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What if you only had ten more days to live? Would you concern yourself with Trump's lies, Justice Thomas' ethics, Kendrick Lamar and...
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Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 123 min read
Stop Running
Picture yourself picking up carry-out food after work on a Friday evening at a local restaurant. Got it? By getting it, I mean the image,...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Dec 1, 20232 min read
Gratitude After Thanksgiving
How do you continue to practice gratitude after the yams, greens and house guests are gone? Regardless of Thanksgiving’s troublesome...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Most People
Let me test your Old English language skills. "Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live," writes Marcus Aurelius in the...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 21, 20233 min read
Chicago Views and Abroad Perspectives
If I asked you about your birthplace, how would you describe it to me? Does your city, town, village, or neighborhood have a reputation?...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Paradise Paradox
What is paradise? Do you think of beautiful weather, good food, and great company? Perhaps, your religious or spiritual values take you...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jan 27, 20234 min read
Darkness for the Spirit and Soul
What's the difference between the spirit and the soul? If you’re looking for a precise answer to this question, prepare for...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Sunrise
Fingertips of water caressed the sand before returning to the sea. We stood out of reach on the shoreline and watched the waves move in...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Choices and Decisions
In Marcus Aurelius’s book, Meditations, he wrote, "what we do now echoes in eternity. Waste no more time arguing about what a good man...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
May 6, 20223 min read
Water
“There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says,...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 8, 20224 min read
Snap Judgment
How quick are you to judge? How long does it take you to create a story about someone after meeting them? I like to believe that I don’t...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Squid Game Loser
Have you watched the Netflix series Squid Game? After hearing numerous reports on why to watch it, I decided to see what the hype was all...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 23, 20213 min read
Just a Friend?
Last Friday, we lost the hip-hop icon Biz Markie. At age 57, he passed away from health challenges related to a history of type 2...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Apr 2, 20213 min read
2 For Good Friday and After
How can you make the most of this Friday? Around the world, Christians recognize the life and death of Jesus Christ on this Good Friday....
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Feb 7, 20203 min read
Kobe Bryant, Super Bowl LIV, and Life
I remember watching NBA games at my friend Brandon’s house. He was #teamkobe, and I respected LeBron's game. Although I wasn't a fan of...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Dec 27, 20193 min read
Superhuman Love
In 2019 I began my classes with one question. I asked my students, “if you could have any superhuman strength, what would it be and why?”...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Aug 9, 20192 min read
#youcanthurtme
You can't hurt me. Although the title of David Goggins' book is, "Can't Hurt Me: Master the Mind and Defy the Odds," it is a far stretch...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Jul 12, 20193 min read
For Sale and With Gratitude
My father insisted. When my parents visited us in January, my father became determined to help us get a car. At the time, we were renting...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Mar 29, 20192 min read
Life Without Motion
It’s important that we remind ourselves to slow down. In the mornings we try to get out of the house as fast as possible to get to our...
Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD
Dec 14, 20183 min read
Me, You, and Manifestos
Dear You, You could be a student, teacher, administrator, CEO, or employee and find value in making the time to read this blog entry....
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