Kindness can spread just a rapidly as hate as long as we continue to be aware of what and how we share with people. You can put more positivity into the World by painting and hiding rocks. Be productive and create. Hide and share to create smiles and chain reactions of kindness. It makes a difference.
The world is not changed by our own personal opinions or beliefs. We make the world a better place by creating small acts of kindness that others are inspired to pass on. It only takes one person, YOU, to begin a chain reaction of kindness. Rock painting groups join people in a community with a common goal to create and share random acts of kindness one painted rock at a time because together we can do more than we can do alone. We paint with a purpose to make someone else's day better.
Recently, Northeast Ohio Rocks! posted their sixth set of a Northeast Ohio Rocks! painted rocks found in every single state across the United States. Six! That is SENSATIONAL. From Alabama to Wyoming, they have traveled to every single state just to brighten someone's day.
Our rocks have been found in every single state and those found painted rocks inspired other people to start groups in other communities in Ohio, across the United States and around the World.
Known groups inspired by Northeast Ohio Rocks!
We estimate there are 5 million Northeast Ohio Rocks! that have have been painted by our members and hid to create smiles in Ohio, across the United States and around the World.
Squires Castle, Ohio
Tidal Basin, Washington DC
South Africa
We are able to create more together when we set aside our differences of opinion and beliefs and come together for one purpose, to create and share kindness one painted rock at a time. The rocks are not meant to be bumper stickers or have agendas. They don't support causes. They share kindness. That is their only platform. Kindness is meant for everyone, anyone. We never know who might find our rock or how their lives may be touched by that simple act of kindness.
I wanted to create a way for all rock painting groups to come together to celebrate painting and hiding rocks. July 24th is Paint a Rock Hide a Rock Day.
The rock is blue with a red heart. Why? The blue of the rock represents the world. Painting and hiding rocks to create smiles and to share kindness has spread around the world. The red heart represents the kindness we share when we unexpectedly brighten someone’s day. The rock is meant to be simple so that all ages and all abilities can participate and celebrate Paint a Rock Hide a Rock Day. Each person from the painter, finder, or re-hider add kindness to the rock through their touch and sharing. It’s a chain reaction of kindness. Please paint a blue rock with a red heart. Or more, because in rock painting more is always better.
How did Rock Painting make the World a better place? By creating smiles. When we smile we feel good. When we pass on that kindness others smile. Others become inspired to share kindness too.
Our community based rock painting groups have inspired other groups and more people to paint rocks and hide rocks within their community. Schools are painting rocks, Assisted Living Centers are painting rocks and Libraries are painting rocks.
Northeast Ohio Rocks! began in July 2016 inspired by Whidbey Island Rocks in Washington State. The very first community based rock painting group was Port Angeles Rocks also in the State of Washington.
Read about how Northeast Ohio Rocks! started here
In February 2017, Northeast Ohio Rocks! received National attention on CBS This Morning.
Many people and groups were inspired by our interview. By the Spring/Summer of 2017, rock painting had exploded across the United States.
Northeast Ohio Rocks! has ROCKED the World. Creating and sharing random acts of kindness one painted rock at a time.
