As you look through your window, I hope you will see a bright future. I hope you dream big, and that you have the courage, drive, and fortitude to do everything you can to achieve those dreams.

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

I now feel less overwhelmed and powerless, and I am determined to fight for our planet and your future.

I am most sorry we could not work through our differences, and see through the greed, get organized, and do more so that you could have a better life in your 2030 future.

Be assured that in the upcoming election, I will cast my vote for your future – for elected officials that recognize climate risks and are willing to promote and vote for legislation that will stop environmental damage and begin to heal our planet.

The road I learned to ride my bike on, the field where I kicked my first soccer ball, and the park I ate my first ice cream cone at, could all be gone.

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 that the fervor that is building continues to build and spread and that the world has made progress to minimize the effects of our past actions.

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

I think a lot about where the right place to live is.