See you later, 1Sky!

Having finished my fellowship with Young People For [1], last week was my last "official" week at 1Sky. But before moving on, I wanted to post here one more time to say goodbye (or rather, see you later), and to share some (albeit chee-zee) thoughts with all of you.
 
During my fellowship retreat last week, I talked to my peers about this idea of climate change "conversions" -- that moment a lot of people have when they realize how huge and urgent climate change is. I had that moment last fall at a conference at the UN. I went into it thinking "I get this" and understood climate change as another, more severe ecological disaster. I sat there for three days in talk after talk about water and food security, worldwide economic depression, the lack of action, and was having difficulty digesting it all.

Then, at the end of the third day, during the closing ceremony, while the lights were low and someone was reading a poem or something, all of a sudden it hit me -- I mean it really hit me. All at once, I understood the severity, urgency and true depth of the situation and what was needed from me and everyone I know.
 
That was my moment of climate change "conversion" and I felt a real sense of clarity, purpose and urgency. Some of the only other times when I can tap into that are at these conferences, when I see and know the community that is working together on this. Those are the times when I feel that this is truly possible.  And that’s what I love about 1Sky, because that is our job -- to build community around this really difficult situation. We need absolutely as many people on board for this fight, and 1Sky helps spark possibility and empower regular people to do extraordinary things.

I am very glad that I got to know you all in one way or another, and got a sense of the people, faces, talents and personalities behind this moment. This has been an amazing experience -- thank you!