It was 2020, the year I realized that life is fragile—not just mine, but the entire planet—through immense consumption, pollution, greediness, ignorance, false bliss. This wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life, so I promise to actively make the change.

So it’s 2050. If the good people are winning the greater struggle, fossil fuels are a shamefully long chapter of the past, and there has been a full scale awakening to the need for only renewable, clean energy.

Don’t ever let anyone tell you your actions don’t matter. Every single thing you do matters. You matter.

Make the most of every day because remember yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.

It’s not enough to just recycle. I will sign petitions and call my local representatives. I will also engage in conversations about climate change – even with people with whom I don’t see eye-to-eye.

I am getting your father on board too so that we can double charge this together.

I am a better person because of you, and I want the world to be a better place for you.

I am writing this to keep myself accountable and push myself towards taking action towards a sustainable future. I hope children of the future can still appreciate the wonders that nature and all its beings have to offer, appreciate the beauty in the world around us.

I am small now littles and I may be small forever but in my small ways I will fight for you.