We thought that the world was an endless supply of whatever we wanted… I know it sounds hard to believe, but that is the way it was.

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.

It seems silly to saddle yourself with guilt for something that hasn’t happened yet. I don’t want to do that. As of today, I don’t really feel guilty. I guess I just want to make sure I keep doing more, so that when you read this, and ask what I’ve done since then, I can still feel good about my efforts.

I hope you are healthy and happy and that you feel supported by the ecosystem around you because we are all deeply truly interconnected. We depend on the earth to take care of us, and nature needs us to take care of her in turn. We all need each other.

Quero que você beba água pura, coma alimentos sem agrotóxicos e que sua casinha branca com varanda, seja voltada para o leste, onde o sol vai nascer.

I want clean air, clean energy and muddy feet for you. I want this for all children.

I feel deeply that it is my moral obligation as your Mom to protect your future and allow you to inherit a clean and healthy planet.

A culture of consumption is the reason that my world faces such an ecological crisis, it is both necessary and proper to address the fundamental mindsets that have created such a destructive culture.

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

I tried to teach you of the importance of being satisfied with what you had within your hands.