This past spring I found an Operation Beautiful note in one of the academic buildings at my college. I go to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, so I thought it was pretty cool that since you were from Florida at the time your idea made it all the way up here! It definitely put a smile on my face to see the notes (there were more than one!) and it was cool to see Operation Beautiful in person rather than just reading about it on your blog.

That must have been SUCH a great feeling! It’s always so nice to find little reminders of how wonderful people can be. I got an anonymous note in my faculty mailbox last year that said that folks at the school really appreciated my work. It absolutely made my day! Enjoy Philadelphia, and thanks for the great post! 🙂

aww so fun! i love finding bookmarks in library books… share the love amongst readers 🙂

oooo! Where are you going to be in Philly? You will be in my neck of the woods. There are some great restaurants that are right up your alley not to mention Reading Terminal Market. Have fun with the girls!

My neighbor once brought my cat back after she climbed across the roof into their house. That’s not really a stranger though.

So fun to find something with such good intention. One time Billy and I were having dinner at a semi-fancy place in NYC and the older couple next to us picked up our dinner tab! We were totally taken off guard but so thankful. 🙂

What a wonderful little discovery to bright up a day 🙂

There have been so many kind strangers in my life, but most recently there was a bus driver who offered me to ride for free. I was walking in the rain, when he stopped the bus and asked where I was going. We were heading in the same direction, so he offered to give me a lift.

I have yet to find a Operation Beautiful- note, but I hope that mine have brightened up somebodys day 🙂

How cool! A perfect message for you too. I’ve never found an OB note, but I’ve left my fair share.

Have fun with your friends. I couldn’t imagine saying goodbye to a friend for that long. Or being her and traveling somewhere for that length of time. Wow!

I know this is setting the bar pretty low, but I really appreciate when people hold the door for you. I also like when they acknowledge that you do it for them, especially if you have to wait a few seconds to hold it. Just a smile or nod is enough, but I am a little amazed how many people will just stroll on through like you are a doorwoman–its not going to stop me though–speaking kindness is much easier than being indifferent to everyone around you.

I’ve never found an Operation Beautiful note, but just this morning I posted my very first one! I put it on the bathroom mirror in my hall at college. I hope it takes someone by surprise and makes her day a little better. It sure made me feel good. 🙂 I bought your book yesterday, Caitlin, and it is just SO inspiring!! You created a truly wonderful thing with these notes. Thank you.

I agree with your statement about edamame. I had a strange in front of my pay my toll on the highway, it was so sweet.

I make almost all the jewelry I make, so when a complete stranger compliments me on my necklace, it instantly brings happiness to my day because they genuinely liked something that I created with my own hands.

Have a safe trip!! If you get a chance, go to The Reading Terminal for lunch.. they have EVERYTHING! When are you leaving? I have a flight out Sunday morning to go to Florida!

I used to work in a small coffee shop. One cool fall day when it was pooring rain, a man in a suit came in. Dripping wet. He said his car broke down a few blocks away, and ordered a cup of coffee. Then he realized he left his wallet in his car. I told him not to worry about it, that the coffee was on the house. He was so grateful. When I went back to work a couple of days later there was an envelope with my name on it. He had come back and left me a note and $20. The note was so sweet, I carried it in my wallet for a few years. I wish I would have kept it longer!

I’ve never found an OB note, but I love encouraging notes on bathroom walls. That’s a great “fortune” to stumble upon 🙂

Mmm, Dakota bread always makes me salivate. I don’t know how people can eat the boring, plain, soggy white stuff – I like my bread to have some substance!

I’ve never found an actual operation beautiful note, but I am lucky enough to have an amazing close guy friend who always knows just how to give me an ego boost at the right moment. One day when I walked into a class we were taking together, he texted me to tell me “the back of your hips look ridiculous…lady, you’re gorgeous!” We’re completely 100% platonic friends, but it’s always nice to get compliments from a guy like that 🙂

I love that you found that! It’s almost serendipitous (sp?!?) for the Op Beautiful gal to find a note like that. 🙂

yay for inspiring fortunes (and passing it on!), AND for a visit to Philly!

I’m sure you have no shortage of offers but the bloggy community here is fun and friendly…if you need running buddies there are PLENTY of us right in the city! I have a 10k (not a race, just a run) on my schedule for the weekend 🙂

I’ve never found a nice note like that but I love it when a stranger randomly smiles at me. It always brightens my day!

Someone did a very nice thing for me today – my basset hound had to have major abdominal surgery to remove a tumor and clear out a giant infected lymph node this week. He is doing okay, still kind of touch and go, but we got to bring him home tonight. The vet gave me $500 off my bill because I am unemployed. I could have hugged him!

I saw a note when I was sitting on the bus, it was on the seat in front of me, and it said something like “You’re Beautiful” and a website but I could’ve sworn it wasn’t operationbeautiful.com. Something with confidence in the title..