PUGAL NATESAN
10/28/2020 8:16 AM
Physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, healthy food, habits that enhance our physical and mental wellbeing and learning to appreciate nature.
PUGAL NATESAN
"Fairness to fellow humans, kindness to animals and respect to our natural resources"
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 658 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO82meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO90minutesspent exercising
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UP TO220minutesspent learning
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UP TO45minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO124plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
PUGAL's actions
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Joyful Movement
Do at Home
I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Nurture Self-Compassion
Do at Home
I will spend 15 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.
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.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement
Do at Home
I will spend at least 15 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Do at Home
Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 3 container(s) out of the landfill each day.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
Do at Home
I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 3 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing and Renewal Core ValuesWhat are your top 3-5 core values? How did you narrow it down to those as being your core values?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing and Renewal Nurture Self-CompassionHow can nurturing your Self-Compassion also nurture healthier relationships with others and the environment?
PUGAL NATESAN 10/28/2020 8:14 AMBeing at peace with ourselves keeps us calm and helps nurture healthier relationships with others and the environment -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful MovementWhat's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?
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PUGAL NATESAN 10/26/2020 6:27 AMLast weekend I watched a documentary about the water problems in Flint, Michigan. Politics and greed of a few elected officials turned the lives of people living near one of the world's largest sources of water (Lake Huron) to a nightmare. Children were exposed to lead poisoning, water quality was unbelievably bad and elected officials were claiming that the water was confirming to standards and not willing to admit anything was wrong. Reminds us of the importance of participating in the elections where actions of elected officials affect our everyday life in good and hurtful ways. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Get Involved in the Water Justice MovementWho is affected by polluted water or a lack of access to water in your region? How are they affected?
PUGAL NATESAN 10/12/2020 9:08 AMClean water which is taken for granted in developed countries is still inaccessible to a lot of people. There are a lot of places in India where people will have to walk a few kilometers to get relatively potable water, and will have to keep them for a few hours for the sediments to settle before the water can be used.
Not just potable water, but water for showering is also scarce in developing countries. Most people in developing countries use 5 to 6 gallons for a shower, whereas the average consumption for a 10 minute shower is around 25 gallons (and more for the new body showers) in developed countries.
Let's try to save some water if we can, by using low-flow showerheads and by reducing the shower time a little. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Reduce Single-Use DisposablesWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
PUGAL NATESAN 10/09/2020 2:39 PMI used to get groceries in disposable plastic bags, and I have bought a few reusable bags now. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
PUGAL NATESAN 10/09/2020 2:37 PMMeat is a lot cheaper and more industrialized in richer countries, whereas it's relatively expensive in other countries. I remember people used to eat meat once a week when I was growing up in India, and meat was local and fresh (never refrigerated/frozen).
Industrializing meat production increases the rate of pollution, and centralized meat processing increases the risk of meat contamination.-
Angel Daniel 10/12/2020 5:35 AMPugal, you're absolutely right! Meat has long been considered a luxury item and as wealth increases so does its demand. The meat industry has become a large contributor of greenhouse emissions and pollution. Its massive scale has increased the use of fillers in the feed, hormones given to the animal, and played a big part in shaping the agricultural landscape. So many reasons to reduce animal consumption! Great global insight on this topic, keep it up!!! :)
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