by Pam Hernandez | Apr 23, 2020 | Change, Covid-19, History
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Credited to Mark Twain As I’ve been holed up in my house like everyone else, I’ve developed an insatiable appetite for documentaries. Especially documentaries about horrible diseases. Morbid I know. I...
by Pam Hernandez | Apr 9, 2020 | Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self Acceptance, Well-being
Here is the entire stanza from a William Wordsmith’s poem published in 1807. So once it would have been—’tis so no more; I have submitted to a new control: A power is gone, which nothing can restore; A deep distress hath humanized my soul. Very prescient words...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 15, 2020 | Compassion, Covid-19, Helping, Mindfulness
“Our comforting conviction that the world makes sense rests on a secure foundation– our almost unlimited ability to ignore our ignorance. “ Daniel Kahneman The past few weeks have really shaken our sense that our world rests on a secure foundation. And...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 5, 2020 | Children, Daughters, Mothers, Personal Growth, Women
This is a blog that I wrote a few years ago, and it really resonated with women, especially mothers. So I thought I’d reprint it again during Women’s History Month. I really enjoyed Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees, and when I had a few moments in the...
by Pam Hernandez | Feb 27, 2020 | Children, Fathers, Mothers, Personal Growth, Well-being
I’ve never paid much attention to Dolly Parton. I’ve admired her for being her own person and doing exactly what she wanted, but I haven’t listened to her music or visited Dollywood in Tennessee. A friend recently recommended the podcast “Dolly Parton’s America.” I...
