We can all be aware and sensitized to the problem, so that we are ready to embrace the solutions that will come our way. In doing so, we can all be part of the solution.

For the pale blue dot we live on, a precious beauty, I try to help.

The most important thing in my life is you, which means that as your mom – I am doing my very best to make sure that when you read this letter, Earth is a cleaner and safer place for you and your children.

In writing to you, I realize that I don’t want you to be hard on yourself if you choose to not make this your cause. But it is mine, so I hope that you hold me accountable to some of what I wrote here.

My hope for you is that all our legislative efforts and care for the environment makes a difference so that we can wipe asthma out of our family.

I promise to wholeheartedly live my life with an awareness of my personal impact on our communities and our planet.

Right now you are only a little over 5 weeks old, but you have truly changed my whole world. Your Mom and I always say that we thought we loved before you were born, but now that you have come into the world and we met you, our ability to love just expanded exponentially.

“I knew you would want to know how the future turned out. You got so anxious about climate change as we grew older.  By coming back, I thought I could help you with that.”

I want you to be able to bring your kids to Tahoe and experience the same clarity that you had as a child.

How can I help you save the world and our country?

I promise to plant 5 trees every year just to make sure I don’t leave a carbon footprint.