dina betts

WQA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
92 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

40

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

40

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

dina's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

Earth Day Action!: Research and Support Local Organizations

I will spend 10 minutes researching local organizations and businesses in my community, then support one of them by writing a testimonial or positive review, ordering curbside, making a donation to my favorite nonprofit, or supporting them in another way.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to produce fruit. I will spend 10 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 3 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 0
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Spend Time Outside

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

dina betts 4/21/2020 4:45 PM

I think any time you are not able to get outside at least for a little you start to feel disconnected. Any day that I don't get out for at least a few breaths of fresh air I feel like I have a pressure headache by the end of the day. But if I can get out even if its just to take out the trash or get the mail I feel a tiny bit better. It probably mostly comes from the fact that stepping outside means you have to step out of whatever you are doing and the disruption resets you.

Read More