I was walking down the street one day, when suddenly three words popped out of a grey wall.
You
Are
Beautiful
"Wow," I thought. "How nice! And so sweet that someone wrote it."
What I didn't know is that "You Are Beautiful" is a worldwide Street Art movement. I
t aims to make the world a better place by catching people in
the midst of daily life and creating moments of positive self
realisation. Advertising constantly tells us that we're not good enough; this project tells us that we are.
A You Are Beautiful website actively encourages people to spread this simple, powerful statement. It provides downloadable templates (in a variety of languages), and if you want, they'll send you free stickers.
It began in Chicago in early 2003, and since then, the
stickers have spread to every continent in the world (including
Antarctica).
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| Adelaide, Australia |
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| Aruba, Central America |
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| Alabama, U.S.A |
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| Prague, Czech Rep. |
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| Rome, Italy |
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| Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Berlin, Germany |
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| Cairo, Egypt |
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| Beijing, China |
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| Dublin, Ireland |
Ironically, if you type "You Are Beautiful" into Google, the first site that comes up is.... a plastic surgery company. Not to be mistaken folks!
3 comments:
WOW I love this. Such a cool thing. I have seriously wanted to make buttons that say 'Beautiful People' and spread them around. Inspired by a lovely hippie era song by Melanie, 'Beautiful People'. (you should check it out it goes well with this You Are Beautiful idea!)
Might get myself some stickers now. Thanks for sharing this. You're beautiful :)
Amazing - what a wonderful endeavour. We need more endeavours such as this, that seek to instil positivity in the world. This was very uplifting to read, and I am so glad that you discovered it.
Now I think I might get some of these stickers myself. :)
Glad you both enjoyed it :)
Bhakti, I checked out that song - it's beautiful... thanks for sharing!
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