The pink shirt anti-bullying movement started in 2007 after a grade nine student from a small town in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink t-shirt to school. As a show of support and acceptance, two of his classmates purchased 50 pink tank tops and handed them out to male classmates the next day.
This year pink shirt day was held on Wednesday February 26th. Sporting your pink t-shirt, sneakers, scarf or bow tie is not only a sign of support against anti-bullying, but also a stance for safe, caring, and kind schools, workplaces, and communities.
I’ve always loved it when schools take advantage of Pink Shirt Day or Mental Health Awareness Days to post sticky notes throughout the building and on lockers with caring and inspirational phrases that remind everyone of their self-worth. Whether you want to create some for your own building, hand a nice message to a friend, or are feeling a little blue yourself; I’ve compiled a list of 40 of my favourite uplifting phrases.
Add your own in the comments below!
- Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
- Today is full of possibilities.
- Trust your inner wisdom.
- You are a walking, breathing wonder.
- You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
- Is that your picture next to charming in the dictionary?
- Actions speak louder than words, and yours tell an incredible story.
- You make me float like I am on a million bubbles.
- Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
- If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
- Things fall apart, so that other things can fall together.
- Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
- It wasn’t that Einstein was so smart, it’s just that he stayed with problems longer.
- Life is about making an impact, not making an income.
- You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
- Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
- Everything you ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
- You can’t fall if you don’t climb, but there is no joy in living your life on the ground.
- If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.
- When things go wrong, don’t go with them.
- Make today so awesome that yesterday gets jealous.
- The sky’s not the limit, because there are footprints on the moon.
- Every strike brings you closer to the next home run.
- Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
- There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
- When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine!
- A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.
- You are better than a triple ice cream scoop with sprinkles.
- Be someone, who makes everybody feel like somebody.
- Today you are an eagle. Your wings are made of awesome.
- Don’t hate Monday, make Monday hate you.
- True friends are the ones who have nice things to say about you, behind your back.
- When you get to the end of your rope, make a knot and hang on.
- Live fully, dream big, laugh often, and love deeply!
- Don’t just fly, instead soar.
- On a scale from 1 to 10, you are an 11.
- You are like a ray of sunshine, on a really dreary day.
- The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
- You know who is awesome? Read the first word.
- Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.