I know this      it is incredible to be alive on this Earth

                       It always was

                       It always will be

I know this       what you do with that gift is

                        Your own responsibility and

                        An unfathomable privilege

I know this          the universe is vast

I think              that whether a creator did its job or not, we got lucky

I think              this pale blue dot is the only place we’ve got

                   We must treat the Earth as our beat up little homeless shelter

It is our loss

We need          to listen to those who beg to have a voice

We need          to hear those who have an idea

We need          to respect all people with love in their hearts

                        The people who care more than we do

I know             that anything worth doing wasn’t easy

I know             nothing I do will ever be enough

I know             I can fight through it and triumph over myself from yesterday

We need to recognize the chance we’ve been given

                    We need life… We deserve life

We owe it to ourselves to recreate the beauty we have experienced before

                    And find a way to enjoy this beauty with everyone else

Paint me idealistic         Paint me hopeless Paint me Sean

                                     I am a stupid optimist.