A student holds a kindness rock painted with the Ohio State logo

Bursts of happiness, encouragement and joy will radiate out from Ohio State Lima starting today. A group of students spent their common hour painting kindness rocks to share anonymously around campus or more directly to those off campus. 

“You can give people advice indirectly and without knowing that you did that,” said Savannah King, student assistant in the Lima Counseling and Consultation Office and psychology student. “It is a very heartwarming feeling even though you don't know who sees your message.”

The tiny works of art were made as part of Share Kindness Week on campus. 

A student at a table holds up a painted kindness rock
A tableful of students paint kindess rocks
A student paints a shark onto a kindess rock