On January 24th, 2008 - I woke up at 3:30am to drive Kate & Ben to the airport - they were heading to NEW YORK CITY - (sigh) - all of a sudden it hit me - The First Journal!!! There was not a doubt in my mind that this was it. The first journey of the first journal. So excited. I also felt compelled to place a gift inside 'the gift' for my friends. I stopped somewhere near Kate's house to hastily write my first message - no getting this right - nothing profound - I simply wrote down exactly what was happening in my life at that moment. ie: sorry for being late to pick you up -- then I wrapped the journal in tissue paper and placed it in a beautiful gift bag. Don't worry Ben, it was re-used... I insisted that Ben & Kate wait to open the gift until they got on the plane. I was smiling the whole way home.
This evening, I began writing into The Second One - will send this to a special person in Vancouver.
As I started writing tonight, I realized just how different the personalities of each journal will be.
A Trail of Faith -- I have faith that the journal journeys will end where they began.
When this journey began, I intended to send out Six Journals to travel the world. I have since realized that I need to send out 100 JOURNALS! Basically, I write the first entry (including an explanation) then I pass it on by hand, by mail or by leaving it in a public place for the next person to find. Once a journal has been completely filled, it gets sent back to where it began.
In each one, I write: 'Trail of Faith...I have faith that this journal's journey will end where it began'
The goal is to inspire the world, one journal at a time.
Love,
Claudia :)
PS: This idea came to me in a dream on January 14, 2008!