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April 1 - April 21, 2022
Michael Hughey's avatar

Michael Hughey

Dickinson Green Devils 2022

"My goal through the ecochallenge is to spend more time being mindful in nature and considering the implications of my actions. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,023 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    835
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    1,520
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    340
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2,520
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    725
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    1,050
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    50
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    58
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Michael's actions

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 10 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, neighbors or classmates.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 15 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 20
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?


  • Michael Hughey's avatar
    Michael Hughey 4/19/2022 10:14 AM
    I hope that I will continue to be mindful after this challenge is over. I have been combining mindfulness and meditation with my gratitude time outdoors, and I think this has been a great way to both appreciate the environment and to take time for myself to feel centered and thoughtful. 

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  • Michael Hughey's avatar
    Michael Hughey 4/19/2022 10:11 AM
    I am working hard on keeping up with my sustainability actions. I have learned that doing sustainable behavior can be a lot easier than I assumed, like not using straws or single-use plastics. I hope i can continue a lot of these activities after the ecochallenge ends! 

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      Nuhan Abid 4/20/2022 9:15 AM
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  • Michael Hughey's avatar
    Michael Hughey 4/17/2022 12:18 PM
    Today I spent time outside walking around with friends and enjoying the sunshine. Mindfulness feels more achievable when you are out in nature on a beautiful day. 

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      Nuhan Abid 4/20/2022 9:15 AM
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    • Emily Pineo's avatar
      Emily Pineo 4/18/2022 12:35 PM
      I want it to get warm again so I can go outside :( 

  • Michael Hughey's avatar
    Michael Hughey 4/14/2022 1:40 PM
    I have been spending more time outside, and the fact that all of the tulips and daffodils have started to bloom allows me to be more mindful when I'm outdoors. 

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      Nuhan Abid 4/20/2022 9:15 AM
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    • Michael Wymer's avatar
      Michael Wymer 4/14/2022 6:41 PM
      Yesss, consider the lilies!!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

    Michael Hughey's avatar
    Michael Hughey 4/14/2022 1:39 PM
    Food sovereignty allows local communities to determine, grow, produce, buy, and consume their own definitions for culturally appropriate and healthy food. Communities are often in food deserts because they are not prioritized in distribution chains or by large grocery and restaurant chains. This results in communities having little to no access to culturally appropriate foods or to healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables. Food sovereignty offers food freedom to local communities and creates food justice. 

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      Nuhan Abid 4/20/2022 9:15 AM
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    Michael Hughey 4/14/2022 1:33 PM
    I joined this challenge so that I could find more places in my life to practice sustainable behavior, both in terms of the environment and in terms of mental and physical wellbeing. I chose actions in areas that I need to work on or that I feel I should be more conscious of, like spending time outdoors, practicing gratitude and mindfulness, and not using single use plastics. 

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    Michael Hughey 4/09/2022 12:28 PM
    I am really enjoying the ecochallenge and it’s been nice to spend more time outside and be mindful about my time outdoors 

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    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?

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    Michael Hughey 4/05/2022 1:03 PM
    Gratitude can help people to appreciate the small things around them and lead to the moral obligation of appreciating what we have and conserving good things, in addition to practicing kindness and mindfulness. 

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      Nuhan Abid 4/20/2022 9:16 AM
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    Nature Explore My Area
    How might spending more time outdoors enhance your brainpower?

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    Michael Hughey 4/04/2022 4:28 PM
    Spending more time outdoors causes you to pay more attention to the natural systems and processes around you. It can cause you to make more connections and think of things in a new way. 
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    Simplicity Core Values
    What are your top 3-5 core values? How did you narrow it down to those as being your core values?

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    Michael Hughey 4/04/2022 4:27 PM
    (In no particular order)
    1. Radical empathy for all- recognizing that everyone is human, people experience things differently, and everyone deserves empathy 
    2. Gratitude and appreciation
    3. Equity and justice- everyone should have access to the same opportunities, and these should be made accessible to disadvantaged persons through accommodations, community resources, etc... Those who are at a disadvantage and are unable to receive the same economic, social, judicial, etc... resources must be provided working means to obtain them at the same level others can do so.