Your path will only be as clear tomorrow as we have made it for you today.

I look at my baby niece today. The newest member of our family, just 3 days old. What will be left for her and her grandchildren?

This is just the beginning. It’s the accrual of little seeds of change that will lead to the tree of revolution.

While I will work my hardest to create any positive change I can, you must continue this quest. You cannot give up hope, and you must always remember that the beauty on this Earth is worth saving.

I am writing this message to you guys. When I look outside my window today, I see a beautiful world that others and myself call “home sweet home.” The trees glimmering in warm sunlight, the air stirring a cool breeze, and the water flowing down rivers are parts of our home Mother Earth.

You are growing up in a time of immense change. In the last two years alone, we’ve learned so much about big and important issues including climate change and the systemic racism that runs through our institutions.

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

The fact that you are reading this means that you would know the answer to a question that has kept me up at night more often than I would like to admit: Did I make you proud?