by Hollye Dexter | Nov 9, 2014 | fire loss, Fire Season, hope through adversity, how to survive losing everything, surviving disaster, surviving fire, the power of love
As many of you know, in November of 1994, our house burned down. After my husband Troy and I jumped out second story windows with nothing but our pajamas and our kid, our lives began a downward spiral of loss that would continue for four years, leading us into a deep...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 22, 2014 | Fire Season, hope through adversity, Joseph Campbell, Lyena Strelkoff, Shero Summit, surviving disaster, The hero's journey
If you are familiar with author Joseph Campbell’s work around the “Hero’s Journey,” perhaps you’ve recognized the patterns in your own life. Campbell said that numerous myths from the ages share this fundamental pattern: “A hero ventures forth from...
by Hollye Dexter | Aug 9, 2014 | being fired, hope through adversity, How to survive betrayal, life lessons, surviving disaster, surviving loss, the power of positive thinking
When I got fired from my job in June, it pretty much knocked me flat. Not only had this been a job, it had been a calling. Add to that the betrayal by people I’d thought were my friends. My true friends rushed in to lift me, like emotional EMTs. Amy said, “You...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 17, 2014 | Grief, surviving disaster, surviving loss
Tammey and I, talking about life. My cousin Tammey and I were born just months apart and grew up together like Irish twins. Our mothers are sisters. Sometimes, she and my cousin Tracey lived at my house. When my mom’s life was falling apart, we lived at their...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 23, 2014 | Amy Ferris, Dancing At the Shame Prom, family, hope through adversity, life lessons, life story, surviving disaster, the power of positive thinking, writing life, writing memoir
(This story was posted on “Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change.” It is excerpted from my new memoir “Fire Season: Losing Everything and Finding Myself.” With deep gratitude…) On the morning of November 18th, 1994, my family...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 2, 2013 | gratitude, life lessons, Marianne Williamson, miracles, positive thinking, reclaiming joy, surviving disaster
“A miracle is a shift in perception.” – Marianne Williamson In my last post, I talked about the scientific fact that nature abhors a vacuum, and that when you release negative energy from your life, something else will rush in to fill that space. And wow oh wow has...