Operation Beautiful

Hello, I'd like to talk about something today.

That something is...

Operation Beautiful.  What's that you ask?  Well, it's a website, but it's also a book (soon to be two), a mindset - a revolution.  It's a revolt against today's unrealistic beauty ideals.

Operation Beautiful's mission is to end the negative self images that plague girls, women, boys and men today.  Anorexia, belimia and other eating disorders are affecting an alarming number of people today.  Besides that, there are things like depression, which many times seem to stem from negative self images.  If you're a kid like me, you've seen it; or you might even be living it.  STOP THE MADNESS.

How?  The idea is, to leave positive notes in public places for women (or men) to find.  I only found out about this whole thing yesterday, but my friend and I have plans to take trips to the mall, other stores, restaurants, and public parks to leave these notes.

This is a pretty easy thing to do!  Take a stack of post-it notes and write simply, positive things down on it! Stuff like, "You're beautiful, don't forget it" or "You can do anything you put your mind to."  It only takes a minute of your time and who knows how much it can affect a person's life.

If you're liking the sound of this so far, check out the site!
 operationbeautiful.com

Let's stop this craziness.  There's no reason for people to be feeling as down as they do.  Help them to remember: they are loved and they absolutely have a place in the world.

Thanks for reading!
~Rachel