Post-It Phrase of the Day: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
The new Operation Beautiful book is available for pre-order. Operation Beautiful: For Best Friends is targeted to 8 – 14 year old girls and addresses topics like friendships, bullying, love, life, puberty, parents, finding a passion, and healthy living. If you’re older, check out the original Operation Beautiful book!
Joy found this note. She said, “My friends I and were in CVS in the Valentine’s Day section. She looked in a stuffed bear and found this note. We didn’t know what to do with it but we went on the website and we thought Operation Beautiful was the coolest thing ever!”
Caitlyn sent in this note:
Cindy wrote, “I posted my FIRST Operation Beautiful post it today! It feels amazing trying to help others feel amazing!”
Ashley sent in this note:
Anonymous posted this wonderful message.
Maddie wrote, “Lately, I’ve been struggling with depression and I’ve been feeling really bad about myself. I chatted one of my friends online and told her how I’d been feeling, and she didn’t say much except the usual things friends say to other friends when they’re upset. Then she got offline. I checked my email before I went to bed, and there was an unread message. I didn’t recognize the address, but the subject line was "Project L.O.V.E." I opened it, and it said "Hello! Just wanted to give you a simple reminder of how amazing you are. You are important. You are loved, and please don’t say you’re not, because it is simply not true. People care about you, more than you could ever believe. And lastly, you will get through this. We all will. Together." I smiled, and I smiled all through the night and the next day. I don’t know who sent it, but I’m pretty sure it was my friend. I want to thank her for what she did and to tell her she brightened up my life a little with that one simple email.”
Brae wrote, “For the past year and a half, I’ve struggled with horrible bulimia. I hadn’t purged in over a month, when my boyfriend broke up with me. I felt horrendous, so I ran to my school’s bathroom. I was about to purge when I saw what’s in the attached picture. It made me cry, but not in a bad way. Because of that note, I haven’t fallen to this monster called bulimia in four months. If I could, I would thank the person who wrote this a million times over.”
Love Operation Beautiful and want to participate? Post a note, take a picture, and e-mail your story to Caitlin at OperationBeautiful@gmail.com. Each note goes up on the site for thousands of others to read and enjoy!
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