I am very proud to know that You will treat Our Earth, Our Natural Gift, Our Playful Backyard with the same Awesome Respect that We give to each other, as a Family – Knowing that Our Earth, is Your Child Now.

Maya, my love, I promise to be courageous. I promise that when I face a decision, I will think of how it will impact you and your future. I promise that I’ll also step outside my individual decisions and add my weight to the forces that shift culture and systems.

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.

You are so small. So innocent. So beautiful. For you and for everyone else, I will try harder.

Remember how passionate you felt at 20, I hope you keep that passion in you and are still working on climate 30 years from now.

I promise to raise you as a loving-nature human.

Be fearless – do not be afraid to talk to each other and do not be afraid to fail.

You both know I have made it my mission to get people to understand more about the state of our planet‘s climate and what was at stake.

There are so many more things that we can do together to help our Earth from the damage that has been done, and I am so excited to teach you.

I want to sculpt a world for you where you can play outside without gas masks, an ocean to swim in without toxins, and a thick lively forest for you to wander.