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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Jourdan Bruce

erstad ARCHITECTS

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 509 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    4.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    100
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    40
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Jourdan's actions

Community

Join My Neighborhood Association

Do at Home

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in My Community

Do at Home

I will volunteer 3 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Express My Support

Do at Home

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Sign Up to Vote

Do at Home

I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

Do at Home

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 10 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

Do at Home

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 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Family Game Hour

Do at Home

I will spend quality time with family and friends by playing low-tech game(s) and/or through the spirit of imagination.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Research Impact Investing

Do at Home

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and determine if it is right for me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 15 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 20 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Core Values

Do at Home

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Nurture Self-Compassion

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.

COMPLETED 4
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
    Community Volunteer in My Community
    What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/27/2020 7:42 AM
    One thing I can do to help my community is be aware. I can create a neural pathway in my mind for noticing things are good and bad for the environment. Once that neural pathway is created, it will be a lot easier to form habits, notice trash, etc. That is something that will take a lot of practice but has a ton of rewarding benefits for myself as well as others. 

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/12/2020 8:48 PM
    The eco challenge is going great!! It’s super helpful to see how being mindful in the little things makes a big impact! 
  • 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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    Jourdan Bruce 10/08/2020 9:59 PM
    Normally, I use plastic bags at grocery stores... but I could easily substitute it for paper or reusable bags. I just have to put the effort into it.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful Movement
    What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/08/2020 9:44 PM
     I got to dance with my fiance, tonight and it was so joyful. It was also a great workout! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Go for a Daily Walk Outside
    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?

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/08/2020 9:43 PM
    it allows me to slow down, and enjoy this beautiful fall weather. I love the peace that comes from simply taking a walk in nature


  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Practice Gratitude for Earth
    Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/08/2020 7:12 AM
    I don't know that it makes me feel obligated... but it definitely makes me feel more at peace and centered in my body. I think that we can simply cultivate gratitude by carving out time to do so. Us Americans hardly have time for anything anymore, which makes it hard to sit and think about what we are grateful for. If we just learn to sit, we can feel much more at peace. 

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    Jourdan Bruce 10/07/2020 8:17 AM
    Eco Challenge has started and I am sooo excited!! I really want to learn a lot from this experience.