Paige Miller (Cho ECO102)

YCP Fall 2023

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
374 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

330

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

720

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

630

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

600

minutes

spent learning

Paige 's actions

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 30 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 30 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 60 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How might practicing work-life balance lead to a more sustainable life for yourself? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?
Paige Miller (Cho ECO102) 10/11/2023 6:22 AM
With a busy schedule it is hard to remind yourself to stop working. I now limit my hours on checking emails and my canvas page. I make sure to only be doing work 8 hours a day and less on the weekends. By doing this I find myself actually relaxing more and not always just thinking about the next thing that I need to get done.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?
Paige Miller (Cho ECO102) 10/10/2023 7:16 PM
Often I think of walking as wasting time and energy, due to a busy schedule. Filling my time with needed fresh air and reflection is not meant to be a chore therefore feels unproductive. Walking today I feel felt guilt about being unproductive, but it allow me to realize my negative thinking.

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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." What is your response to Berry's assertion?
Paige Miller (Cho ECO102) 10/10/2023 7:11 PM
I think that reflection while watching the sunset allows one to think about the planet as a whole. Often one gets caught up in their own head and can not think of those around them. While I watch the sunset I am reminded not only of people but the earth I live on,

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