by Hollye Dexter | Apr 12, 2018 | #resist, Barack Obama, Ellen Degeneres, hope through adversity, marriage equality, Oprah, Societal Woes
These days, I wake in the morning weary with sadness. The world, politics, fear for my country has worn me down. But then, this morning as my kid is eating breakfast, I see Ellen Degeneres on the back of his cereal box, and I feel hope. Ten years ago, we...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 23, 2016 | #NotMyPresident, Grief, hope through adversity
Lately, I’ve been sifting through the rubble of what was my former optimistic self, trying to figure out what to make of what I’m filled with since the election, which is mostly this: pain and suffering and despair. Pain is real, and should be...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 22, 2016 | #NotMyPresident, activism, hope through adversity, post-election trauma, Societal Woes
“Darkness defines the light.” That’s what my yoga/meditation teacher Kristen Eykel said, as we engaged in a deep discussion after a group meditation this morning. The darkness that is sweeping the country and the world right now is defining a message for us: RISE.I...
by Hollye Dexter | May 8, 2015 | hope through adversity, Howard Jones, Jammin' for Jones, miracles, the power of positive thinking
March was the month from hell. It really was. I started to backslide into old negative belief patterns that I was unlucky, that this was my fate – had always been my fate, that bad things just randomly happen to me, etc…But then I stopped myself and said, “No,...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 18, 2015 | Dionne Warwick, hope through adversity, Howard Jones, Jammin' for Jones, Jeff Jones, Jefferson Jones, Kevin Nealon, Leah Kunkel, Micky Dolenz, Rumer, Stephen Bishop
As most of you know, I have a new book out about how we lost everything in a fire. One of my favorite chapters in the book is called “The Harvest.” It’s about how, when we were broke and homeless, our community of musician friends rallied around us and put together a...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 3, 2015 | Easter, Fire Season, Grief, hope through adversity, how to be happy, overcoming adversity, passover, star wars, the power of positive thinking, The ten plagues, when bad things happen to good people
It’s Good Friday today, although I seriously doubt Jesus would have called it that. Talk about a bad day. With Passover and Easter upon us, I thought I’d share my own tale of the seven plagues. Or is it ten? I don’t know. I just know that recently Troy and I seemed to...