I wish you this security knowing we changed because we love you.

To laugh at our efforts as they were on such a small scale, too small some would say to make a difference, and then smile when we think about the number families just like ours that did the same thing.

It’s never too late to make a difference. Our actions have very real consequences. We can educate ourselves, learn from our mistakes, and take action. We can hold companies like big oil and big plastic accountable for their negative impacts on the environment. We can educate ourselves and others about what causes climate change and what actions we as individuals can take to lower our carbon footprints.

You are so small. So innocent. So beautiful. For you and for everyone else, I will try harder.

I think every parent believes that their child’s future is worth protecting – because I know the power of this force in me and what I am willing to do.

I imagine at this point we have dropped our addiction to coal, gas, and oil and that our environment has made a turn for the better with the solar, wind, and other unimagined (at this point) alternative energy choices are in place.

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

Please know that I have tried very hard to be one of those people, to even make the smallest of changes in order to improve the world for you and your future.

My promise is to continue to dedicate my life, my business, and my future to creating cultures that embrace environmental action not only for our own good, but the good of the countless other species hurting from climate change.

I vow that I will try to make a difference every day, so that you may enjoy the world as I have.