Messages

Dear my future self,

No matter what you should be able to say that you stayed strong with your values and did everything you could.

by Anonymous

My dear Daughter,

As I am sitting here in 2021, I am for sure hoping that we can be creating a better future for you.

by Anonymous

Dear Johannes R,

I am in Chile right now and travelling the world basically… climate change gets worse and I am not helping right now with my travels. I hope that you will also be able to see and experience so many things, maybe it will be possible in a more sustainable way.

by Anonymous

Dear Josh,

I bet the future will be amazing, but if we don’t reverse the effects of climate change soon there might not be a future in store for us.

by Anonymous

Dear Rowan and Sam,

I knew that big changes were going to come and I was excited that you would be involved in the incredible transformation.

by Stacey Peters

Dear Planet Earth and all your fascinating denizens –

So what can I do, as one speck on the planet? 1. Continue to vote, and advocate for climate change solutions at all levels of government. 2. Be an active participant in the local work parties that are improving the health of the forests (bye-bye, invasive ivy!) 3. Plant more native flora in my own garden (hello, pollinators!)

by Anonymous

To my Dear Children,

The large-scale corporate short-sightedness in refusing to invest in green energy lest it cuts into the profit margin, is jeopardizing the lives of everyone on earth. This is what I am fighting against right now!

by Ilona Matthews

Dear Morgan,

I have hope and see people coming together in an equitable way that addresses injustice and living in balance with our Earth. I promise to do more to take action, beyond the personal individual, professional, and household level and into community action and advocacy that holds government accountable and respects those most affected by our unstable climate.

by Anonymous

 

Dear A and C,

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.

by Anonymous

Dear Grandaughters,

Today is 2021 and here is what I am hoping for the world in 2050.

by Anonymous

 

Dear 2050,

Our planet is crazy. I pledge to be an innovator to make sustainable living real.

by Dean Mosher

Dear family,

I’m sorry we didn’t do more, sooner. But the hardest step is always the first one. Please keep the journey going. The solution lies with you.

by Anonymous

Dear Tanner and Wyatt,

My dream for you both is that you’re enjoying the sunshine, feeling the sand in your toes, feeling the warm spring breeze on your face and listening to the sounds of nature.

I hope the world still provides the wonder and amazement right now as you experienced at ages 7 and 3.

by Anonymous

To my children and all children,

I hope that we did more than enough. I hope that your community is strong, that your gardens overflow into the arms of your neighbours, that your bellies and hearts are full.

by Sarah Robertson-Barnes

Dear future me,

I hope you were able to overcome your climate grief and pick yourself back up to continue the fight for climate action.

by Anonymous

Dear tomorrow,

Don’t ever stop believing that you can be the difference that we need. Be strong, be brave, be hopeful.

by Anonymous

Dear future grandchild,

It’s me, your crazy grandmother.  I know when you were young, I drove you crazy with all of my talk about climate change and there were times I’m sure you really wished I would stop. 

by Laura Myers

To my girls, Loren and Alex,

The world is in a strange and troubling place right now, not only in terms of the health of the planet. I want to take action to ensure you have a safe and healthy world to live in, to grow in, to experience, and to share with your own loved ones.

by Anonymous

Dear everyone,

Right now, I work in my home to recycle, compost, reuse, up cycle and drive less.  I can only do so much at this stage.  But I have cut flying from my agenda for now at least.

by Linda Cullum

Dear Grandchildren,

I need to apologize that I didn’t start to save the planet earlier in my life.

by Anonymous

Dear Parks,

I promise to talk to more people, to take more initiatives, to FOCUS on how serious this problem is instead of believing people with more power will make changes. Because they haven’t and they aren’t. They have other priorities (the wrong ones, in my opinion) and I need to do more. I love you so much and hope that the world you live in at my age is BETTER than the one I live in now.

by Jaimie Deye

Dear Savannah, Lochlan, and Avery,

My heart breaks and anxiety overtakes me when I think of what we have done to this beautiful planet and how it will continue to be destroyed if we don’t do something significant, now, and fast.  I want you to have the opportunity to soak in the wonders of this magical globe, as I did until now, and explore as much of is as you can.

by Stephanie Pinsonnault

 

Dear Future,

I hope that things have cooled down. I hope that people and governments have come together to save our earth. I hope that everyone is able to breath clean air, drink clean water and see the beauty in nature that I do. I promise to do my best to take part in repairing the damage we’ve done so that my hopes may come true.

by Cora Kennedy

Dear Owen, Sura, Jessie, Jamie, and Eamon,

We are in this together. I make a promise to show you that we can do it as long as we do it together. Today, I make the promise to educate as many people as I can in a loving way to get them inspired to take climate action.

by Samantha Davies

 

Dear Madeleine,

First of all I hope we succeeded in our dream that yours is a better world than the world of 2021. Today, the forests are burning, the sea levels are rising and wild weather is everywhere. But we are working hard and I’m confident we will succeed.

by Anonymous

Dear children,

There are many creatures and beings that understand how to live in balance, and we forgot for a while, but we are beginning a slow remembering. I hope it is not too late.

by Rachel Yanchyshyn

Dear my beloved children,

I am so glad that in 2022 we decided to take your future seriously. I love you so much and watching you as kids really made me sad and worried about how the future would look for you. I, along with other caring adults, decided to act. We did what we could through schools, lobbying government, having tough conversations with resistant family members about our fears and hopes for you.

by Anonymous

To my two Cs:

I take heart in knowing you are both smart enough to be change agents and will do your best to ensure you, your families, and friends have a safe environment and meet your basic needs in more creative, environmentally sound ways.

by Anonymous

Dear Next Generations,

It doesn’t matter if you have the eagerness to change. Even if you’re mature to deal with power, human nature turns out to be an issue itself.

by Anonymous

 

Dear future child whatever your name is,

Climate change right now is really bad, I’m writing this during the COP26 conference in Glasgow (which is an hour away) and I’m listening to politicians talking about promises for the future. “If we fail, future generations will never forgive us.” -Boris Johnson

by Gwen Zipp

Dear J and A,

I will never stop talking about complex issues with her, and I will never pronounce a destiny on her head. When everyone has given up on her, I will not. And I will not give up on her because I will not give up on you because I will not give up on the planet because I will always believe in change—in massive positive change.

by Anonymous

Today’s Future,

Your childhood was stripped, like the earth all around you,
Your grandparent’s resources no longer surround you.
The pressure for progress mounts on the shoulders of YOUth
And you cry out for change while hiding your truth…

by JESSE IGBOKWE

Dear Tomorrow,

To those that live in 2050 I thank you for not only surviving, but for finding a way to replenish the air, water, and soil; for creating a world out of the destruction humans have caused. The transition from a fossil fuel economy that focuses on a dog-eat-dog rat-race life that consumes, consumes, consumes, was difficult, but you persevered. Thank you.

by Isaac Rysdahl

 

Anya,

All you can do is your best. You can encourage the same in others. You can admit your mistakes and those of your ancestors. You can learn from them, and help however you can. I’ll do the same. I promise.

by Sullivan Brawn

To Our Great Grandchildren,

I do not wish for a world in which your umbilical cord is cut moments before someone tasks you with “being a part of the generation that will fix things.” I do not just wish this because it will be too late, then, but I wish this because I want you to be born into a world that grants you your adolescence.

by Liana DeMasi

My dearest children,

I hope that others will see what I see: that if we want the things that I wonder about when I hope, instead of the things I wonder about when I despair, then bold action must be taken. For the future’s sake. For your sakes. For you.

by Hope Kidd

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