Judy Brooks-Levar
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO745minutesspent exercising
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UP TO3,230minutesspent outdoors
Judy's actions
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
Nature
Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset
Do at Home
I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.
Nature
Do Nature Activities
Do at Home
I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)
Nature
Go for a Daily Walk
Do at Home
I will take a 45-minute walk outside each day.
Nature
Practice Gratitude for Earth
Do at Home
I will spend 60 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.
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Judy Brooks-Levar 10/23/2020 4:18 PMjust to be clear, my 60 minutes a day practicing gratitude and meditating in not outside ( it has to be 50 degrees and dry for that to happen,) but inside, feet up watching out of my large picture windows which over-look our woodland, watching the world wake up and grateful for all the plants and animals ( insects included) who live and visit. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Practice Gratitude for EarthKathleen 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?
Judy Brooks-Levar 10/14/2020 4:28 PMEver since I read Braiding Sweet-grass (can't remember the author) I try to practice reciprocity - because I am grateful I need to give back to Mother Earth. I live in a simple but beautiful area, and I can't help but being grateful every morning when I look out my window. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Go for a Daily WalkHow do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
Judy Brooks-Levar 10/14/2020 4:24 PMOh my goodness, there is no comparison - I talk to my neighbors and I drink in the colors while I walk - I am connected!.-
Joanne Schilz 10/14/2020 6:44 PMWalking lets me slow down and focus on what I am seeing, hearing, and feeling. This fall has been great for that!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Do Nature ActivitiesWhat did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and/or touch?
Judy Brooks-Levar 10/14/2020 4:22 PMAll of the above - I hear the call of the great horned owl, I smell the musk left by a visiting skunk, I see the beautiful orange and yellow and green of the fall trees, and I feel the soft fur of the feral cat who has learned to trust me - enough to allow me to pet him. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Enjoy the Sunrise/SunsetFather 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?
Judy Brooks-Levar 10/14/2020 4:19 PMI love to watch the sun traveling down the trees in my back yard, and as the seasons change the colors I notice are different - puts me in touch with the rhythm of life