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Why I Still Have Hope for America

Why I Still Have Hope for America

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...

Downloading Happiness

by Hollye Dexter | Aug 11, 2014 | happiness experiment, Harvard, how to be happy, Oprah, Shaun Achor

  Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could simply download happiness into our brains? According to Harvard researchers, that actually might not be so far-fetched. Though our experiences in life shape us, we are all born with a certain type of temperament....

The 21-Day Meditation Challenge

by Hollye Dexter | Nov 13, 2013 | 21 Day Meditation Challenge, Deepak Chopra, how to be happy, meditation, Oprah, positive thinking, the power of love, Women's Leadership Legacy Conference

“When your actions are inspired by love, you can do less and accomplish more because all of nature is held together by the nature of love.” -Deepak ChopraWhat do you think? True or not?I’m willing to give it a try.I signed up for Deepak...

How to Push Through Resistance

by Hollye Dexter | Nov 7, 2013 | Oprah, perseverance, persistence, positive thinking, Stephen Pressman, Super Soul Sunday, The War of Art

  To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Remember that from science class? And so it is that in every positive action you take, you are sure to encounter resistance in some form. Resistance with a Capital RStephen Pressman, bestselling author of...

Yes Is the Word

by Hollye Dexter | Nov 5, 2013 | how to be happy, Oprah, positive thinking, Rob Bell, Stephen Pressman, Super Soul Sunday, the power of positive thinking, the power of words, Yes Man

Years ago, my husband Troy (a professional musician/composer) took a comedy improv class. For him, it was like bungee jumping– saying yes to something that scared him. He ended up staying in the program and performing every Friday night for over a year, and sees...

Things That Make You Go hmmm…

by Hollye Dexter | Jun 13, 2012 | 50 Cent, criticism, criticizing others, judging others, judgment, Oprah, OWN, Perez Hilton, Wayne Dyer

50 Cent and his dog OprahThis morning on my treadmill, I was watching Oprah interview Curtis Jackson (the rapper, 50 Cent). For years they had been at odds, or rather, Jackson had been at odds with her. Oprah has publicly come out against rap music which glorifies...

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About Hollye

Hollye Dexter is author of the memoir Fire Season (She Writes Press, 2015) and co-editor of Dancing at the Shame Prom (Seal Press). Called “moving” and “inspiring on so many levels” by FIRST FOR WOMEN Magazine, Fire Season was also an NIEA finalist for BEST MEMOIR. Hollye’s essays and articles about women’s issues, activism and parenting have been published in anthologies as well as in Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, Huffington Post, The Feminist Wire, Writer’s Digest and more. In 2003, she founded the award-winning nonprofit Art and Soul, running arts workshops for teenagers in the foster care system.

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