The Rock Fairy In Winter...

So the Rock Fairy faces some challenges in the winter in New Hampshire. First of all, the city where she lives doesn't plow sidewalks or paths through the parks nearby. That means that the usual placement of Rock My World rocks on park benches is on hiatus until Spring time, both because it is kind of slippery in the park and also because few people sit on benches in the winter so what would be the point...

She took a good walk the other day, kind of saying good-bye to her usual stomping grounds for the season...

As always, there were beautiful sights to see along the way...

What struck her the most on this walk was the gorgeous contrast of red

on the grey-blue of the day...

That contrast reminded the Rock Fairy of how sharply

a single, simple act of kindness can stick out

in a sea of ordinary, everyday apathy.

Like the couple in the restaurant that anonymously paid for the lunch of the people seated beside them in a diner and sparked a chain reaction that lasted for many hours,

or the family owned jewelry store that is leaving Christmas gifts of jewelry for people in random places around their town...

or, more importantly she thought, the little acts of kindness that don't cost a penny,

like taking the time to sincerely tell someone they have done a good job,

or looking a cashier in the eye and smiling when you say "Thank you !",

or completing some simple task for someone you know is overwhelmed,

or telling someone in your life that you truly appreciate them being in your world.

Like that bright red against the gray-blue, kindness can light up a space, and spark a change in how we treat each others, how we see each other...

As the Rock Fairy finished her final real rock leaving walk of the season, she took notice of the last rock she had put down on the park bench...

It was so fitting, of course, like many of the rock messages seem to be,

The final rock said...

While the rock leaving may slow down during the winter,

the opportunities for being kind never do !

The Rock Fairy was grateful for that timely reminder.

Aren't you ? ;)

Now, Go be Kind !!!