Avery Hackman 901
4/09/2025 5:45 PM
- 15-DAY STREAK
I believe this is true. We need to see the beauty in the sun rising and setting everyday.
Avery Hackman 901
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 35 THIS WEEK
- 426 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO25minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO11plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO50minutesspent exercising
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UP TO4.0conversationswith people
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UP TO10minutesspent outdoors
Avery's actions
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.
Simplicity
Buy Used Clothes
I will spend 10 minutes learning about the perils of fast fashion and will buy my clothes at second-hand stores when I shop.
Simplicity
De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room
I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.
Simplicity
Go For A Daily Walk Outside
I will take a walk outside for 30 minutes each day.
Simplicity
Core Values
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.
Health
Know My health
I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).
Simplicity
Meditate
I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 5 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.
Health
Go get a check up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
Simplicity
Work-Life Balance
I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.
Simplicity
Needs Vs. Wants
I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.
Health
Take Control
Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.
Community
Supporting a women owned small business
I chose this because I attended a "women in bloom" conference yesterday (4/3). It was an event held by a small women owned marketing company. The first panel had four women owned small business owners. It was a very neat business panel and I learned a lot from all the women who spoke yesterday.
Community
Research Restorative Justice
I will spend 15 minutes learning about restorative justice and conflict resolution opportunities in my own community or state.
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
Community
Engage In Active Listening
I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 5 conversations.
Nature
Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset
I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.
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 QUESTIONNatureFather 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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityWhat would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
Avery Hackman 901 4/08/2025 10:36 AM- 15-DAY STREAK
My thoughts, and what I truly want for myself as a person not what everyone else wants for me. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityHow can you prevent yourself from accumulating more unnecessary things in the future?
Avery Hackman 901 4/05/2025 10:23 AM- 15-DAY STREAK
Being mindful about when you are buying things is important to lessen the accumulation of unnecessary items. When you go to a store having a list is important. Also, staying on track and not buying those dollar sections they have right when you walk in or when your in line to check out that is how they get you and you buy lots unnecessary items.-
Kenneth Slaysman 4/05/2025 4:58 PM- TEAM CAPTAIN
We are considered to be a consumer economy, it is a difficult thing to be mindful. Good for you.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityWhat are your top 3-5 core values? How did you narrow it down to those as being your core values?
Avery Hackman 901 4/04/2025 9:19 AM- 15-DAY STREAK
1. Always be your authentic self
2. Have the courage to start brand new at any moment
3. Hold yourself accountable
4. Treat others how you want to be treated
I feel like these are the MOST and prominent core values I hold for myself. Lately, I have found myself being unapologetically me. I have lessened how much others think of me and just been myself. At my age I feel like this can be a hard concept to grasp. Another one of my core values is being okay with change and starting over. Life is full of ups and downs and it is what you make of those up and downs and changes. If you need to start over its okay and life will go on. #3 hold yourself accountable. Always be accountable for your own actions and doings its okay to mistakes but you have to learn and grow from them and not keep making them. #4 Treat others how you want to be treated I feel like goes without saying. Do not treat someone how you don't want to be treated. I feel like all these values are extremely important and it was hard for me to rank them, but I just want off of what most I align with and try to practice everyday!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityHow is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
Avery Hackman 901 4/02/2025 3:36 PM- 15-DAY STREAK
Creativity is necessary when practicing simplicity by being realistic and not overbuying unnecessary items. While I was at Walmart today, I had to refrain from buying unnecessary items I did not need. I have fallen victim for years to overconsumption and buying stuff I did not need and just creating waste. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityHow might practicing work-life balance lead to a more sustainable life for yourself? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?
Avery Hackman 901 4/01/2025 7:59 PM- 15-DAY STREAK
Working 8 hours (or less) can lead to a more sustainable life by being well balanced being able to have a life outside of work and being able to get the rest your body needs to be a productive human being. Also, work-life balance can promote good habits and more sustainable habits. Like going for that walk instead of driving to the drive or maybe even riding your bike somewhere -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteWhile water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?
Avery Hackman 901 4/01/2025 7:55 PM- 15-DAY STREAK
By making this a permanent habit this could could reduce the waste my household has. I feel like using a reusable water bottle could be a ripple effect. Once, I start consistently using a water bottle I could try and use something else reusable like silverware or plates at home instead of opting for paper or plastic of these two household items!