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Short 2-4 minute reads often on current topics, providing tools for addressing communication issues that we all face. These skills come from my forty year career as a psychotherapist. I design original chalk art for each post.
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Apricot Beauty*
Growing up in central California, in the farming community of Hollister, our quaint little town was surrounded by apricot orchards....
Dr. Vin
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Time
I have been a bear hibernating and lost in my own dreams for over a year. As the world opens up, I sleepily emerge from my brown cave and...
Dr. Vin
May 25, 20212 min read
Attack
After eating our soft-boiled eggs this morning, I asked, “Want to walk to Melissa’s house and deliver egg cartons?” My husband said,...
Dr. Vin
May 6, 20212 min read
River
“I notice in your writing about politics, that you don’t take sides. You don’t seem to judge others. How do you do that?” I was asked...
Dr. Vin
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Tent
I am double vaccinated and ready to peek out of the quarantine tent and greet the sunrise of a new day in America. Yesterday, I hugged my...
Dr. Vin
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Mermaid
Last Sunday night, Oprah interviewed Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, about why they stepped down from Royal Family duties and...
Dr. Vin
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Liberty
Outside my window I can hear the sound of a shovel breaking through the green grass and banging into the soil. Our grass was soggy, and...
Dr. Vin
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Schism
I tell my 4-year-old grandson, who is playing with toy characters from the movie, "Moana", that I have to leave our video call so I can...
Dr. Vin
Feb 17, 20213 min read
For Granted
I woke up on a cold Wednesday morning eager to watch the Presidential inauguration. I opened the closet, passed over my old worn red...
Dr. Vin
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Sage
On a sunny Saturday, my husband is walking a few feet in front of me when we see a hiker coming around the corner, so we lift our...
Dr. Vin
Jan 17, 20213 min read
Let It Be
I was sweeping out the garage on this final day of 2020. As I swept the dust and debris into the dustpan, I noticed a bright green...
Dr. Vin
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Don't Give Up
I walk on the beach with my sister, turn and stop to face the turquoise waves burst into white foam bubbles that get small and cover my...
Dr. Vin
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Future
My gut is tight as I walk fast on the trail. I am thinking I need to get this exercise over with, so I can go back home and work on a...
Dr. Vin
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Purple Reign
“My son went to in person school for one day then the county issued a purple alert and school was closed again.” This mother is lamenting...
Dr. Vin
Nov 16, 20203 min read
School in the Time of Covid
Back in March, the pandemic forced schools into a crash course of developing and managing online schooling. As one school administrator...
Dr. Vin
Oct 30, 20204 min read
Hike
My feet in dusty hiking boots have to pay attention to each uneven step on a rocky path up the mountain. After an hour, my heart feels...
Dr. Vin
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Bird Watch
I watch a thin bird with long legs dip his narrow beak into the sand, after the ocean wave recedes. I ask my husband, “Is that a Willet...
Dr. Vin
Sep 28, 20204 min read
Anchor
What anchors you in this time of pandemic? This question was asked in a zoom meeting I attended today. One man answered, “My dog, he is...
Dr. Vin
Sep 20, 20203 min read
College and Covid
I hear people laughing at that dorm party next door. Me too. Do you want to go join them? Yes, but I am afraid I will get Covid. Well, I...
Dr. Vin
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Rainbow
My daughter calls me on the way to pick up my 4-year-old grandson after his first day of Fall classes at his pre-school. She tells me he...
Dr. Vin
Sep 9, 20201 min read
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