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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Josephine Lian

Sustainable Saints

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 281 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    88
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    24
    people
    helped

Josephine's actions

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 3 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 6 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 5 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 3
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
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

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    Josephine Lian 10/12/2018 12:34 PM
    It a person a new way of expressing themselves and it also makes them more content with their life since they are more comfortable with themselves. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Josephine Lian 10/12/2018 12:29 PM
    It makes me take the time to evaluate the importance of life and how there can be many ups and downs on the road. I can take the gratification and show the love and support I get from my happiness to the next person I meet.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Say No to Plastic Straws
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

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    Josephine Lian 10/11/2018 4:52 PM
    Plastic straws, bags, food wrap, and plastic cups. Choosing to skip using plastic straws when getting a drink, use reusable bags when grocery shopping, store the food in biodegradable food containers, and use stainless steel cups or glass cups.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Josephine Lian 10/11/2018 4:47 PM
    Use decomposable products, use reusable tupperware, water bottles, and try to reduce the amount of waste that is made on a daily basis. As well as growing my own foods. (vegetables, and fruits)
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Help Others
    In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?

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    Josephine Lian 9/26/2018 2:51 PM
    Social inequality makes others feel like they are put into a certain category which defeats the purpose of having a community. Everyone should feel like they belong and not always wanting to shut out others around them based on their views, race, gender, and appearance.