Comments on: Internal courtroom drama.

By: Anna Barnett

Anna Barnett — Sat, 15 May 2010 07:01:46 +0000

Your Honor, in the words of Smokey Robinson, I second that emotion.

By: Mana Gement

Mana Gement — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:47:06 +0000

Thank you so much for all that you share on this blog.

I just acquired my Monster Coloring Book (deluxe), because you use exactly the same language for monsters that I do. I’d gotten as far as “you can’t just kick their asses, you’ll have to negotiate and address what they’re not feeling safe about” but then I didn’t have any SKILLS for that, so I’d been stuck at that point for years. YEARS.

I managed to find a small enough monster to talk to last night, and we had a little talk about why it’s so desperately life-and-limb important to the monster that I call people on the phone whenever I’m out by myself. It’s not interested in moving yet, byt we talked, and I felt honestly moved to give it a hug, and then we called my mom.

Thanks.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:06:17 +0000

Thank you for being you. Thank you for being brave and for sharing you. Thank you for helping without trying and for trying without helping. I appreciate you.

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:58:12 +0000

I enjoyed todays courtroom drama!
Thanks for sharing that with us.
Also I wanted to tell you that
I love, love, LOVE my monster coloring book!
I’ve had an interesting reaction, one of my monsters has started singing nonstop! Silly rambling songs about silly random things, oh and giggling, lots of giggling. I think he really enjoyed seeing himself on the pages, and thought himself a handsome bloke!
Three cheers for happy monsters!!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:29:00 +0000

Love this. Feel ouchy for that Florentin-you. My cast shall all call each other Excellency when speaking directly, and refer to each other in the third person as The Distinguished Delegate from [the Time All Your Roommates Kicked You Out], etc.
Possibly spent too much time at the UN.
Thank you for sharing this.
.-= Sandra´s last post … The Hard, The Quality and The Creamy =-.

By: Melissa Dinwiddie

Melissa Dinwiddie — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:55:04 +0000

That was so beautiful, it left me speechless. (Well, almost. Not so speechless that I couldn’t type that it left me speechless.)

Thank you.
.-= Melissa Dinwiddie´s last post … Your Bliss is your responsibility—don’t shut it off! =-.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:48:50 +0000

I love living in the HaviNation…
Three-year-old me (Lucy) and eight-year-old me (Sarah) are very happy and excited that they followed this conversation with no problem. Or at least Sarah did and she explained the confusing parts to Lucy who mostly just wanted to say hi to the mouse (and Selma!)and have a popcorn.
They like you a lot. And they send hugs.

By: Kathleen Avins

Kathleen Avins — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:44:02 +0000

Thank you for this, Havi! I am often very aware of all the younger selves who hang around with me, and I do try to listen to them, and to encourage them to listen to me. Oh, yes, and I definitely have an inner Senegor as well, though I didn't know the term until you introduced it to me today. .-= Kathleen Avins´s last post ... Still here =-.

By: Kari Wolfe

Kari Wolfe — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:50:36 +0000

Havi, this is great. I’m currently reading your Procrastination Dissolve-o-Matic–slowly because that’s the only way my mind will let me–and I am learning to love me. I need to love my past-me’s too. I’m sure I can name a past-me (or three) that need hugs and love.

I think the idea of “everything will be fine” is always true–it usually just takes longer than we want at the time we’re telling ourselves. I think some of my past-me’s would be proud of where I am now–some of them, maybe not so much, but then I’ve changed a LOT in the past ten years.

Thanks, Havi. I always look forward to your posts.
.-= Kari Wolfe´s last post … Self-confidence and Bootcamps! with Leo Babauta and Mary Jaksch =-.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:13:21 +0000

OMFG, I just cried for my 27 year old self while reading that. She and I seriously need to have a talk.
This is the best thing I’ve read all week, Havi. And I’ve read a lot.
Thank you. xo
.-= Meg´s last post … Janey Loves Her Daddy =-.