"I am here to make the world better, hopefully much better, than when I arrived!"
POINTS TOTAL
0
TODAY
0
THIS WEEK
1,134
TOTAL
participant impact
UP TO
1,105
minutes
of additional sleep
UP TO
1,640
minutes
spent exercising
UP TO
1,084
minutes
spent outdoors
UP TO
424
minutes
being mindful
UP TO
82
plastic containers
not sent to the landfill
Dana's actions
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Go for a Daily Walk Outside
Do at Home
I will take a walk outside for 45 minutes each day.
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DAILY ACTIONS
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Healthy Sleep
Do at Home
Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 10 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.
COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Practice Gratitude for Earth
Do at Home
I will spend 15 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.
COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Nurture Self-Compassion
Do at Home
I will spend 5 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.
COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Do at Home
Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 2 container(s) out of the landfill each day.
COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
I hope you all have enjoyed this EcoChallenge half as much as I have. Thanks for joining our team! Here is one last bit of nature trivia: Did you know that Tamaracks are a conifer that change color in the Fall and drop their needles. Here is a picture of a couple I took yesterday.
Good morning, all; I hope you all had a great weekend. It was a good weekend for foliage in the Twin Cities, pretty much peak! Finish our EcoChallenge strong and thanks for being our teammate!
We have just under one week left in the challenge. I hope everyone has enjoyed this event! I know I have learned a few things and challenged myself a bit too. Here is a picture of a poster I saw this summer at the Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post. It really spoke to me.
Thanks everyone for coming on this journey with us.
Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
Action Track: Healing and RenewalGo for a Daily Walk Outside
Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?
When I walk my dogs I like to bring an extra bag to pick up trash and recyclables we find along the way. Way too much litter, especially in the Spring, and Fall after they trim the tall grasses in the parks. Here is a picture of some litter I picked up!
Sitting around a fire is such a calming activity. There just seems to be some sort of deep connection to our past. Really makes you stop and think. Here is a picture of a fire I had yesterday!
Action Track: Healing and RenewalPractice 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?
Since the pandemic started and I have been working from home I have noticed many "new" things in my surroundings. They have always been there I have just been going too fast to notice. This is one silver lining from this past 19 months, a slow down in the pace of life. Here is a picture of a sunrise I took earlier this week. Best I've seen in quite a while.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole CommunityReduce Single-Use Disposables
What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
My wife and I like to dine out, on the patio! We always try to have reusable "to go" containers in our car to bring leftovers home. I have two of them from our hospitals that I leave in my car for such occasions.
MJ Burke 10/26/2021 5:17 AMDana: I never thought of this.... good idea! thanks, MJ
Allison Egan 10/14/2021 8:20 AMThat's a great idea! Note to self: buy reusable "to go" containers for the car!
Julie Nix 10/11/2021 8:21 AMWhere is the North Shore? Looks beautiful.
