by Havi Brooks | Dec 23, 2015 | my personal practice
I write a Very Personal Ad (also known as a Vision of Possibility & Anticipation) each week to practice wanting, listening, getting clear on my desires the point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), it’s learning about...
by Havi Brooks | Apr 5, 2013 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. What worked? Listening. Listening to what I wanted. To trees. To instinctive pull. To inclination and...
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 | Apr 15, 2010 | my personal practice
Among other things. To my feet. Dear feet, I am sorry that I have neglected you. You must feel really tired. Even though it might seem like I don’t appreciate you even slightly, I do. Know that there is a warm epsom salt bath in your (very near) future as a...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 13, 2010 | 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...