Beginning in Hope, Indiana October 17, two youths begin their 7 day and 7 night journey in hopes of a 7 minute meeting with the Dalai Lama for their fledgling inspirational text message service, "I Live Inspired." Their route continues from Hope to Buddha (Indiana) end in Bloomington's Tibetan Cultural Center October 24, with hope of securing a seven minute meeting with the Dalai Lama.
The two youths created an inspirational text message service with daily messages inspiring recovery from cancer, becoming better parents, or reducing everyday stress. The start-up currently has 12 categories of daily text messages, including one category written by Washington Post syndicated columnist, Marguerite Kelly
"We're hoping to create our next category--daily inspirational text messages from the Dalai Lama," said co-founder Rob Foster.
Co-founder Chris Deutsch added, "We have no money to speak of, but we do have a service that might change the world. We knew it would be tough for two guys nobody's heard of to meet with the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, so we just decided to walk. 7 Days, 7 Nights, and maybe he'll give us 7 minutes for a meeting."
In their hopeful meeting, Rob and Chris will propose 75 percent of the money from His Holiness' category in "I Live Inspired" go to a charity of the Dalai's choosing.
The two youths can be found en-route from Hope, Indiana to Buddha, Indiana to Bloomington, Indiana's Tibetan Cultural Center from October 17th to October 24th or can be found updating their 100 mile adventure daily at http://www.iliveinspired.com/blog/ or email them directly to their mobile devices from http://www.iliveinspired.com/contact.jsp