Operation Beautiful is a blog dedicated to ending negative self talk by encouraging women to place "You are beautiful!" post-its on mirrors around the world! Their mission is to end negative self-talk, which has been proven to be especially damaging to self-esteem.
What is negative self talk?
Negative self-talk is the negative language we think or say aloud to ourselves. Negative self-talk is often very harsh - something we would never say to our friends or family! For example, someone might think, "I really shouldn't even bother going out with my friends. I'm just too fat. I'll just be an annoyance." Would you ever say that to a friend? Of course not! Yet we continually say it to ourselves!
A close friend of mine refers negative-self talk as the "Itty-Bitty-Shitty-Committee". She notes that as we get older, the committee is increasingly critical, that negative self-talk increases in volume and severity. Yet many women assume this negativity to be valid, allowing the committee to overpower their inner voice, and, perhaps, confuse the committee for their actual inner voice.
Operation Beautiful is a fabulous way to intervene! A little post-it reminder that "You're gorgeous" or "Lookin' Fine" may seem trivial, but it really is a definitive step to change the way we think. The more positive self-talk we have, the happier we are! Here is a link to Operation Beautiful's video and information about how to spread the message.
If you chose to participate in spreading the love, make sure you start by putting a post-it on your own mirror! You are worthy of love, too!
Embrace yourself!
~ Jessica
A place of positivity for women everywhere! Embrace yourself and spread the euphoria!
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