Warm Fuzzy Websites Part 3 of 4: Operation Beautiful

I’d like to say that you heard about LoveYourFlawz last week on our WFW saga, but it was actually just two days ago! Either way, time flies.  But just to make this last stretch of November fly by even quicker, or more bearable to those with a lot going on, I’m going to tell you about Operation Beautiful.

Yes, that’s right, you DID just read “Ending Fat Talk One Anonymous Post-It at a Time“. Operation Beautiful’s mission is to post anonymous notes in public places for other people to find. Why? Because everyone is beautiful, just the way they are.

It’s true, the media does put a lot of pressure on us to look or act a certain way. Caitlin, the editor of Operation Beautiful, was inspired by GMH to start her own random act of kindness crusade to counteract the effects of the media. Her ultimate goals are to help people realize how emotionally, spiritually, and physically harmful Fat Talk can be and to end Fat Talk someday. You can check out her End the Fat Talk message here and her Operational Beautiful videos here.

Want to get involved in this operation? I’ll tell you how in one sentence…

Operation Beautiful is simple: all you need is a pen and a piece of paper.

All you need to do is leave positive messages anywhere you can—mirrors of public restrooms, gyms, workplaces, schools, or even grocery stores. You can even leave them on the boxes or containers of “diet” foods that you see. Books, parks, buses, sidewalks, trains, restaurants…anywhere you want. This positive message can really be as simple as “you are beautiful”.

Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger.

If you would like to notify Caitlin about your contribution to this operation, feel free to email her at seebriderun@gmail.com with a photo of your Operation Beautiful note (or your experience with one) and she’ll post it onto the site! In addition to joining the operation, you also have the choice of being included in The Operation Beautiful Book being published in the Fall of 2010. Exciting stuff, no?

Now, for the rest of this week… I dare you to leave a positive message for someone else to find. Go out there and spread the warm fuzzy feeling to everyone you can!