by Hollye Dexter | Aug 12, 2011 | anxiety disorder, crisis management, healing fear, optimism, panic attacks, perseverance, surviving disaster
photo by Laura HennesseeEveryone in the country is in a panic. The stock market is tanking, the pundits are screaming and yelling, people are losing their jobs and homes. Everyone is throwing the blame, but no one knows what to do. And so we, the public, are living in...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 14, 2011 | dealing with disaster, hardship, hope through adversity, marriage, optimism, surviving disaster
Just as I hit the submit button on my “gratitude blog” yesterday, a pipe burst in the ceiling of Evan’s room, black stinking liquid gushing through his ceiling fan and the air vents in the walls, then traveling through the air vents to my art...
by Hollye Dexter | Feb 3, 2011 | new years resolutions, optimism, positive attitude
It’s the year of The Rabbit! Anyone feel like cuddling? According to the article in the New York Times today, the year of the Rabbit is associated with tranquility. I’ve never been familiar with Chinese astrology but in the wake of 2010, I say… BRING IT! After last...
by Hollye Dexter | Aug 31, 2010 | fall season, optimism
There is an old story about a little boy who runs out to the barn on the morning of his birthday, throwing open the doors only to find mountainous piles of manure. He grabs a shovel and begins plowing through the shit with glee. His father comes out and asks him what...