Sophia Allen
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 802 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO660minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO660minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO33conversationswith people
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UP TO76meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
Sophia's actions
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Connect While Social Distancing
I will connect with at least 1 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.
Wildlife
Use Reusable Bags
Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals. If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Fresh Water
Water-Friendly Beauty Products
Avoid beauty products with micro beads or harsh chemicals that will feed into the ground and your water supply.
Forests
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Building Resilience Connect While Social DistancingHow does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?
Sophia Allen 4/19/2020 9:43 PMhumans are social creatures who thrive off of social interaction (even introverts need something every once in a while). connecting with someone regularly can make both of you feel seen, heard, important, and cared for (which are all good things). -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Building Resilience Spend Time OutsideRachel 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?
Sophia Allen 4/19/2020 9:41 PMi think that it is extremely important to get outside and "enjoy nature", whatever that looks like for you. personally, i find it a nice way to reset or clear my brain when i'm overwhelmed. i know that might not work for everybody but, it's always a good thing to get some fresh air. since our culture spends most of its time indoors, we are totally missing out on cool things to see and places to go that are all around us. there isn't a 'right' way to be outdoors more often so just getting out there in some capacity is good for us. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
Sophia Allen 4/09/2020 4:40 PMmy best idea about why richer countries eat more meat than people in other places, is that we have the resources to pay for livestock and poultry to be raised and farmed for mass production. eating more meat is bad for the planet because of all of the resources and land that we waste, the chemical and manure runoff that pollutes water supplies, and the greenhouse gases that are emitted by all of the things that get used in the process of raising all of the livestock and poultry.