Pam Kenn

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Pam's actions

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.

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Community

Support A Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

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Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

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Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

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Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Take Control

How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?

Pam Kenn 10/24/2018 5:22 PM

In order to be effective in my personal life, which includes an increasingly sustainable lifestyle, and in my community, where I hope to support others in their efforts, I have to make the choices that provide me with the nourishment, rest and movement to be the healthiest I can be.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How do your eating experiences differ when practicing mindfulness?

Pam Kenn 10/22/2018 1:26 PM

I love to,read while I am eating, to watch some part of a favorite movie when I am snaking and relaxing. I am trYing to be conscious of what and how I am eating, to focus on the tastes, smells of good food, and whenever I can, eat in good company

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Support a Sharing Economy

What are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?

Pam Kenn 10/20/2018 4:12 AM

We are exploring sharing resources with our neighbors such as our tractor and truck. This not only supports more efficient use of resources but is building a community of interdependence.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Pam Kenn 10/20/2018 4:01 AM

I love snail mail and use deodorant it today to write to a long time mentor and friend to tell her how grateful I am for,her presence in my life. I also sent an email to,another friend who visited recently to tell her how much it meant to,reconnect

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

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?

Pam Kenn 10/20/2018 3:59 AM

This is truly a challenge in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont but I am seeking opportunities in my broader community by including the cities of St. Johnsbury, Littleton, NH, and Montpelier/Barre in my efforts.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Support A Sharing Economy

What benefits does the sharing economy offer to your own life? To your neighbors' and community members' lives?

Pam Kenn 10/20/2018 3:55 AM

Sharing economy with friends, family and community allows me to focus on the things I do well and to enrich my life by honoring what others bring to,the table. By trading pepppers for herbs with a neighbor we both enrich what is cooking in our kitchen and have a deeper feeling of our connectednes. By helping our son create a beautiful home for his family we also create a place that we truly will always feel a part of.

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