After the Crash increased my knowledge on the three different topics: Economy, Environment and Energy. Per capita, debt has never been higher, savings has never been lower. Pretty scary....I am right in the middle of this chaos and have taken on the adolescent view as Chris Martenson said of not being aware and thinking that these issues will not affect me in my lifetime, so oh well!?
But I am honestly trying, and I will do my part and stick to my intended behavior change from the last blog. I will continue using less energy and continue planting vegetables/fruits in my own yard. I will continue eating less animal based foods and continue to be aware of these important issues and share my knowledge with others. Every step counts, and everyone needs to continue to pull together and be aware that our world is in big trouble.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
2.5 Global Kuleana= "BEHAVIOR CHANGE"
After becoming a part of this class and reading through different websites/books; I want to commit to many different behavior changes. The first thing that I know I can do is to grow my own vegetables, or at least buy local from farmer's markets. I'll even walk to our farmer's market on Sunday. It's on my road. Another behavior that I could change is to eat less animal based foods, because when I think about it, I eat like 2-3 meals a day with some type of meat included. Another way that I could help our world out with is by conserving electricity. After participating with the footprint calculator activity, I realized that I use way too much non renewable energy by: leaving on the computer 24 hours a day; leaving all the phone chargers plugged in all day and night even when not in use; all lights are on; I also dry every size load in the dryer because I don't even own a clothesline, and neither does my mother at her home.
I asked my other half to get on that specific task of the clothesline immediately. It's amazing to say just by doing this activity; all the lights are off, the chargers are unplugged and I am going to shut down the computer right after I'm done with this blog.
Also after completing and watching Dr. Jeffrey Hiapo Yin in Global Kuleana, it made me realize that "Our actions do matter!"
I asked my other half to get on that specific task of the clothesline immediately. It's amazing to say just by doing this activity; all the lights are off, the chargers are unplugged and I am going to shut down the computer right after I'm done with this blog.
Also after completing and watching Dr. Jeffrey Hiapo Yin in Global Kuleana, it made me realize that "Our actions do matter!"
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Comm 344: Scavenger Hunt
Unsure about how much in a group; but these three people carry similar interests about sustainability, community and culture as I do.
Vicky: She loves Life and mentioned to me about some of her ideas regarding our class.
Tawny: She wants to continue to be engaged with the environment and it's concerns after this course is over.
Kenny: He mentioned that he would like to live in a solar powered home one day. I would like that for my
home too. It's free and it would help me out on my electric bill big time!
Vicky: She loves Life and mentioned to me about some of her ideas regarding our class.
Tawny: She wants to continue to be engaged with the environment and it's concerns after this course is over.
Kenny: He mentioned that he would like to live in a solar powered home one day. I would like that for my
home too. It's free and it would help me out on my electric bill big time!
Module 2: Assignment 2 - Gaia Experiential Learning Activity
From reading all the different activities in the Gaia Education for Sustainability, I realized that I already participated in some of the activities on a weekly basis. Aerobic exercises, and facilitating groups are things I do on my Monday-Friday schedule. I facilitatie a violence prevention program and I really believe that our negative actions occur when our mind is not set right. Teaching to meditate, stretch, relax, cool down and use positive self talk are all a part of the program that I facilitate. Aerobics in the morning helps me to be energized and feel better about myself too. If I do participate in Aerobics, (not every day:), I do notice that I am much calmer and am more positive throughout the whole day.
Anyway, so I thought I'd choose something simple; a mindful walk through nature. I put all my stresses behind me for the day, and waited until the kids went to sleep. I thought, Do you really have time for this? I told myself yes, it's part of the assignment. As I walked down my driveway, I stopped and listened for atleast a whole minute. I heard a lot of coqui frogs, and an ambulance speeding by on the highway. As I walked further down the path, I thought to step off the path and walk in the wet grass. Although out of the ordinary; it was better than just doing the same thing all the time- following the path. It reminded me to take challenges, do different things once in awhile. As I'm thinking to myself and enjoying my slow walk, believe it or not- a white owl swooped past and continued it's flight. I suddenly thought about my dad and how he had passed on, and wondering if it was him- or maybe another loved one. For some reason, even when I'm driving, I always see a white owl when I get closer to my home from town. I started thinking about spirituality after that and how I remember reading somewhere about everything having life. Everything is connected and how we all should take care of one another, whether it be each other, the plants, the animals, or our community. Then, I thought bigger, what about our world? I suddenly heard a noise in the bushes, and decided that my walk should end about now. I did see a huge boar as I was driving down my street last week sometime, and that noise just might be that pig. We live in Maku'u on 6 acres, and it wasn't uncommon to hear such noises. I started my walk back up to the house a little faster than the walk I had coming down the path.
Overall, the walk was nice, something out of the ordinary, something that I should consider doing more often. Next time though, I will try this walk through nature in the day or at my mom's home. Mom lives in an oceanfront house in Keaukaha. :)
Anyway, so I thought I'd choose something simple; a mindful walk through nature. I put all my stresses behind me for the day, and waited until the kids went to sleep. I thought, Do you really have time for this? I told myself yes, it's part of the assignment. As I walked down my driveway, I stopped and listened for atleast a whole minute. I heard a lot of coqui frogs, and an ambulance speeding by on the highway. As I walked further down the path, I thought to step off the path and walk in the wet grass. Although out of the ordinary; it was better than just doing the same thing all the time- following the path. It reminded me to take challenges, do different things once in awhile. As I'm thinking to myself and enjoying my slow walk, believe it or not- a white owl swooped past and continued it's flight. I suddenly thought about my dad and how he had passed on, and wondering if it was him- or maybe another loved one. For some reason, even when I'm driving, I always see a white owl when I get closer to my home from town. I started thinking about spirituality after that and how I remember reading somewhere about everything having life. Everything is connected and how we all should take care of one another, whether it be each other, the plants, the animals, or our community. Then, I thought bigger, what about our world? I suddenly heard a noise in the bushes, and decided that my walk should end about now. I did see a huge boar as I was driving down my street last week sometime, and that noise just might be that pig. We live in Maku'u on 6 acres, and it wasn't uncommon to hear such noises. I started my walk back up to the house a little faster than the walk I had coming down the path.
Overall, the walk was nice, something out of the ordinary, something that I should consider doing more often. Next time though, I will try this walk through nature in the day or at my mom's home. Mom lives in an oceanfront house in Keaukaha. :)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
?Revised Behavior Change"
After watching the three different Trailers and some related resources, I felt really threatened, disgusted and very worried about our future. I heard some information here and there about the 11th hour, organizations that were trying to help, and predictions being made about the world ending; but never really paid too much attention. The more assignments that I complete, the more involved I wanna get, and I realize this is a real serious matter. What were we thinking? What were our previous leaders doing? What can we do now?
I was saddened to see that when I clicked on an Awakening the dreamer related link, that there were no organizations or the word: symposiums set up in Hilo, Hi. There were none in any of the Hawaiian Islands either. The closest was California.
The tragedies, natural disasters, diseases and crimes that are shown on the world clock is horrifying! The debt is outrageous and natural resources are continuing to be depleted as I type this blog.
By reviewing these resources, and thinking about the different connections between culture and the earth; it all makes perfect sense. If we take on the correct definition of culture as shared in the assignments and thrive to change our behaviors, we will succeed. Everyone needs to realize that it is not about color, economic status, or power. It's about change. We need to pull together, everyone and realize what is going on. Do what we can, get involved and take responsibility. If others see, they will follow. We need to change our patterns of living and pass it on. Our efforts and even relationships will change for the better,our culture will increase awareness and our earth will smile.
I was saddened to see that when I clicked on an Awakening the dreamer related link, that there were no organizations or the word: symposiums set up in Hilo, Hi. There were none in any of the Hawaiian Islands either. The closest was California.
The tragedies, natural disasters, diseases and crimes that are shown on the world clock is horrifying! The debt is outrageous and natural resources are continuing to be depleted as I type this blog.
By reviewing these resources, and thinking about the different connections between culture and the earth; it all makes perfect sense. If we take on the correct definition of culture as shared in the assignments and thrive to change our behaviors, we will succeed. Everyone needs to realize that it is not about color, economic status, or power. It's about change. We need to pull together, everyone and realize what is going on. Do what we can, get involved and take responsibility. If others see, they will follow. We need to change our patterns of living and pass it on. Our efforts and even relationships will change for the better,our culture will increase awareness and our earth will smile.
About Me
http://comm344blog1.blogspot.com/
Hi, I'm Trisha. I'm open minded, a hard worker and excited to be graduating soon! My major is Administration of Justice, and my future goals include graduating with my BA next year, getting a higher paying job, and to continue working with youth in the community. I attend school part time and have been doing so for a few years now. I work full time at a non-profit organization, and have been there for about 8 years.
My relationship with sustainability is not as good as I would like it to be. I recycle cans and bottles, try to conserve energy(turn off the lights when not needed, unplug electronics when not in use) but honestly that's about it. I definitely need to work harder regarding this topic and I will. It just requires change and I am trying. The first step is gaining awareness, and that I have begun.
My connection to Hawaii is real. I was born and raised here and I am probably going to remain here. When I was growing up, I lived in Hilo. In 2007, I was happy to have my first home completed in Lower Puna, where I currently reside. It's about 20 minutes from Hilo. Although I enjoy the mainland, I choose to stay here in Hilo where my family is.
From this class, I want to increase my knowledge about sustainability and all the different areas that are surrounded by this important topic. I understand that what we do today will effect our kid's lives and others' future. It is important and I need to take the time out to really address this in my life. I have not done so in the past.
I've taken classes in sociology, psychology, criminology and have enjoyed them all. I currently work with youth and their families in the Lower Puna area, and have been trained to work in different types of settings. I am a hands on person and I enjoy working "out of the box." I understand that reading and writing is important also, but I like to be out doing field work rather than in an office. I do presentations on life skills such as respect, decision making, drug awareness, teenage pregnancy prevention etc. I also do a one on one violence prevention class in Pahoa with youth who have engaged with 2 or more violent incidents in school. I link families and youth to appropriate community resources and I am involved with putting on events for the community that include family strengthening activities. Creating community service projects for the youth to partake in is also another job that I am responsible for. I am definitely thinking about a sustainability project that I can do and get the youth involved with also. I want to teach the youth what I learn from this class, so that they will be aware of what is going on for their future as well.
Please feel free to e-mail me if you have additional questions. I look forward to being in this class and learning new things from everyone.
Hi, I'm Trisha. I'm open minded, a hard worker and excited to be graduating soon! My major is Administration of Justice, and my future goals include graduating with my BA next year, getting a higher paying job, and to continue working with youth in the community. I attend school part time and have been doing so for a few years now. I work full time at a non-profit organization, and have been there for about 8 years.
My relationship with sustainability is not as good as I would like it to be. I recycle cans and bottles, try to conserve energy(turn off the lights when not needed, unplug electronics when not in use) but honestly that's about it. I definitely need to work harder regarding this topic and I will. It just requires change and I am trying. The first step is gaining awareness, and that I have begun.
My connection to Hawaii is real. I was born and raised here and I am probably going to remain here. When I was growing up, I lived in Hilo. In 2007, I was happy to have my first home completed in Lower Puna, where I currently reside. It's about 20 minutes from Hilo. Although I enjoy the mainland, I choose to stay here in Hilo where my family is.
From this class, I want to increase my knowledge about sustainability and all the different areas that are surrounded by this important topic. I understand that what we do today will effect our kid's lives and others' future. It is important and I need to take the time out to really address this in my life. I have not done so in the past.
I've taken classes in sociology, psychology, criminology and have enjoyed them all. I currently work with youth and their families in the Lower Puna area, and have been trained to work in different types of settings. I am a hands on person and I enjoy working "out of the box." I understand that reading and writing is important also, but I like to be out doing field work rather than in an office. I do presentations on life skills such as respect, decision making, drug awareness, teenage pregnancy prevention etc. I also do a one on one violence prevention class in Pahoa with youth who have engaged with 2 or more violent incidents in school. I link families and youth to appropriate community resources and I am involved with putting on events for the community that include family strengthening activities. Creating community service projects for the youth to partake in is also another job that I am responsible for. I am definitely thinking about a sustainability project that I can do and get the youth involved with also. I want to teach the youth what I learn from this class, so that they will be aware of what is going on for their future as well.
Please feel free to e-mail me if you have additional questions. I look forward to being in this class and learning new things from everyone.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Rachel Carson Response: "Becker, Carson & Me"
Subject: Rachel Carson Response: "Becker, Carson & Me"
(I Cut and Pasted this entry from Laulima)
Rachel Carson was a very inspiring woman. She was a private, but very effective woman. She brought up issues about the environment that no one else had before. In her famous book, Silent Spring, she informed the public about pesticides and other toxins that was poisoning our earth. She talked about such things as 'man trying to get ahead' and also the subject about the toxins killing our natural resources.
The way that Ms. Carson brought attention to the public was in an informative way, a way that did not point fingers at a specific individual. She brought the information out with honesty and in ways that made the people think and understand what was really going on.
Because Carson was such a good writer, she got the information out in the public about her concerns through different radio scripts, different articles, and many different books. She was smart, and she was powerful. After Carson completed her own research, she came up with the book: Silent Spring. The information in the book was alarming enough to get the president's attention and also other very important companies.
Her book caused much controversy and important people wanted her to be quiet. She remained active in despite of wishes for her to stop and continued to take her stand against new technologies coming with destructive side effects.
If I had made a discovery such as Carson did, I would definitely use the internet to get the word out. The internet is fast and it reaches billions of people.
After her passing in 1964, her books and information lives on and continues to educate the uneducated.
(I Cut and Pasted this entry from Laulima)
Rachel Carson was a very inspiring woman. She was a private, but very effective woman. She brought up issues about the environment that no one else had before. In her famous book, Silent Spring, she informed the public about pesticides and other toxins that was poisoning our earth. She talked about such things as 'man trying to get ahead' and also the subject about the toxins killing our natural resources.
The way that Ms. Carson brought attention to the public was in an informative way, a way that did not point fingers at a specific individual. She brought the information out with honesty and in ways that made the people think and understand what was really going on.
Because Carson was such a good writer, she got the information out in the public about her concerns through different radio scripts, different articles, and many different books. She was smart, and she was powerful. After Carson completed her own research, she came up with the book: Silent Spring. The information in the book was alarming enough to get the president's attention and also other very important companies.
Her book caused much controversy and important people wanted her to be quiet. She remained active in despite of wishes for her to stop and continued to take her stand against new technologies coming with destructive side effects.
If I had made a discovery such as Carson did, I would definitely use the internet to get the word out. The internet is fast and it reaches billions of people.
After her passing in 1964, her books and information lives on and continues to educate the uneducated.
2.2 Blog Assignment: Carson, Becker and Me
2.2 Blog Assignment: Carson, Becker and Me
The two links that I have made connections with from Dr. Becker's Blog Post 3 were: New Roots and Local Organic Food.
I was born and raised here in Hilo, Hawaii. The new roots public high school in Ithaca, NY link, reminded me of some of the charter schools here on our island as well. I currently work with youth aged 7-19 in public/private and some charter schools. When I think about it, I realize that I have always enjoyed the outside atmosphere of a specific charter school in the Pohoiki Area of the Big Island. The outside cool breeze and the welcoming sound of the ocean have always given me a new outlook on learning.
From attending a public school all my life with assigned seating and bells that rung when you were off to your next class- the charter school system seems so much more inviting; offering so much to learn from our land, the ocean and the people right here in our community. Community service projects, and learning skills that would actually be used seems like that's the way to go. Community gardens, surfing and building your own structure with natural materials sounds great to me! I have children and I've always known that my children had different styles of learning, as we all do. My middle son would be so happy if I would introduce him to a new type of school such as this. It seems to me that not all of us are made to sit and keep our mouths shut, raise our hand and read books all day. I'm not bucking the DOE system at all, because that's where I've been blessed to receive my education. But thinking out of the box, thinking about our environment and being aware of sustainability and environmental issues; the New Roots Charter School seems ideal and would definitely pave the way for tomorrow's leaders.
The link on Local Organic Food caught my attention too. A simple topic that I need to learn more about. Some of my friends all grow their own vegetables and they're always telling me to just grow my own. But I admit that I'm lazy and I always feel like what difference is that going to make; I'm only one. After looking further into the topic and spending a little time thinking, I got somewhat scared. I have no idea where my food came from, and why is it that I can't pronounce half of the ingredients that I'm consuming. I really wanna start somewhere, and I feel like it can start here. I have almost 6 acres of land
The two links that I have made connections with from Dr. Becker's Blog Post 3 were: New Roots and Local Organic Food.
I was born and raised here in Hilo, Hawaii. The new roots public high school in Ithaca, NY link, reminded me of some of the charter schools here on our island as well. I currently work with youth aged 7-19 in public/private and some charter schools. When I think about it, I realize that I have always enjoyed the outside atmosphere of a specific charter school in the Pohoiki Area of the Big Island. The outside cool breeze and the welcoming sound of the ocean have always given me a new outlook on learning.
From attending a public school all my life with assigned seating and bells that rung when you were off to your next class- the charter school system seems so much more inviting; offering so much to learn from our land, the ocean and the people right here in our community. Community service projects, and learning skills that would actually be used seems like that's the way to go. Community gardens, surfing and building your own structure with natural materials sounds great to me! I have children and I've always known that my children had different styles of learning, as we all do. My middle son would be so happy if I would introduce him to a new type of school such as this. It seems to me that not all of us are made to sit and keep our mouths shut, raise our hand and read books all day. I'm not bucking the DOE system at all, because that's where I've been blessed to receive my education. But thinking out of the box, thinking about our environment and being aware of sustainability and environmental issues; the New Roots Charter School seems ideal and would definitely pave the way for tomorrow's leaders.
The link on Local Organic Food caught my attention too. A simple topic that I need to learn more about. Some of my friends all grow their own vegetables and they're always telling me to just grow my own. But I admit that I'm lazy and I always feel like what difference is that going to make; I'm only one. After looking further into the topic and spending a little time thinking, I got somewhat scared. I have no idea where my food came from, and why is it that I can't pronounce half of the ingredients that I'm consuming. I really wanna start somewhere, and I feel like it can start here. I have almost 6 acres of land
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