Music and being alone in a private, closed space is critical to my mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is important to me because when I can be mindful of myself, I can in turn be mindful of others. Practicing kindness, self-love, and compassion inspires those around you to do so and I think that is extremely important.

It is a WONDERFUL ingredient because with creativity comes so much variety and authenticity :D! Creativity allows for so many uses and fluidity of 1 or 2 items that can be repurposed :)

I feel present haha :) . As much as my device helps me connected with friends and family from across the country and back in Laos, I like feeling present and off the grid knowing that social media will always be around if I ever need it but also realizing I never really needed my social media to begin with. I also notice I used to spend a lot of free time scrolling without purpose and that took up a lot of valuable time I could have been spending with my family/friends or going outside. 

Peace, clarity, love, justice. It's hard to explain why I chose peace because in some ways, it can be quite complex. I knew I wasn't going to choose happiness though because I feel like we expect too much out of what happiness should feel like and what it should be. I choose peace because it is an overall state of mind, body and soul whereas, while it is wonderful to be happy :), happiness is a temporary state of being in one moment.

Clarity because I often pray for clarity when we live in such a fast-paced society and don't feel like we can always catch up. Clarity grounds us in where we need to be. Centering us upon our values.

Love because I love love :) When you genuinely love someone/something, it's such a GOOD feeling. I think we need love everywhere!

Justice because without justice, there will be no peace. The fight for justice is why I am who I am and everyone deserves it. It should always be preached, and strived for from good people with good hearts and are willing to get into good trouble. We need more of justice :)

Lack of access to nutritious food negatively impacts the health of individuals in the community--negatively impacting community health. Having access to nutritious foods increases the health of community members and because better health is associated with higher socioeconomic status, will likely increase the socioeconomic status of the community as well. 

Balance is important to sustainability because it allows humans and the environment to co-exist without either causing excessive damage to the other that cannot be repaired. 

I do think gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation because you are taking time to appreciate things; when you appreciate things, you tend to want to protect them and feel an obligation toward them. 

My diet does fall within Minnesota state fish guidelines/advisories. When I do consume fish, I can try and choose local fish caught using sustainable practices.