this (in a row — whoah!), and each time I’ve done it differently. I’ve read over July and August and September and October, and each one...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 18, 2011 | my personal practice
Me: Oh, honey. You’re in pain. My throat: Yeah. Me: What’s going on? My throat: I don’t want to talk about it. Me: *waits patiently* My throat: I have things to say but I don’t want to say them. Me: Mmmm. I have that feeling a lot. My throat: I...
by Havi Brooks | May 17, 2010 | stuff I think about
But first: an example. The art of stopping. Stopping — as in, being in a state of intentional not-doing — is not really something that just happens. Most of us have to learn how to do it. And the learning of it takes time. It’s a progression. You...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 27, 2009 | stuff I think about
Personal ads! They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
