yaqin yu

Environmental Chemistry

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
340 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

36

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

35

whole food meals

consumed
UP TO

315

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

246

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

470

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

documentaries

watched

yaqin's actions

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 6 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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

COMPLETED 7
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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 5 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 5 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 20 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
Health Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?

yaqin yu 10/10/2018 11:15 AM

To me i very like the environment i think every thing you have now is from the environment. they are most important to us like tree, water and grass. they all are important to us. without them we will not live now

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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?

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:40 AM

i don't like my brother eating food and play video game. it make me very angry. so i tell mom she take the WiFi .

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

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

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:36 AM

i like to see different to place to have different food. the food like the most is sushi and Chinese food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:34 AM

i like to try different type of food they all have different taste to me the most thing is food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature 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?

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:25 AM

I like to going all different place with my family.like going to different of zoo. i want to try in my life going to different zoo with mom,dad brother,and grandma.

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- Tonya Kay 10/05/2018 12:26 PM
  
  Yes and people become machines when they don't breathe clean air and feel the good earth under their feet. Easier to control with the electronics, that way. Which I'm typing on right now - oh dear!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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.

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:21 AM

I like sit with my family watch the sunset and sunrise.The most problem is i can't wake up this early to see the sunrise. I see the most with my family is sunset.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

yaqin yu 10/05/2018 11:17 AM

I like eat a lot each day. each day i do the most is eat delicious food

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