You are so beautiful.

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Robbin and currently 3 commenting.

I was inspired to leave an Operation Beautiful Post-it on a mirror. It really is kind of cool to think about someone finding it right when they need it.

I study things that spark conversation, trigger emotional connections and change lives. It’s fun for me.

Which works out nice since I make my living doing those same things.

I also try to lead a positive life.

One that leaves little room for negative talk about myself — or others. But once and a while, I have an off day. I think if you’re driven and you set high standards for yourself, it just happens. Last Monday was one of those days for me. Just couldn’t find my positive mojo. I was beating myself up for something pretty trivial.

So I decided at the end of this very long day, to be kind to myself, stop by the store and make a nice meal. I was standing in the deli line, considering my options when this young girl, about twelve years old, turned my way and exclaimed loudly:

“YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!!”

Startled, I turned to look at this beautiful smiling girl with Down Syndrome standing beside me. She continued to try and get everyone in line or remotely close by to agree with her, including her smiling mom.

“YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

LOOK!!!”

Funny. For me and others in that line, her wide-open heart seemed to set us all instantly free from our lives and our minds. Personally it woke me up, and I quickly also saw the beautiful life in all of the smiling faces around me.

Funny how we let busy and worry cloud our vision from seeing this about each other.

Then the next day, I stumbled on this little grassroot movement that fascinates me on many levels.

Check it out.

Operation Beautiful was started by a 26 year old woman named Caitlin from Charlotte, NC. I love the simplicity of the post-it notes as a conversation tool. And then sharing the notes and the found stories online. Brilliant. A perfect combination of offline and online working together to ignite conversation, community and a movement.

I wish I had known about Operation Beautiful before we wrote the Brains on Fire book. Many great lessons there.

That sweet young girl in the deli line and Operation Beautiful reminded me to share more freely the good I see in others. We all need to be reminded that we are beautiful. Just as we are. That is a passion conversation we all need to support.

So let me know what inspires you to see the positive and turn down the negative in your crazy busy wonderful life? Come on, share with me this Monday morning.

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