We ran through the woods laughing, crying, and living.

I will stand on the streets, in the courts, and in the schools to encourage awareness and empathy for the earth.

I am going to start doing better to have a healthier planet for you to live on.

Its been heavy on my shoulders since I found out about the state of climate woes as a child.

I will do all that I can, and hope my fellow inhabitants join my pursuit, to nurture this planet.

Last week I took you to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Here’s the biggest secret: I KNOW it will have. We may not realize how, but we have changed the world.

Maybe you heard about bats? Bats, the carriers of this disease that spread among us like wild fire. I love bats. When I was your age today, sitting in the evening on the back terrace of your grandparent’s home in Ibiza, hundreds of bats would play, dance and sing among the trees.

I will keep trying Kaydence, I promise. And I hope we can look back together in 2050 and smile, knowing that our Earth is healthy once again.

I hope that people are still enjoying the wonders that nature has to offer.