when you practice mindfulness, you are better able to be conscious of your place in the environment and make decisions that will help in the long run of life.

After taking the time to cut down my social media, I notice I feel better in my everyday life. I am more present and engaged with my friends when they are in the room with me, and I find myself doing other better and entertaining activities like getting outside, reading for pleasure, or that I have more time for homework. 

By practicing work life balance, I have seen changes in myself for the better that are sustainable. When I put a time cap on how much time I spend working, that really helped my focus my attention on work and only work for the eight hours I spend on it in a day, instead of flipping my attention between work, social media, running errands, and other distracting things. Instead, I get my work done in a timely manner, and I am satisfied with the work I've done during the day. This commitment to work makes it easier to put it down at the end of the night. 

THe more loving-kindmess mindful you are, the more you have respect for others and the earth. This will help foster a sense of gratitude for the things we have. less will be taken advantage of and less waste.

Everyone is addicted to sugar. There is refined sugar in everything and the only way to reduce consumption is choosing more whole food options prepared simply. sugar makes you feel like crap and most people have gotten used to feeling like crap.

Eating more fruits and vegetables is better for our health and the health of the planet. produce agriculture has less envirnomnetal impact than fish or meat. Fishing and meat agriculture is killing the planet.