Every Time I Slip Into The Ocean,

No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green.

The Very Energy Sources That Have Gotten Us To Where We Are Now Are Also, If We Continue Doing What We're Doing, A Shortcut To The End Of All That We Hold Near And Dear.

We Are Blessed With A Place That Is Open To The Universe And, Despite This, Supports This Very Thin Envelope Of Air We Call Atmosphere, Which Holds Just The Right Amount Of Oxygen For Us To Breathe.

The Most Important Thing For People To Know About The Governance Of The Arctic Is That We Have A Chance Now To Act To Maintain The Integrity Of The System Or To Lose It. To Lose It Means That We Will Dismember The Vital Systems That Make The Arctic Work. It's Not Just A Cost To The People Who Live There. It's A Cost To All People Everywhere.

My First Breath Was Just...it Just Seemed Impossible That You Could Actually Breathe Underwater. I Knew In My Mind It Was Possible, But Actually Experiencing It Was Such A Gulp Of Joy And I Feel It Every Time I Go Under The Ocean. I Love Doing It, To Be Able To Feel Weightless, To Spin On One Finger, To Do Somersaults, To Be Like A Graceful Ballerina - Even With A Huge Tank On Your Back You Can Do The Most Extraordinary Things.