The Problem

I am an average person. I live a very normal and considerably happy life. If I were to continue as I am I am certain that I would enjoy every second of my time. I have so many wonderful things to do and so many wonderful friends that I could continue along naive and happy. However, I am far from totally naive and every so often life makes a point of showing me this.

Recently, there has been a string of things that have once again enlightened me to the one thing I still regret. Our planet is a mess! Yet I sit and continue to watch it get worse.

Now I am an optimistic and often idealistic person. I can find the best in the worst. Time and time again I have vowed to not let this crisis get me down and to be part of the solution. Yet time and time again I have been overwhelmed by the size of the problem and sidetracked by the many distractions that are positioned against me. I worry that I will make a mistake or that what I am doing won't matter. I give myself excuses to avoid what needs to be done. And all the while I kept asking myself how can one person make a difference? How can one person eat a whole elephant?

The answer, when it finally came to me was so simple. One bite at a time. If I do nothing the result will be negative. The world gets worse. If I do something, a little something, every day I should be able to conquer this goal.

I have flaws like every person. I make mistakes like every person. And like every person before me I find it difficult to admit my own mistakes. But if I continue to have the mindset that I cannot overcome my flaws I will never grow. Even the most celebrated heroes had flaw and made mistakes. I am not going to make the biggest mistake of fear conquer me. I am going to move forward and when, not if but when, I make mistakes I will embrace them and learn from them. And with that new knowledge I will continue forward on the path to making a difference.

The Pledge

My name is Nathan. I am an average person with an average job and an average life. I am also a Concerned Canadian! Why am I concerned? Simple, I care about the future and all I hear are problems. I feel helpless to effectively make a difference. I so desperately want solutions! I so desperately want to help! But no longer! No more! Today I pledge to make a difference! Today, I pledge to become part of the solution! I am a Concerned Canadian! Will you join my cause? Will you make the pledge? Will you follow my journey?