Operation Beautiful!!!!

So I discovered this amazing website called "Operation Beautiful" (operationbeautiful.com) and it was like love at first sight.

Basically what it is, is the ingenious idea to post random, anonymous post-it notes in public places that say encouraging and inspiring things. (Check out the website to learn more!) I LOVE the idea. I really believe that everyone is beautiful and perfect the way they are, and it's so fun to help others realize that, but at the same time be sneaky!

I posted a note in every bathroom in the school on Monday, and I checked today and they were all gone! (I'm hoping this means that somebody liked them and took them, and not that they threw them away.) I love looking through the website and finding new things to write down that I'll put in random places at school. Everyone, regardless of social status or grade-point-average, can use a little pick-me-up. That's why I started doing this--I can only hope I'm helping at least one person!

Also, to go along with this, I haven't been wearing makeup all week, just to "prove my natural beauty." (Actually it started out as "I woke up late! I can either brush my teeth, or put makeup on!" and I chose the first option. haha!) But anyway, I've actually been surprised. I thought I really didn't look good, but I actually got some compliments. And trust me, I'm not supermodel material. But maybe, just maybe, it really doesn't matter? In fact, one time a guy told me that he likes when girls don't wear makeup or spend hours on their hair. It makes them look more real. I've realized makeup is not a must-have, no matter how much we rely on it. So ladies, embrace your natural beauty! Who cares if you don't look like a girl from a magazine? (They're all photoshopped anyway!) At least you'll look like yourself! And besides, what's inside is so much more important and so much more beautiful than your exterior appearance will ever be.

Okay, rambling over. Moral: don't go out of your way to look like someone who paid to have people make them look perfect. (*cough*99%ofmagazinephotos*cough*)

So yeah, check out that website. Link at the top :) You're amazing, just the way you are! :D

Love,
~Sierra Janae