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Jake Bateman

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 196 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    3.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    10
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Jake's actions

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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
    Waste Use Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

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    Jake Bateman 3/21/2022 12:33 PM
    If I can't use a reusable bag, I would honestly most likely just use a plastic bag. I thankfully haven't run into this situation as of yet. If I were to encounter this problem often, I would shop at places with carts, put my items in the cart, take it out to my car, and put my items in reusable bags that I keep handy inside of my car. 
  • 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?

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    Jake Bateman 3/21/2022 12:28 PM
    There definitely is something very therapeutic about watching the sunrise/sunset, and for many, it is considered a way of "establishing a relationship with the planet".