Excited for the future

For the first time I can remember, I’m really excited about the future of America. I wasn’t that young when 9/11 happened, and I felt this unbearable anxiety. I wondered if everything I grew up knowing was true about America would be overturned at any moment. I lost hope for the future. Strangely enough, it seems like the gas prices getting so ridiculously high this summer has made everyone sit up and remember that we have to put more money into providing for the future, like putting money into renewable resources. I love that people are spending money on solar power, home solar systems, and learning the real facts of solar energy.

I love that people are looking for energy efficient appliances, and using recycled options for everything. I love that people are looking at their lives and wondering how they can make them more sustainable. It’s that progress? Isn’t that awesome? It’s an unbelievable feeling when your future goes from dark and really kind of scary to bright, protected, invested in. It’s not just one or two hippies any more. It’s so many of us, and together, we’re building an absolutely incredible future. That is something to be proud of and excited about.