2021 Tree Lighting on the Natick Common, Photo by Natick GIS
Happy Holidays, dear friends!
Today is the winter solstice, a day I reflect upon a lot each year.
Today will be the darkest day of the year, but to me it is a day of hope. Why? Because it brings the promise of more light tomorrow.
I hear from many of you that the future of climate change is a heavy darkness you carry. I carry it too. But I also carry a light that burns with hope.
So much has changed in the conversation around climate change since I started this job (seven years ago!), and the actions we/you are taking locally give me a lot of hope.
In The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times, my shero, Jane Goodall, writes that “hope and action mutually reinforce each other – you won’t be active unless you hope your action will make a difference…and taking action helps you generate more hope.” Together they create an “upward spiral”.
I’m all about creating an “upward spiral”, so, as we say goodbye to the darkness and hello to the light, I invite you to join me in reflecting on your 2021 moments of climate hope. Mine are below. I’d love to hear yours too.
Happy Solstice!