Kindness Rocks Journal


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A kindness and gratitude journal that teaches you to be kinder to yourself and others and helps you create inspiring messages for all. It all started with a single stone on a beach in Cape Cod and now spans the globe. The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, author of A Pebble for Your Thoughts, is based on the profound truth that one kind message at the right moment can change someone’s day, their outlook, and their whole life. This rock painting project has become an international grassroots movement! The messages on these positivity pebbles take many forms: gratitude, affirmations, encouragement, offers of hope?all signposts along the way for someone to find at exactly the right time. Now more than ever, people are longing for kindness and connection. During these uncertain times, daily news reports focus on disturbing events of terrorism, gun violence, senseless murders, and political bickering. We are bombarded with images that evoke fear and hostility. The Kindness Rocks Journal provides a space to create a positive counteraction to all this negativity. Sometimes, all it takes is just one simple positive message to change your perspective, and that is what this interactive writing journal aims to help you do. In the Kindness Rocks Journal, you will have space to:Respond to helpful journal prompts, affirmations, and quotesGrow through hard times with kindness and joyLearn how to paint an inspirational Kindness Rock and share it with others Fans of Start with Gratitude, The Kindness Challenge and the Chicken Soup for the Soul books will love the Kindness Rocks Journal.




A Pebble for Your Thoughts


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As seen on the Today show. “Maybe the thing I love most of all is how these sweet rocks give people hope, sometimes when they need it the most.” —Becca Anderson, author of Bad Ass Affirmations It all started with a single stone on a beach in Cape Cod and now spans the globe. The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, is based on the profound truth that one kind message at the right moment can change someone’s day, their outlook, and their whole life. The project has become an international grassroots movement! The messages on these thoughtful pebbles take many forms: gratitude, affirmations, encouragement, offers of hope, all signposts along the way for someone to find at exactly the right time. Sometimes, all it takes is just one simple positive message to change your perspective and that is what this book aims to do. Through visual photos of inspirational Kindness rocks, readers can connect the meaning of the rock to their life situations or circumstances. Along with instructions on how to create your own rock, you will learn: How to cultivate compassion and connection How to grow through hard times Affirmations to boost self-esteem and offer hope How one act of kindness can change a life A completely unique kind of art therapy for healing and helping “This idea is so right on so many levels. The tactile reminder of thoughts to enrich our lives. The unlimitedness of rocks similar to the abundant ways we can be more compassionate. And, I love its double message: physical rocks with meaningful messages, and, the fact that kindness truly does rock.” —Allen Klein, author of The Art of Living Joyfully




Make & Share Random Acts of Kindness


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The Random Acts of Kindness movement started in the 1980s. It is attributed to Anne Herbert, a peace activist who wrote a challenge on a restaurant place mat: "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty." Today the movement has spread around the world. Make & Share Random Acts of Kindness is a unique compilation of step-by-step projects and quick & easy ideas for practicing acts of kindness in your life through cooking and crafting. Some ideas include decorating a reusable plate and using it to share homemade sweets with a stranger or neighbor, or putting together "Blessing Bags" with uplifting message cards to give out to those in need. Mique Provost is the founder of the immensely popular craft and cooking blog Thirty Handmade Days. She first started doing Random Acts of Kindness in honor of her oldest son who has autism, and she received an overwhelming response when she encouraged her readers to join her. In this book, she gives readers completely new crafts, recipes and projects, complete with her popular design templates. Readers young and old will love these inspiring ideas to spread joy and help make the world a kinder place.




Random Acts of Kindness


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Great ideas on how to improve the world all year long, from simple acts you can do for yourself to big things you can do for your community, and more. In 1995, a small group of people at Conari Press came together around the idea that small gestures and simple acts can make a difference in people's lives. Thus, Random Acts of Kindness was born. But they had no idea how big this little idea would become, or that it would sell over one million copies. This good-humored guide to being the change you want to see in the world is filled with suggestions for making a real difference, in ways both large and small. From improving someone’s life with just one penny to ensuring all children are well fed, the day-by-day positive proposals of Random Acts of Kindness combine inspiration with action. Despite the hurly-burly of our busy lives, we can all make a beneficial impact on the environment, throughout out local community, and within our own hearts. This book of inspired ideas and good deeds conveys how the power of one?that is, you?can make a better world starting today! This little book shows how to start?with the small, with the particular, with the individual?in order to make a difference in the world. Random Acts of Kindness features: True stories about acts of kindness and generosity of spirit Suggestions for living more compassionately Inspirational quotes to get you started Celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Week in February. Perform deeds of compassion and consideration toward others.




The Kindness Ambassador and the Sugarholic Prosecutor


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A warm engaging novel, rich in messages of love, forgiveness, joy, and kindness. Ted Kuntz: Psychotherapist, Inspirational Speaker and Author of Peace Begins with Me. www.peacebeginswithme.ca A refreshing and inspiring read! Although heartrending at times, you will laugh and wonder as you see that by reaching outward, inward and upwardreleasing shame, doubt and fearlove and prosperity are what boomerang back. Taslim Jaffer: Speaker and Author of Let ME Out! Blog. www.letmeoutcreative.com A story showing human frailty and successful recovery, giving the reader hope and the tools to carve a magnificent future. Rev. Barbara Leonard: Sr. Minister, Balance Point Inner Garden Online Chapel. www.inner-garden.com I wish this book were available when I hit Brock bottom at age twenty-three. Id have tucked it in my knapsack during my ten thousand mile bicycle tour seeding kindness across North America. Brock Tully: Kindness Ambassador, Speaker and Founder of the World Kindness Concert. www.brocktully.com The Heartmind Wisdom Inspirational Anthology Collection is available at www.kiklibrary.com, bookstore.balboapress.com and amazon.com. Direct Sales Be Better Than Good-Be GREAT! is available at www.kiklibrary.com and amazon.com.




The Gift of Wonder


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Can you imagine a God who dances with shouts of joy, laughs when you laugh, loves to play, and invites us to join the fun? In this book Christine Sine invites us to pay attention to childlike characteristics that have the power to reshape us, with fresh spiritual practices that engage all our senses and help us embrace the wonder and joy that God intends for us.




Makers with a Cause


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This quick-start guide explains how to use inquiry to promote civic engagement in the school library makerspace and provides ready-to-use ideas for hands-on service projects. By creating for their community in the school library makerspace, young people not only develop academic and cognitive skills but also learn to value building a culture of caring. Award-winning author Gina Seymour discusses her initiative to empower students to take an active role in making a difference and outlines how to implement similar programs in any school library setting. The book may be used in school libraries in conjunction with a service learning model to extend the learning that takes place in classrooms and to make youth feel a valuable part of their community. Numerous service project ideas are presented, from simple, low-cost, no-tech, craft-based ideas to high-tech projects including 3-D models, and while the book focuses on youth in middle school and high school, many projects may also be used in elementary school. Detailed project instructions include tips for making programs inclusive for all youth, and money-saving tips to promote sustainability.




Rock Painting Therapy


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Approximately 7.7 million American adults suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Those who suffer often refuse to seek help for fear of being labeled with PTSD by society. Quite often, they become isolated from family and friends, and may fear being ostracized by co-workers. Such actions frequently lead to mental well-being challenges in one’s personal life, as well as in their professional work environment. Rock Painting Therapy: A Soldier’s Journey to Improved Mental Health is both a military memoir and a suggested self-help therapy option for PTSD symptoms, such as anxiety, restlessness, flashbacks, nightmares, and social adaptability issues. Here, Robert P. Chappell, Jr., a veteran of U.S. military combat, offers readers an insider’s real-life view of an individual who transformed from an Army Reservist to a combat active-duty soldier, navigating the challenges of assimilating back into peacetime and civilian life. Chappell offers a positive cognitive approach to mental wellness through rock painting by sharing strategies in selecting and designing rocks, varying ways to hide the artwork for the enjoyment of others, and the excitement in finding artistical treasures created by others in the rock art community. Among other things, Rock Painting Therapy: A Soldier’s Journey to Improved Mental Health explains: • how rock painting can provide a therapeutic outlet for stress; • the benefits of imprinting positive cognitive experiences over negative past memories; • the techniques of selecting the perfect rocks, gathering the proper rock painting supplies, how to preserve the paint on rocks, where to hide rocks and safe rock adventures; and • the adventures of rock hiding and social media clubs.




Life Glows On


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“Dust off those what-ifs and get ready to glow on.”—Book Perfume “This is exactly the book I needed right now.”—Looking on the Sunnyside “Filled with inspiring quotes and strategies.”—New York Journal of Books Packed with fun ideas and solid, practical strategies for reconnecting with your creativity and making the rest of your life the best of your life. Ditch all those worries about getting older and embrace what can be the most vibrant and empowering chapter of your life. Equal parts creativity guide, mood boost, midlife manifesto, self-help salve, and breath of fresh air. 100% witty, wise and generous Claire Cook, who shares everything she’s learned on her own journey that might help you in yours. Filled with great stories and insider tips. If you’re a forty-to-forever woman who’s interested in making your life glow on, don’t miss this inspiring and motivating book. "Whether you’re a writer, artist, or crafter in need of a boost, or someone who (incorrectly!) tells yourself you’re not creative (you are!), this book is a much-needed balm to the soul."—Book Perfume “It's a how-to 'Cook-book' filled with wonderful ideas to help you locate that spark and use that new-found innate creativity to keep yourself busy, productive—and happy—during difficult times like pandemic shutdowns and post-shutdowns.”—Pamela Kramer “From one reader to another, you can never go wrong reading one of Claire Cook's books.”—Vicky G. “Life Glows On gave me the encouragement I needed when I desperately needed it. I don't usually read nonfiction, but the great stories make this book feel as if you're reading a novel.”—Donna H. “[Cook’s] poignancy and sassy humor resonate with readers; her theme of reinvention uplifts and inspires.” —Savannah Magazine “A beach tote couldn’t ask for more.”—Kirkus “Claire Cook has an original voice, sparkling style, and a window into family life that will make you laugh and cry.”—Adriana Trigiani “Charming, engagingly quirky, and full of fun, Claire Cook just gets it.”—Meg Cabot “Claire Cook is wicked good.”—Jacquelyn Mitchard “Cook’s humor and narrative execution are impeccable.”—Publishers Weekly “Cook has a light, fun voice and always infuses her stories with great wit and heart.” –Cape Cod Times “Cook’s penchant for hitting the emotional sore spot and combining it with humor hits the mark.”—New York Journal of Books “It is never too late to find your place in the world.”—San Francisco Book Review




Rock Painting for Beginners


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Are you wondering what the stones you see around can do for you and your community? Or are you thinking of venturing into the art of beautifying rocks but don't know how to? Then this book is for you… The reality is that rocks serve different purposes to numerous people you see around. Also, the process of designing rocks is easy, and virtually anyone can do it. Begin your rock painting career with the right guide. This book, Rock Painting for Beginners, though designed for beginners, is also suitable for professionals. It is packed with exciting designs, tips, and tricks that will set you on your way to rock painting glory. This guide is filled with step-by-step instructions on how to choose, prepare, and paint rocks. Also, you will get to see the common rock painting techniques and several well-crafted rock painting designs. This beginner's guide on rock painting is a well-detailed book covering virtually everything that has to do with rock painting. The chapters of this book come with exciting and engaging steps that will lead you to become a professional in no time. At the end of this book, you will learn the following: 1. Definition and history: You'll learn what rock painting is and how it came to be. 2. Creativity: This book will teach you how to get creative with plain rocks and how to select the right rock for painting. 3. Tips/tricks: You'll get to know several rock painting tips and tricks that will help you in your rock painting journey and in your quest to become a successful rock painter. 4. Rock painting tools and materials: You'll be acquainted with the various tools and materials required to make your rock painting journey smooth and hitch-free. 5. Mixing colors and transferring designs: You'll be exposed to the step by step directions on how to mix colors and transfer image or written designs onto rocks. 6. 20 rock painting designs: You'll kickstart your rock painting experience with the help of 20 rock painting designs with well-detailed directions. 7. Design mistakes and FAQs: You'll be able to easily fix your rock painting mistakes, including having pre-informed knowledge of the most frequently asked rock painting questions. And a whole lot more. What more are you waiting for? Grab your copy RIGHT NOW to begin your rock painting journey!!!