A few simple words saving lives? :)

Hmm...it's 5:45 AM right now. At about 5 I got a text message that woke me up. Now, normally I would ignore those, because it's someone trying to fuck with me, but this time, it was serious. A friend, who seems to think he is worthless, and a douchebag that can't be helped, was in need of someone to talk to. Lately, he's been tearing himself up over something he had no control over, something that happened over a year ago. To me, he is one of the most amazing people I have ever known, and he has helped me realize that maybe not all of the world has gone sour. Because by the way he thinks, and by the way he feels, he is a human like any of the rest of us that still...cares. He's more beautiful than he'll ever be able to understand.
So this comes to the reason of why I'm writing this post early this morning. I feel absolutely fantastic for helping someone, no matter what time it was. I could have been at work, and I would have dropped everything I was doing, just to comfort this person, because they're just as important as anyone else, and they're in need of someone.
Anyone can save a life any day, at any time, just by a few simple words. Tell people you care. Tell friends you love them. Make sure they know how important they are to you, and how important they are to the world--because we're all making a difference. Tell them they're beautiful, because no one in this semi-ugly world, who has a beating heart, or a mind filled with thoughts, is ugly.

-Kylie

"Be The Change You Wish To See In The World"

Yes, that is a quote from Ghandi. I woke up just a little while ago, and started thinking some more about this whole awareness thing, and I realized that I'm making a difference. But so are you. If you're reading this, just knowning and feeling a certain way about any of the stuff posted here makes a difference. And that's enough! Though, there is more you can do.
I'm sure you noticed that last night's post was actually really early this moning around 4 AM, and that was me making a difference at odd hours, only because that's what I wanted to do. I want to help. I want to be there for all the people around the world that are hurting.
So here is what this post is about:
You're making a difference every day just by the way you feel, give yourself a little credit. But there is a way for you to do more if that's what you will. Like Ghandi said, "Be the change you with to see in the world" and if that means doing more than just being here, and having your own feelings and beliefs, go ahead and do what you think needs to be done! Write 100 notes that read "You are beautiful" and stuff them in random lockers at your school, or set them on desks at your work, leave them set on tables in restaurants, or in public restrooms. More importantly, tell YOURSELF how beautiful you are, because it's only true.

And I'm out for now.

Lots of love!
-Kylie

First Post!

Alright, so here it is. The beginning to a blog that we hope will help in many ways. I guess we should start off by telling you how we came up with the idea. First, my name is Kylie, and this blog is run by two people, Erika and I, for you all to know how beautiful you really are. We know that each of us have our insecurities, but underneathe all of them, we're beautiful beings. This idea didn't exactly first arise when I had a mental break down about how I thought I was ugly, and no one loved me, but the day after, when Erika and I began to notice more and more how other people felt. See, when I went through my mental break down, it was as if nothing could bring me out of it; there was no one out there that could then tell me I was beautiful and have me believe it. Even as Erika sat there and told me, "Everyone is beautiful, Kylie, there is no one out there that isn't," I still felt she was wrong. But after it was all over, everything she'd said, was completely true and made total sense. I'd thought about it before, but then, right in that moment, it was more important than it ever would be. Erika and I are here to make a diffence. Because we know that life can be harsh...and love can be tough, but when the day is over, we're all still beautiful because we've made it this far, and we weren't created for nothing.

And there it is, the first post to the beginning of a continuous life saving blog.

Keep being beautiful!
-Kylie