Bex! S

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605 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

55

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

185

minutes

spent outdoors

Bex!'s actions

Health

Replace Tech with Books

Replace my morning iPad time with morning reading time.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track My Purchases

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Do at Home

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in My Community

Do at Home

I will volunteer 8 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 20 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Research Voter Suppression

What are the ways in which voters are prohibited from or discouraged from voting in your region and/or state? What could be done to get rid of these barriers?

Bex! S 10/27/2021 8:58 AM

I was surprised to read about factors that influence the competitiveness of races. It should have occurred to me that feeling like you don't have an impact on outcome discourages voting (I did start as a democrat voter in Alaska). Gerrymandering/redistricting reform and limiting large donors/promoting small donors were two voter suppression topics that surprised me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in My Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Bex! S 10/26/2021 8:57 AM

I was aiming to ride my bike to a volunteer event for a sustainable effort, but the weather is not cooperating! (And riding in the pouring rain, leaving my bike locked up in the pouring rain, volunteering in the pouring rain, etc. doesn't float my boat. Or maybe it does and that's the whole problem - I can't get anywhere form my house by boat!)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Bex! S 10/19/2021 8:24 AM

Huh, I'm not sure that's the importance of gratitude that's pops to mind for me. I think of cultivating a sense of gratitude as being a way to shift your mental out look, to choose happiness, optimism, contentment.

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Bex! S 10/18/2021 8:47 AM

Each day is a new chance to try your daily actions. Yesterday's miss is already in the past.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Explore My Area

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

Bex! S 10/18/2021 8:45 AM

I doubled down by going somewhere new and going somewhere specifically to enjoy the changing seasons picking a trail with views and deciduous trees (changing colors).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track My Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Bex! S 10/15/2021 8:24 AM

Gah - I thought technology would make this easier, but it's only marginally less tedious than balancing a checkbook. Thus so far I have only noticed I make many purchases.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Father Thomas Berry says, "... our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." What is your response to Berry's assertion?

Bex! S 10/11/2021 10:08 AM

Celebrating different seasons is the key to changing the "it's going to rain forever narrative". There is so much to enjoy at every time of year!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

Bex! S 10/11/2021 10:07 AM

I love when I can opt out of stuff to begin with. Once something crosses the threshold, it becomes harder to get rid of. But when I can keep the promotional t-shirt, the fancy bag from the boutique, the obligation gift from ever coming home, that's a win.

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Bex! S 10/08/2021 8:37 AM

I feel so cool an sophisticated when I put on some classical music and read a little in the morning. Plus I feel like I accomplished something great before the day even begins.

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