Tammy Krska

I will spend 20 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

I will calculate my ecological footprint and talk with my family or roommates about way we can reduce our negative enviromental impact.

I will watch or read the news each day this week with a specific focus on peace, justice, and/or sustainability issues and happenings.

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

I will connect with my community by meeting 3 new neighbor(s) this week.

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 120 minute(s) this week. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

I will use the communication methods I read about this week to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly: my roommate, my parents, my co-work, my partner, my classmates, or my children.

This week, I will practice intentionally listening to 3 people I disagree with or do not share common experience with.

I will observe local, national, and international news each day this week through a conflict resolution lens.

This week, I will spend 20 minutes learning more about gaslighting, tone policing, and/or microaggressions so that I can avoid them in my own communication.

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minutes this week to reflect on the systems I am a part of and my role in them.

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

I will "expand my boundary of caring" by offering to help 3 person(s) who are in need this week.

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.

Using the guidelines on page 68, I will use the Oxfam “doughnut” diagram to consider how the factors in the inner circle have affected my personal well-being, or what their absence would mean for my life.

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 2 friends and/or colleagues about what I learn.

I will spend 30 minutes watching a movie about a peace, justice, or sustainability issue I would like to know more about.

Using the Iceberg Activity referenced on page 1, I will practice systems thinking with my group.