Dear Lainey & Kallen
More Messages to the Future
I pledge to use less plastic.
Dear Tomorrow,
Be the person who shows up. Be the person who continues to advocate for change because change is possible – it is possible in the most partisan of politics.
Dear Tomorrow,
I promise to stop eating beef.
Dear Tara,
Each of us only has so much power and the problem is HUGE, but I worked at this every day.
Dear Gabriel,
When the worst consequences of climate change still feel far away today, or the barriers to acting on climate change seem steep today, I do not think about today. I think about you, and your world when you are my age.
Dear Daughter,
Tonight at bedtime, you asked, seemingly out of nowhere, “why are the glaciers disappearing?”
Dear Tomorrow,
I promise to never use a plastic straw.
Dear Tomorrow,
I am so sorry we didn’t realize this predicament sooner.
Dear Me of Tomorrow,
I plan to plant more things this spring, as we do every year in our garden.
Dear Daughter,
Even when contemplating huge global-historical issues — especially then — it’s important to stay grounded in the present time and place, the specific here and now, and the minute affairs of everyday interpersonal relations.
Dear Tomorrow,
Less meat, more on my feet!
Dear Grandchild,
I now feel less overwhelmed and powerless, and I am determined to fight for our planet and your future.
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