This week, we tucked a little surprise into Little Free Libraries around Reunion, Colorado: free Pen Pal Adventure Books with everything needed to complete Week 1 of our journal challenge.
And we're hoping the people who find them won't just take them home.
We're hoping they'll become part of a little experiment happening right here in the community.
The Reunion Journal Challenge
The idea is incredibly simple:
Can we inspire a community to slow down, notice more, and appreciate more—one journal page at a time?
Each book includes the Week 1 journal prompt along with stickers and coordinating journal pieces to help the person who finds it create their first page.
There's no journaling experience required. There isn't a right way to make the page.
The only requirement is to begin.
The flyer tucked inside explains the challenge: complete the first prompt, take a picture of the finished journal page, and share it on Instagram or Facebook while tagging @PenPalAdventureBook. If you find the book and participates you can grab Week 2 for free and continue the experience.
We're also asking participants to use #ReunionJournals, so hopefully we'll begin to see journal pages popping up throughout the community.
Why Journaling?
Because journaling is a healthy habit!
You can learn more about the 52-Week Journal Challenge here ➔ https://www.penpaladventurebook.com/blogs/pen-pal-news/how-to-start-journaling-even-if-youve-never-done-it-before
What Happens Next?
Now comes the fun part.
We wait.
I have no idea who will find these books.
But that's what makes it so fun.
And if even one of these books helps someone step outside, put their phone away for a little while, create something with their hands, and appreciate an ordinary moment in their life...
Then leaving it there was worth it.
Did You Find One?
If you're reading this because you found one of our books in a Little Free Library in Reunion—HI! ❤️
I've been hoping you'd find your way here.
Complete your Week 1 page, snap a picture, and tag @PenPalAdventureBook on Instagram or Facebook.
Don't forget:
#ReunionJournals
Then we'll get Week 2 to you for free so you can keep going.
And if you didn't find one of our books?
I have a challenge for you anyway.
Go outside today and find one thing worth remembering.
Take a picture.
Pick it up if nature allows.
Write down the story.
Tell someone about it.
Just notice it.
Because sometimes the smallest adventures make the best stories.
One adventure. One journal page. One meaningful moment at a time.
