Danielle Tryon

SU Sustainability Warriors

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
175 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

320

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

2.4

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

5.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

100

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning

Danielle 's actions

Simplicity

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 5 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 3
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
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Danielle Tryon 10/27/2020 9:31 AM

By walking instead of driving you are forced to slow down and appreciate the small things going on around you!

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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." What is your response to Berry's assertion?

Danielle Tryon 10/27/2020 9:26 AM

Taking the time to appreciate the beauty of the world puts a lot of everyday problems into perspective.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Danielle Tryon 10/27/2020 9:25 AM

People in richer countries eat more meat since they generally have more money to put towards food. In doing this we are depleting our resources faster than they can recover.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature 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?

Danielle Tryon 10/27/2020 9:21 AM

Gratitude and just appreciating what you have I do believe leads to a sense of moral obligation since we are responsible for taking care of what we have since some aren’t as fortunate.

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Danielle Tryon 10/11/2020 2:44 PM

Enjoyed a walk with my girl this morning!

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