The Mission
The goal of the Operation Beautiful website is to end negative self-talk or “Fat Talk.” If this little blog only does one productive thing, I hope it helps readers realize how truly toxic negative self-talk is — it hurts you emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
Through my own experiences fighting Fat Talk, I’ve realized the power behind an anonymous act such as Operation Beautiful. When I post a note, I’m saying, “I CHOOSE to be positive!”
I began Operation Beautiful by leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms — at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. I scribble down whatever comes to mind — "You are beautiful!" or "You are amazing just the way you are!" My personal goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can. Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger.
Operation Beautiful is simple: all you need is a pen and a piece of paper. If you want to join the mission, send me an e-mail at OperationBeautiful@gmail.com with a photograph of your Operation Beautiful note or a description of your experience, and I’ll post it on the Operation Beautiful site for thousands of others to read and enjoy!
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WE have activity days in school then r teacher showed r this website and how to make people feel good so i did it in school and at the stores i saw this girl feel so happy when i said “your very cute and deserve anything u want <3 " Thank u for who ever made this website hugges and kisses <3
Oh my goodness! I saw notes like these at school and I was wondering where they came from! I didn’t know until one had your website on it so I checked it out. Those notes really helped me when I had bad days thanks! (maybe I’ll gather a group of friends to do this too)
I saw a note like that at school! It made me smile! I’m going to start writing them
Thank u for ur beautiful note metroairp ort be tty
Im absolutely in love with this idea and have started posting noted of my own at school!
Im absolutely in love with this idea and have started posting notes of my own at school!
I bought a book today, called Perfect by Natasha Friend. I was flipping through the pages and saw a note that said “You = Beautiful!! Love Yourself!” ANd i was truley touched <3
hey girls (: my name is sarah i am 13 ,, and for my huge diversity fair at school i am doing ‘ANOREXIA NERVOSA’. i personally do not have anorexia or know anyone physically who does. i have been researching forever and the things i have learned about this devastating eating disorder just kills me. there is so much more to the disorder than just another skinny girl. i am so blessed to be able to do anorexia for my project because i really want to make people more aware!! xx sarah EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL <3 JUST LOOK IN THE MIRROR <33
I just found out about opperation beautiful and i wish people were doin this when i was in school. I was always bullied so i never went to school and i always thought i was fat an ugly and worthless but i know now that im not i’m perfect the way i am and i’m the way god wanted me to be its still hard some days to get up think Your BEAUTIFUL but with the help of all you wonderful people it gets eaiser everyday keep up the good work and i’m gonna help the best i can and the perfect place to start is right in my own home
<3 God belss all you beautiful people<3
Thank you to whoever posted notes at NAU!
wow…theres not much to say other then i totally aggree with this OPPERATION. Its helped me through stuff that i didnt think i could get thru…
i found a note stuck to a stall in my schools bathroom, and decided why not see what its about?! i guess nobody else thought that because it was after lunch, and i bet it was there, but i have just decided now, 5:31 pm Jan. 31 2012 the first time seeing this site, that i will make people see they are beautiful too.
I literally JUST saw a note in our schools bathroom. Even though im in school right now. I just had to check out this website. All the girls gasped and said “how nice of someone to do that!” I just had to check this website out! Im definitely going to do this! WONDERFUL idea
i found some of these notes around my school, and all i can do every time i find one is smile. i used to have very bad depression but since this website came into my life, my life has been amazing. i just wanted to say thank you to every one who posts these. they mean so much to me.
i love it i had never sean like it in my life
My friends and I were walking around our school and saw post-it notes every where. We ended up going on a little scavenger hunt trying to find them all. They really made our day. We even saw one on the bathroom mirror that said, “You don’t need to look in the mirror. You’re already beautiful!” We wrote a couple, posting them wherever. But as the day went on, we could find some. They had been thrown on the ground and ripped up into shreds. Our notes were gone. We wondered why someone would go through that effort to make us feel bad. That’s when we realized why we needed this boost of confidence. Kids can be vicious and mean. Operation Beautiful made us feel happy and that’s all that mattered.
Not everyone gets it but you’re right – all you need is ONE person to be impacted by it in a positive way!
I walked into the bathroom at my school today and I was at a very low spot until I looked into the mirror and saw post-it notes along the top saying “you are beautiful.” and that flaws make you you, and make you beautiful. I can honestly say these little annonymous notes on the mirrors have lifted me up numerous times. Thank you operation beautiful.
I saw these notes around my school and ALL of them made me either laugh or smile!
I wrote (in pencil so it wasn’t permanent) “You are beautiful, wonderful, and stronger than you and the world think” in the bathroom stall at my school because people wrote so many awful things about people on the walls… and a couple weeks later they were covered in inspirational messages and it leaked into some of the other stalls too. People want to believe in themselves and not be so full of self-hate, the thing is, you just need to give them a chance.
I got a random bookmark today at school and on the back it said “You’re soooo beautiful when you SMILE” and it maaade my day [: so I followed the website at the bottom and here I am
I actually love this so much, there is waaaay too much pressure on girls to be skinny or look perfect when actually everyone is beautiful in their own way. If I had seen one of these messages when I was younger it would have made me feel a lot better about myself xox
This is such a wonderful thing to know that you could be making someone feel better about themselves. They say that it takes 60 compliments to cancel out an insult, but compliments should be given instead of insults. Why break someone down when you can build them up?
<3
I wrote positive sayings and compliments and left them in as many library books as I could, so that I can help cancel out an insult and build someone up.
Knowing that you are making someone else feel better is such a fulfilling feeling
i just found a sticky on the bathroom mirrior saying be happy you look beautiful today! it made my day! i going to start doing this too. its going to speak to someone. it spoke to me
i find it wrong that our society tells us we’re not good enough or skinny enough or pretty enough when the truth is we are. we are all beautiful no matter what anyone says. 
stay positive!!!
I saw a note on the bathroom mirror in my School. Every girl should feel beautiful no matter what shape or size she is. This note made me smile. Any act of random kindness is helpful in a bad day. Thank you so
Much and this is definitely an inspiring thing to do. I will be participating in the random acts of kindness to try and help make a girls day just a little bit brighter.
Hi this is one awesome mission. I like it is beautiful. Some one needs to teach girls that u dont have to fit in some ones box . Also im not to popular at my school and most of the kids in my school think it is cool to cus. I hang out with what i call the lower group and have found that the kids that dont cus and dont sag are themself and are beautiful in every single way. I dont care if i am teased for this so bye and thanks for reading
I found this website when I was looking through my tumblr. I was immediately inspired! I spent the past 2 hours writing sticky notes to put throughout my school tomorrow. My school always brags about how “united” we are, but there’s so much self-hate and judging that we’re no where close to this. I’m going to put a sticky note everywhere in my school. Hopefully I change somebody’s life. Everyone’s beautiful, and everyone deserves to know that. <3
I live in wisconsin. I saw this note on a store when I was visting New York city:) Ill spread this around in my town. It made me smile:) I took a picture of it. It really made me happy. Thank you guys, Ill be doing this, too!
someone at my school started them and it was really surprising becuz i never heard of this so…
Thank you so much. I read them in the bathroom in one of the dining centers on campus and was not feeling that well and just not having the best day when I read these and was so touched I almost cried. Battling low self esteem all my life I have to constantly remind myself of messages like this. It has made my day. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for writing this website. I was just randomly skimming the web after i had a bad day at school and i found this website. I haven’t been so touched for a really long time, and i’m planning on taking sticky notes to school as soon as i can. I’ve always been skinny and i’ve had people say that i need to eat more. My best friend routinely tells me that i need a boob job (honestly, i’m just proud to have made it to an A cup and my metabolism is super high so i can’t gain weight or curves.) I’m fifteen and have always had a really low self esteem, i don’t want anyone else to ever have to go through what i have. Operation Beautiful is truly an inspired project!
<3 yourself!!!
I saw this in my school bathroom today and i was so touched and i was like OMG to whoever did that! then i went and told all my friends, cuz something like this was in a book i read. I turned it over and the website was on the back, so here i am. You guys rock!
hi i am Sarah, i’m 13 and i was home sick today reading a library book when i came upon a sticky note saying “Hello Beautiful operationbeautiful.com” so here i am(:
it made my day, i’m going to go and pass it on, you guys are awesome!<3
i just started doing this because i saw it on the news and i know how it feels to be made fun of and i hate it, my self–esteem has always been low.but by doing this i hope i make people feel better bout them selves
Oh my gosh! I seriously am impressed with the impact that this site has made on tons of people. I live in a small town in Kentucky and even these notes are being posted here! I walked into the Fazolis bathroom one day, I was already having a bad day, and saw a note that said “You’re beautiful, no matter what you say. You’re strong and young-spirited, be confident” and I was like “OMG” and started crying (good tears)! I am an 18 year old girl who has struggled with Bulimia Nervosa for almost 6 years now, and to see that people are trying to make a change, is so heart warming. Thank you sooo much operationbeautiful!
This might really backfire. America has a huge obesity problem. Sure, its good to try to stop the negativity, but telling people they are fine the way they are can actually wind up costing them their lives.
There’s a high link between obesity and low self-esteem. Boosting people’s esteem encourages them to be healthy no matter what their size.
This is a good idea!!! In my school, someone wrote “Everyone is beautiful, yes even u!!” and said to check out the site. I think ill start doing this!!
I came across your site as I was reading some eating disorder recovery blogs today. LOVE IT! Love your mission! There are so many great ideas, websites, blogs, and books out there on ED recovery and positive body image and self worth. Thank you for kicking crap like thinspiration to the curb
I saw this quote today on a sticky note on the floor of an Heb public restroom in Austin. “Men don’t pick apart their flaws, so why should we? Love yourself!” I took it as a sign and grabbed the post it and stuffed it in my purse.. I’ll be paying it forward.
Have a great day everyone!
I love operation beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m disappointed to see a picture recently featured on this website of the note that says “A moment on the lips, forever on the hips.”
I thought the goal of Operation Beautiful was to help people realize they are already beautiful just the way they are, and to end negative self-talk, not to make people feel guilty for eating food. It would be kinder to raise the self-esteems of others with positive comments to help them make healthy choices, rather than shaming them with old-fashioned and inaccurate “dieting rhymes.”
Yeah – thanks for bringing that one to our attention. That definitely went up by accident and will be removed promptly. So sorry. You’re 100% right.
I never knew what this was but there are post it notes all over our highschool. Especially the bathrooms! I think that it is really great what you are doing(:
this is an amazing website and it helped me when i wanted to hurt myself i looked in the mirror and saw the sign an di didn’t self harm so tanks who ever started this
love jacquie
Thanks for linking to my blog! I was checking out my “blog stats” and saw you guys referred people over! I love the work you guys do and how many people support it (including me!), so keep it up
Jackie, you are a beautiful soul. Just by reading this I love ya.
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