Heidi Duss

Summit Credit Union

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389 TOTAL

participant impact

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60

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of additional sleep
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
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60

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spent learning

Heidi's actions

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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

COMPLETED 2
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Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is a sustainability problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature

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." Respond to Berry's assertion.
Heidi Duss 10/08/2018 1:19 PM
While I don't see this as a religious ritual, I can see the peacefulness of watching and being in the present.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

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?
Heidi Duss 10/08/2018 1:18 PM
Eliminate screen time at least 30 mins before bed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

How do you practice self care?
Heidi Duss 10/08/2018 1:18 PM
I have health insurance and am easily able to make an appt.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
Heidi Duss 10/08/2018 1:17 PM
That what we use goes back into the earth to replenish our resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
Heidi Duss 10/08/2018 1:10 PM
It doesn't surprise me! I would rather go on vacation!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community

Keen Independent Research Foundation conducted a recent study that highlights the disparities in the availability of city contracts and loans to businesses, and how this disparity correlates to owners as people of color. The study showed that Minority businesses enterprises (MBEs) are more likely to have difficulties in receiving loans or city contracts. In what ways can you address systemic racism?
Heidi Duss 10/04/2018 6:44 AM
I just finished a Racial Justice Summit conference and was enlightened w/new information. Stay education, research and ask questions!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
Heidi Duss 10/04/2018 6:42 AM
Be more mindful of your purchases. Consider a want vs. need.

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