Written by
Laura Velásquez
Laura wrote the Friendship Journal — the seven sections, the affirmations, and the three rules printed in the front that make the book travel between friends.
About Onelove
Give a child the words, and they will use them.
Onelove is a brand that helps people remember their innermost divine self and their mission here in this world.
The idea
Affirmation, then action.
Most books for children about feelings stop at explaining. The Friendship Journal does something harder: it gives a child seven sets of words to say about themselves, then hands them a blank page and asks them to say something kind about someone else.
The seven sections follow the chakras, but a child never needs to know that. What they see is colour. Red is feeling safe. Orange is being creative. Green is love. Each section is a world of hand-painted animals, fruit and flowers in that one colour, and a page of sentences simple enough to read out loud.
Then the book travels. A child dedicates a page to a friend, marks it with the feather bookmark, and passes it on. The Gratitude Page at the back is where it all comes home.
The structure
Seven colours, seven ways to talk about yourself.
“I Am”
Root
Feeling safe, steady and held.
“I Feel”
Sacral
Creativity, joy and honest emotion.
“I Do”
Solar Plexus
Confidence, drive and personal power.
“I Love”
Heart
Compassion for others and for yourself.
“I Talk”
Throat
Speaking honestly and listening well.
“I See”
Third Eye
Clarity, focus and trusting your instincts.
“I Understand”
Crown
Peace, presence and inner knowing.
Illustrated by
María Belén Pinto Lavayén
María Belén hand-painted the seven chakra pages that open each section of the journal, from the koi and the fox in the orange pages to the blue jay and the peacock in “I Talk.”