Review - "Piercing the Darkness: Leave a Note"

WORLDWIDE EVENT: It's happening wherever YOU ARE AT!! January's event is super easy: Leave a Note. On January 17th, take 30 seconds to write an encouraging note on a piece of paper. Leave it anonymously somewhere that someone who needs it can find it - and let destinydo the rest!

On top of a stack of cans in the grocery store? Post-it note on the bathroom mirror at work? Written on the back of your bill at a restaurant? Scribbled on a napkin and left on a bench? Scrawled on a piece of notebook paper and slipped into the locker of someone you don't know? Yes, yes, yes! All of these are perfect. The idea is to make someone smile, give them hope, encouragement...and pierce the darkness that has overcome our world.

The purpose of Piercing the Darkness is to help be a source of light in the world in these times of darkness. We do easy, simple things that help others feel a little better, and in turn, we feel a little better, too. It's a baby step towards bringing light back into this perpetually darkening world.

Each month, we have a small, simple event. Something super easy that anyone can do, anywhere in the world, to make the world a lighter, brighter place. Please join us as we spread joy, hope and love - and invite your friends and family, too! And to be invited to future events, please "Like" our page, and join our Group!


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I participated in this project on Tuesday 17th January and I've got to say, it was a heck of a lot of fun :)

The night before the project, I wrote out my cards and thought about where I would put them on my lunch break from work...

To my great delight, on my lunch break it was crisp and freezing cold, but there was glorious sunshine and a bright blue sky :)

I set about a random walk around the town centre and picked the spots I wanted to leave my notes. 

I ended up choosing a parking meter (because who likes paying for parking? We need to make paying to park your car better with notes!), a public toilet (I brightened up grey tiles with a sunshiney greeting card!), a table outside a cafe, and I posted one through the door of a (closed on Tuesdays) cheese shop, hehe!

 I stuck the one about growing old/up onto the carton of milk in the fridge at work (because my colleagues are legends and they deserve a smile on a Tuesday morning!)

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Here's some of my favourites from others that posted their photos of notes:

^ by @rachelpatti on Twitter

^ These three are by Emily from the Events page on Facebook

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This event took place on 17th January but there's no reason you shouldn't carry on Piercing the Darkness any day of the year - add a little light into someone's life by posting a note of your own (and then uploading a picture of it to the Facebook page!)

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Please consider "liking" the Piercing the Darkness page on Facebook - they do one event like this per month