Operation Beautiful

I am finding that, like me, many people are looking for positive and good things in their lives. We are learning that by thinking positive thoughts, our world becomes a more positive and happy place in which to live. I recently came across a site called "Operation Beautiful" launched in June 2009 by Caitlin of Charlotte, North Carolina. Caitlin's mission is transforming the way you see yourself - one post-it note at a time! Her goal is to end negative self-talk. Caitlin believes that negative self-talk is toxic and it hurts you emotionally, spiritually and physically. She has come up with a truly unique method of fighting destructive self-talk: she began leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms everywhere she went - work, the gym, the grocery store. She would leave notes saying whatever came to mind at that moment: "You are beautiful" or "You are amazing". Her goal was to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as possible to encourage people to love themselves and to take care of themselves. Through her website, other people have joined her crusade and now "Operation Beautiful" post-it notes are being found across North America. Many of the notes include Caitlin's website address at the bottom, so that more people can search out this site and learn from it. Many of the people posting the notes or finding the notes are taking pictures and submitting them to Caitlin's web site. I love Caitlin's wonderful idea! Not only does she inspire us to be more positive about ourselves, she has given us the means to encourage others to do so as well. Thank you Caitlin! Caitlin's website can be found at: http://operationbeautiful.com/ . Loving who you are - and encouraging others to love themselves . . . it's a good thing!