I’m going to commit to raising you with your eyes open. Being aware as much as we can, how to better our environment together.

You should’ve reduced your carbon footprint, should be using some source of renewable energy and be a vegetarian by now.

Our planet is crazy. I pledge to be an innovator to make sustainable living real.

I know I need to write this to you, and I don’t want to because it makes me so sad. I have been desperately avoiding my feelings about climate change, for many years, but especially and with greater intensity every year since you were born.

Right now I want to be hopeful. Right now I want to think that we took action to ensure this beautiful future for you.

I don’t regret my past ventures, nor do I believe I will regret my future ventures, but I’ve learned that I’ve needed to manifest these experiences into actions of sustainable development and conservation and protection of our environment.

You are growing up in a time of immense change. In the last two years alone, we’ve learned so much about big and important issues including climate change and the systemic racism that runs through our institutions.

I promise that I will change my behavior to benefit our trees.

But being truthful, I know we are not yet on the path that will lead to the change that is needed; but it is visible.