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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
3 min

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
3 min

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
4 min

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
4 min

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, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
4 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2021
3 min

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, 2020
3 min

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, 2019
3 min

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, 2019
2 min

#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, 2019
3 min

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, 2019
2 min

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, 2018
3 min

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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