Vision boards have become very popular in the self-care and personal growth communities. People use vision boards as tools to inspire, motivate, and attract a desired goal or lifestyle into
Author: vtdiep
Institutions have been increasingly concerned about dismantling systemic oppression and encouraging inclusivity and equity. Whether the motive behind this undertaking is to repair the damages historically imposed on marginalized groups
The phrase, “knowledge is power” sets up a modern worldview that sees knowledge as a virtue. However, critical theory and post-colonial research has revealed that the idea of power has
One of the most talked about social issues in Canada (and in other nations) right now is the country’s housing crisis. Not only has the cost of owning a home
Despite altruistic intentions, the words “diversity”, “inclusion”, and “equity”, inevitably, carry political overtones—the voice of wounded personal or collective egos struggling for power. Belonging, however, brings us back to the
So much is spoken in higher education, but how much of it speaks to life and how much has deadened life? To affirm life, we need to be in the
Some people find themselves too busy to deal with philosophy, while others engage with philosophy like scientists observing specimens under a microscope. As a “lover of wisdom” I see philosophy
To celebrate the Fall Season and the wisdom that it has to offer, I’m sharing this poem that I wrote a couple years ago after a visit to Earl Bales
A landscape’s horizon is a metaphor for the fluidity and unlimitedness of perception (Benediktsson and Lund 2010). The paradox found in the horizon is its unreachable quality. No matter how
One of the oldest arguments of human development is the one of nature versus nurture. The debate questions how much of what we are born with can determine our adaptability