AI: A helpful tool, not a replacement.
About Vernon Lindsay, Ph.D.
Transitional Tears and Parenting Pulls
Parenting pulls us closer to our human potential.
Parenting pulls us closer to our human potential.
Cornell, Capoeira, Community
Act with purpose.
Act with purpose.
Returning Abroad and Continuing an Argument
Choosing the right school is a challenging journey shaped by values, experiences, and evolving circumstances.
Choosing the right school is a challenging journey shaped by values, experiences, and evolving circumstances.
Guru Dan and Capoeira Murals
Guru Dan, friendship, exercise, capoeira, healthy lifestyle, addiction recovery, personal growth, meaningful work.
Guru Dan, friendship, exercise, capoeira, healthy lifestyle, addiction recovery, personal growth, meaningful work.
Spirit Led
Perseverance, faith, and purpose led me to a fulfilling role in global healthcare education.
Perseverance, faith, and purpose led me to a fulfilling role in global healthcare education.
Remembering 9/11 and Pledging Peace
A reflection on fear, resilience, and the pursuit of peace.
A reflection on fear, resilience, and the pursuit of peace.
Safety, Churches, and Death
Netflix’s documentary “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” tells the story of Pastor JP and First-lady Mica Miller, highlighting JP’s abuse of power and infidelity.
Netflix’s documentary “Death of the Pastor’s Wife” tells the story of Pastor JP and First-lady Mica Miller, highlighting JP’s abuse of power and infidelity.
Substances, Screens, and Sports
Organized sports offer children a healthy alternative to substance misuse, promoting physical and mental well-being.
Organized sports offer children a healthy alternative to substance misuse, promoting physical and mental well-being.
Gift of Time
Time and attention are the most precious gifts you can give to those you love.
Time and attention are the most precious gifts you can give to those you love.
Seasons and Change
Embrace life's constant changes, learn from every season, and savour new challenges as opportunities for growth.
Embrace life’s constant changes, learn from every season, and savour new challenges as opportunities for growth.
A Son’s Rite of Passage
A trip away from home, tied to a meaningful historical or cultural moment, to foster identity formation.
A trip away from home, tied to a meaningful historical or cultural moment, to foster identity formation.
Dear Teenage Son,
I am honored to be your father. You are a smart, kind, athletic, energetic, funny, and generous young man.
I am honored to be your father. You are a smart, kind, athletic, energetic, funny, and generous young man.
A Parallel Universe
A reflection exploring alternative perspectives, unseen realities, and the possibilities of different paths through life.
A reflection exploring alternative perspectives, unseen realities, and the possibilities of different paths through life.
Running Through Wells
Concerns about the official explanation of events are fueled by the racial dynamics of the situation and Mississippi’s history of racial injustice.
Concerns about the official explanation of events are fueled by the racial dynamics of the situation and Mississippi’s history of racial injustice.
Dear America,
“The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common.” — Frederick Douglass, 1852
“The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common.” — Frederick Douglass, 1852