by Havi Brooks | Jul 17, 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...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 12, 2010 | my personal practice
I talk to my monsters. Kind of a lot. Last week I talked to the one who doesn’t want me to go on Skabbatical. This time: an especially bizarre conversation with the most giant monster of all: Book Monster. Usually I get a Negotiator to show up. But the only one...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 8, 2010 | updates & announcements
Last summer I spent a week at Jennifer Louden’s writer’s retreat in Taos, New Mexico. I was there in a teaching capacity — destuckification techniques, Shiva Nata brain training and absurdly relaxing Old Turkish Lady yoga. So I wasn’t planning...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 27, 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...
by Havi Brooks | Mar 30, 2010 | stucknesses & stuckification
So. I get cranky when I don’t get a walk in the morning. Yes, that would be today. If Selma and I remember to make the bed (a thing we got from Gretchen), everything about the rest of the day is better. Even though that makes no sense. If someone says...