You Are Beautiful Tokens

You Are Beautiful Tokens

Date: 26Sep21
Alter: Teres, Taz
Material: Lasercut Plywood
Size: 5cm*10cm*0.6cm

It can be hard to remember one’s value. Everything can disappear in a moment. Being broken can especially feel devaluing. Especially when others devalue you. This wooden token was handed out to our classmates to remind them that they are beautiful. No matter how difficult it can feel that way. No matter how much one’s mind tries to fight it. Remember, you are beautiful.

A lasercut rectangle with rounded corners. There are two sections, a large top section and a skinny section held on by a small center piece that is easy to break off. Both contain text. On the large section, it says: "It’s easy to forget who you are, what you’ve done, how you got here. It can all go away in a heartbeat. It takes seconds to break, forever to bond. Sometimes you can’t fix it, and it becomes part of you. Everyone gets broken. Some a little, some a lot, some are born broken, and it’s okay. It shouldn’t be a bad thing you’re broken. People shouldn’t be repelled or mark you as different. You shouldn’t be refused help because you’re broken in a way they don’t like or understand. You should be loved for who you are as you are. You deserve basic human decency, you deserve to feel okay. But you might fight that, as others fought against yours. Because it’s easy to forget" On the small section, it says: "You are beautiful"
A lasercut rectangle with rounded corners. There are two sections, a large top section and a skinny section held on by a small center piece that is easy to break off. Both contain text. On the large section, it says: "It’s easy to forget who you are, what you’ve done, how you got here. It can all go away in a heartbeat. It takes seconds to break, forever to bond. Sometimes you can’t fix it, and it becomes part of you. Everyone gets broken. Some a little, some a lot, some are born broken, and it’s okay. It shouldn’t be a bad thing you’re broken. People shouldn’t be repelled or mark you as different. You shouldn’t be refused help because you’re broken in a way they don’t like or understand. You should be loved for who you are as you are. You deserve basic human decency, you deserve to feel okay. But you might fight that, as others fought against yours. Because it’s easy to forget" On the small section, it says: "You are beautiful"
A "You Are Beautiful" Token at an angle, focused on the section that breaks off saying "You Are Beautiful"
A "You Are Beautiful" Token at an angle, focused on the section that breaks off saying "You Are Beautiful"

Work In Progress Images

The stack of You Are Beautiful Tokens to be distributed to our class. We have been told several people still carry them as of writing this, which is absolutely heartwarming.

Multiple of the You Are Beautiful Tokens stacked, ready to be given out to a class
Several You Are Beautiful Tokens stacked, ready to be given out to a class

A You Are Beautiful Token with the You Are Beautiful snapped off. This was the intention with the fragile end. Either the "You Are Beautiful" can be kept on it's own, or it can be broken off and forgotten. The choice is yours.

A You Are Beautiful Token with the "You Are Beautiful" snapped off.
A You Are Beautiful Token with the "You Are Beautiful" snapped off.