Each of us only has so much power and the problem is HUGE, but I worked at this every day.

Dobbiamo aiutare nel conservare il bello che c’è nel nostro pianeta.

To think that my choices of sustainable commuting, eating a plant based diet, and working on our City’s zero waste program likely pale in comparison to the impact of not having a baby is nothing short of devastating.  Does it make me a bad environmentalist to honor my maternal instincts?

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.

I don’t know your name
or even if you’re alive,
but I’m doing all I can
to make sure you survive.

I’m your great- great grandmother
who lived a century ago
in a world far different
from the one you must know.

But when you encounter that resistance–and you will, regularly–know that you must respond just how we have had to these past 50 years. With love, and sternness, and most of all, courage. Because that is what the resistance fears the most. We who came before you promise that we will do the same while we wait for you. Know that you will never be alone.

We can learn a lot about how to treat others from stories that have been passed from generation to generation.

We know about this. If we don’t fix this for you, it’s our fault.