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!
