by Pam Hernandez | Jul 9, 2021 | Change, Compassion, Uncategorized
My husband passed away a few months ago after a long illness. On the outside, I don’t seem much different. Friends are telling me I look more rested now; I’m getting out more. I’m back at work. But on an interior level, I feel as though I’m going through a...
by Pam Hernandez | May 27, 2021 | Compassion, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships, Well-being, Women
I have been reading Pema Chodron’s book, Start Where You Are, and the above quote jumped off the page at me. What followed was a beautiful description of gloriousness and wretchedness and the necessity of both in our lives. “Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us,...
by Pam Hernandez | Aug 6, 2020 | Children, Compassion, Daughters, Fathers, Generations, Mothers, Personal Growth, Relationships
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal John Lennon Years ago, when I was teaching English, I was asked to judge the National Scholastic Writing Contest with...
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 | Feb 4, 2020 | Change, Compassion, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
Will you have six more weeks of Winter or an early Spring? I’ve often wondered why we have Groundhog’s Day but haven’t wondered hard enough to google it. On a recent cold, cloudy, snow-packed day, I decided to look it up. It actually has Native American roots,...
by Pam Hernandez | Jul 28, 2019 | Book Reviews, Coaching, Compassion, Leadership, Physician's Academy
“Be kind whenever possible. It’s always possible.” —Dalai Lama I recently had two people close to me experience serious medical issues. I talked to each of them on the same day and I was struck by the similarities AND differences in their responses. The first...
