All you have to do to get involved in Operation Beautiful is make little encouraging notes that say whatever you want them to say, write the link to the website, operationbeautiful.com, somewhere on it, and post it anywhere (ex: mirror in the bathroom, etc).
I’ve been having so much fun posting these notes around my school, and a couple of other people have also been posting notes.
If you take a picture of the note and send it in to Caitlin she will post it on the website, along with whatever message you want to send along with it. What would be really cool is seeing a note that you posted somewhere showing up on the site with a story from someone else who found it.
Realize that a lot of people probably just walk by the note and don’t care but it could very well make a difference to one person and that one person is worth it. Here are some examples of a few notes that I’ve posted on my own:
If you want to find out more, you can visit the website!
What do you Lovelies think? Will you be a part of Operation Beautiful? I love this and hope that more of you will get involved!
daffodil / 1615 posts
I’ve seen these a couple times on my campus! It’s such a wonderful idea :)
lily / 5148 posts
I love it!
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I’ve seen this in a few public bathrooms and in a couple places on my campus. I need to start caring Post-Its in my purse, so that I can be more involved
ranunculus / 3457 posts
Love it. I haven’t seen it on my campus… I shall post a few!
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I will do this for sure! I love this.
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i’m ambivalent about this. i think it’s a nice gesture to boost people’s self esteem, but really, those notes are not universal applicable. i don’t believe the “everyone is beautiful” (inside or outside) BS. if you don’t actually know the person, it’s pretty meaningless…
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These don’t make me feel special. They remind me that I’m exactly like every other girl who pisses in the same bathroom. :/
magnolia / 1369 posts
i love these – they are all over my dorm =]
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definitely want to do this…i may just write out a bunch of them and carry them with me to post whenever i feel like it!
orchid / 183 posts
I knew about this before, and when I saw two on my campus this week, made my day
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these are always in one bathroom in our student union on campus. it always makes me smile
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I’ve done it before and have been featured on the site. It’s such an amazing cause and I adore Lovelyish for encouraging it!!
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Why is it so important for us all to believe that we’re beautiful, amazing, stunning, unique, don’t need to change? Most of us could benefit from a trip to the self-help aisle in the bookstore.
You know, I make a point to always try to improve myself, not out of self-hatred, but respect for myself and the people around me.
dahlia / 2103 posts
I think it’s a great idea! I have a block of neon-colored post-its I could carry around for just such a purpose. I honestly don’t think there can’t really be anything bad about posting random encouraging messages. Even if you don’t buy into the everyone is beautiful philosophy, that doesn’t mean you can’t try to make someone else feel good about themselves.
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I walked into the restroom at school today and found Post-Its all over the mirror
This is such a cute idea.
hydrangea / 87 posts
@maybeitsmeee@xanga - awesome
…it’s really spreading, isn’t it?
hydrangea / 87 posts
@WaitingToShrug@xanga - There’s nothing wrong with self-improvement at all and I don’t feel that these notes are in any way against it. Self-hatred and useless comparisons are things that I hope one of these notes will help just one person with. I know…it’s just a note. It doesn’t hurt anything, though. The people who don’t like them ignore them anyway. These notes aren’t against self-improvement in any way, so I really don’t get that comment.
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@destinationmoderation@xanga - I think that indiscriminately praising people leads to complacency. I’m not against complimenting strangers or being nice to make someone’s day, but I prefer to do it in person.
hydrangea / 87 posts
@WaitingToShrug@xanga - That’s a good point and I see where you’re coming from. People could definitely take it their own way and use it as an excuse to do nothing in their lives. Still, I hope that it could serve as a little pick-me-up for some instead of just another excuse. Thanks for your input.