Ripple Effect Rocks

09/02/2025

💜September is Su***de Awareness Month.
These four letters — H-E-L-P — can feel impossible to say. For many, asking for help carries fear, shame, or the lie that it means weakness. But in truth, saying help is one of the bravest things a person can do.

Through Hug Rocks, we want to change the stigma around those four letters. HELP = Hope. Empathy. Love. People.

💬 Let’s talk about the hard stuff. Mental health. Loneliness. Struggles we’re scared to say out loud. Because silence isolates, but conversation connects.

And let’s not limit awareness to a single month. Let’s make every day Su***de Awareness Day. Every day is a chance to remind someone they matter, to reach out, or to reach in when someone comes to mind.

💜 You are seen. You are loved. You are not alone.
💜 If you or someone you know is in crisis, please dial 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline).

Together, we can make help a word of hope, not shame. Together, we create ripple effects of kindness that save lives. 🌊❤️

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08/01/2025

UPDATE: I had the wrong day🥴
The date is August 19th
3:30-5:30

🍦🎨 FREE Ice Cream Social & Hug Rock Painting Party! 🎨🍦
Tuesday, August 5th | 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Canyon School Health Clinic | Hungry Horse

Join us for a sweet time of free ice cream, fun, and kindness!
The doctors at the Canyon School Clinic are hosting a special community event—and you’re invited!

Come enjoy a cold treat and paint your very own Hug Rock to spread love and encouragement in the world. No experience needed—just bring your smile and your creativity!

All ages welcome. Totally free. All the fun.
Let’s make memories, share kindness, and build community—one scoop (and one rock) at a time!

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RippleEffects creating of kindness AROUND THE WORLDEach Hug Rock gifted is more than just a token of kindness—it’s part of a global map of compassion! When you find or receive a Hug Rock, you can add your location to our map, showing how far kindness can travel. Together, we can track the...

07/24/2025

💙 Some of the most beautiful things in life are born out of messiness.

This Hug Rock might be a little smudged, a little imperfect… but so are we. And that doesn’t make us broken — it makes us real. It makes us brave. It makes us grow.

If you needed that reminder today, this Hug Rock was made just for you. 💛

07/18/2025

Meet Paxton — my 5-year-old grandson and lifelong Hug Rocker. 💚⚽

Hug Rocks have been part of his world for as long as he can remember. He loves painting them, handing them to people, and especially hiding them like secret treasures for someone to find.

He recently painted this Hug Rock person and when I asked what message he wanted to put on the back, he proudly declared:
“Chicka Chicka BOOM BOOM!”
…followed by the best little belly laugh you’ve ever heard.

I gently tried to nudge him toward something sweet and mushy. Nope. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom or bust. 😂

He may not be the mushy type, but his heart is huge.

The soccer ball rock in his hand? That’s one I made just for him to celebrate his very first soccer season. ⚽💚On the back there is a special message from me to him.

And the funniest part? If Paxton sees a painted rock anywhere — no matter what it says — he immediately declares:
“It’s a Hug Rock!”
No questions asked. Because to him, kindness just looks like that.

07/15/2025

💙 A little ripple of kindness all the way from Albufeira, Portugal 🌍❤️

Messages like this remind me why I started Hug Rocks. Even if it doesn’t make it to the map or the official page, it still finds its way into hearts across the world. Kindness travels far beyond what we can see.

Who knows how many days, hearts, and lives this tiny rock will touch next? 💫

07/09/2025

✨ Someone out there is drowning in the very waters you’ve already crossed. Your story could be their lifeline. 💛

This little Hug Rock is a reminder that sharing our stories — even the messy, hard, or unfinished ones — might be exactly what someone else needs to hear to keep going.

You never know who’s waiting for your words. Toss them out there. They might just save a life.

07/04/2025

🌍 Hug Rocks are traveling the world! ✈️💖

What started with a simple painted stone and a hope to help people feel loved and seen has now turned into a global ripple of kindness.

These little rocks have made their way to:
🇺🇸 USA (from Montana to California, Texas to New Jersey and beyond!)
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇵🇦 Panama
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇪 Germany
🇧🇿 Belize
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇪🇸 Spain
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇲🇷 Mauritania

…and so many more places where they’ve landed in the hands of people who needed a reminder that they matter.

✨ Each Hug Rock carries a message of hope, love, and encouragement — connecting strangers, sparking conversations, and letting hurting hearts know they’re not alone. It’s amazing to think of how many people have felt seen, heard, and valued just by receiving a small rock with a big purpose.

If you’ve ever found or gifted a Hug Rock, we’d love to hear your story! 💌 Where did it travel? How did it make you feel? Drop it in the comments or tag us. Let’s keep tracking these beautiful ripples across the globe. 🌊

Together, we’re proving that kindness really can travel the world — one rock at a time. 💕

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RippleEffects creating of kindness AROUND THE WORLDEach Hug Rock gifted is more than just a token of kindness—it’s part of a global map of compassion! When you find or receive a Hug Rock, you can add your location to our map, showing how far kindness can travel. Together, we can track the...

07/03/2025

🧡 Today, I think this Hug Rock was meant for me.

I created it to remind someone — anyone — that they make a difference in this world. Little did I know, I needed that message myself.

Sometimes we pour so much love, energy, and hope into others that we forget to pause and let it pour back into us. Today has been one of those days. A day where I needed to be reminded that the difference I make matters, too. That my heart, my efforts, my simple acts of kindness still ripple out, even if I can’t always see where they land.

So I’m keeping this one close for now. Letting it be a little hug to my own soul.

If you’re reading this and need the reminder too: Never forget the difference you make. Your kindness, your laughter, your love — it all matters more than you know. 🌻