Kindness ROCKS! Come In To Paint Happiness For Others!
Something so simple can change someone's entire day!
***** What’s The Kindness Rocks Project? *****
Kindness rocks is a viral rocks project trend where people paint rocks with inspirational messages or sayings. By leaving these painted rocks in public places for people to find you can brighten a strangers day with a random act of kindness.
Their Mission –
“ONE MESSAGE
AT JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT
CAN CHANGE SOMEONE’S ENTIRE DAY, OUTLOOK, LIFE”
***** Learn More About The Project: https://www....ksproject.com
***** Here’s How It All Started *****
(*In the words of Megan Murphy, the founder//creator of the project):
“My parents passed away when I was in my early 20s.. So, before I had my children.
And I would basically have conversations with my mom and dad.
I would look for signs and messages from them. It’s a very introspective process for me. I would say, “Mom, Dad.. Send me a message or a sign that this is the right thing... That this is what I should be doing, or this is the right direction I should be going in.”
So I had this whole system: A heart-shaped rock would be from my Dad; A piece of seaglass would be from my Mom. And whenever I would find one, I would feel like I was being supported, or that was the right decision and right direction to go in, and I would leave the beach that day, and I would think “Wow, Ok, I’ve got this and I can handle this.”
Those were the moments when I really felt something bigger than myself, but actually through this process, I realized the answers lay within me. These messages weren’t coming from someone else… It was coming from something that I already knew.
I started noticing other people that were walking and I started noticing that they had the same expressions that I did, on my face, that they were maybe introspective, or looking for something… Contemplating life….
One day when I was leaving for my walk, there was a Sharpie on the counter, and I picked it up, stuck it in my pocket, and when I got to the beach, I was looking around to see if anyone was watching me, and I started writing messages on rocks. I would drop one, then walk aways away and drop another one. And on the first day, all I dropped was 5 rocks, and the whole time, I was thinkning, “What am I doing?”
Interestingly enough, later that night, a friend of mind texted me a picture of a rock she found on the beach… And there’s millions of rocks. There’s no possible way that I dropped 5 rocks, and that a friend of mine found one of those rocks and she picked it up and texted me. I didn’t tell anyone that I was doing it. I think, maybe, that she recognized my handwriting and she knew I walked the beach everyday. And when she texted me the picture, I said “No, I didn’t do that. It wasn’t me, but that’s really cool that someone did that” … And she replied (and this is the moment that the project started; This was the absolute moment that it started): “If you did drop this rock, then it made my day… I was having a rough day and the message just meant so much.”
.. And I thought, “Ok, I have something here”
— Megan Murphy, founder
***** MAKE YOUR OWN ROCKS *****
It’s SO EASY to do!! You can grab some rocks on your next family outing like a hike, trip to a park, or even the beach; Set out the paints, brushes, water, and a table cloth and get to creating!
The best thing about this is that you can use any supplies you already have at home, paint the rocks anyway you want to, and people of ANY AGE will love this! The kids will love it, so it’s the perfect thing to do as a family day activity. Talk about positive and inspirational messages as you paint; Talk about the importance of spreading kindness; And bond over making art together!
Not only is it interesting to paint them, but finding the rocks together AND making some adventures out of hiding them in public for others to find will make for some wonderful, quality time too! Enjoy rock painting with your bffs for your next girls’ night! Pair some drinks, snacks, and a little craft project for a fun time for a great cause!
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***** MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT - FAQs *****
A few questions you might be wondering if you're LOVING this idea and are eager to learn more and do more witht his project (From the ‘Kindness Rocks’ team, themselves:
-- HOW DO I BECOME A “FEATURED POST” ON TKRP SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES?
We would LOVE to share your posts and all of the great work you or your group is doing to spread kindness in our world, in fact, we want to feature each and every one of YOU, as this is a project of MANY! Simply email your photos and stories to Thekindnessrocksproject@gmail.com and in the subject line please put “feature request”... that way we will be sure to get to you faster.
-- HOW DO I JOIN BY STARTING MY OWN PAGE IN MY OWN COMMUNITY?
We are so happy you are joining us and would like to bring TKRP to your community, that is what this project is all about…spreading kindness! We also realize that some of you may like to open your own Facebook Page so that you can connect with other rock stars in your area and/or track your followers and those who find your kindness rocks. Simply create your own page and ADD in your ABOUT US section in your bio that you are a part of TKRP. It’s as simple as that! Then be sure to link yourself to our Project by using #TheKIndnessRocksproject in the body of your posts. In addition, be sure to email us photos and stories so we can feature your kindness with the rest of the project!
-- WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF TKRP?
The project is driving itself, the growth of Kindness is exponential when we all contribute to it! So, in a nutshell, we have no idea, but we're pretty sure it will be awesome and even more uplifting thanks to the thousands of people across the WORLD who have joined us.