Project: Beautiful Warts and All

My project group!

This is the project:
It started out as an idea for a series of journals, and each one is a dedication to a different section or major category of what makes up my personal identity (sections like physical appearance, sexual identity, political views, great joys and downers, etc)., In each I analyze my characteristics that belong in each category, whether they be negative or positive characteristics. And while I will celebrate my qualities, I will also be talking about my failing or flaws. I will try to find a positive light to throw them in (strange unexpected and odd perks, or reasons for optimism, or goals to fix them). The goal of each journal would be for me to increase my self esteem in the category of the journal and step by step, make peace with and find true appreciation for myself on my own terms. and I want to expand it beyond myself, I want to start a trend or group or movement on buzznet of people doing similar analyses and reflections on themselves, but through their own art medium, because I realized how messed up it was that I was worrying so much about the amount of comments on my blog and that I was too dependent on other people's praise. And, luckily, it turns out I'm not the only one on buzznet like that. Basically I’d want this to be a project people could freely participate in on their own terms, trying to build true self confidence on their own encouragement in a similar fashion of self-analysis, but through their own artistic mediums.

About Project Beautiful Warts and All. READ THIS
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It has occurred to me that this project does and can deal with some psychological and emotional hardships. And though I am more than pleased by the enthusiatic responses to it, I do wish, in the best interests of myself and everyone participating, to make the following statements.

I am not a doctor. I am not a therapist, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, counselor or any sort of trained professional, nor am I licensed in any way. I am not even a high school graduate, but a rising senior, and seventeen year old surburban-raised girl. This is a summer project on self esteem I created which, while I am supportive of, can not make any guarantees of. I advise any person participating who has felt any significant emotional changes, whether positive of negative, to consult about this project with a therapist, counselor, doctor, family member, friend or any trusted person. I also advise that you let people you trust know that you are doing this, and if you are experiencing any significant emotional or psychological trauma since starting this, to not rely on this project and take outside help. I would also like to state that this project is strictly voluntary, with almost no restrictions, deadline, obligations or pressures whatsoever. You participate on your own terms and wishes. The website, company and people associated with buzznet.com as well as myself and other project members are not to be held responsible for any damages, traumas, issues or implications experienced by any individual or group of party participators. The above mentioned are not to be penalized or approached with any legal or business actions involving this project or persons participating. All members submitting entries referencing or mentioning or tagged with this project and it's guidelines (including but not limited to people who make posts added to the group, users who comment on entries, or members of the Project Beautiful Warts and All Group) acknowledge this and promise they will take full responisibility for their participation and the affects of it and will not seek any legal action againt myself, other project members, or the company and employees of buzznet.com.

All people who do not wish to submit to this are advised to remove their already posted entries from buzznet or remove all references, tags, and added groups associated with Project Beatiful Warts and All by a week from the posting of their last project entry, and refrain from making any more related entries. Those who do so should note that any later added related entries will enter themselves once again into this agreement. Those who enter later and neglect to read this agreement (which will be posted in the forum, the group main page, be sent to all new members, and be sent as a repeated reminder in all group messages, can not hold myself, buzznet.com, or anyone associated with Project Beautiful Warts and All liable for any personal problems and are held to this agreement regardless of their refusal to read the agreement.

Signed,

Wendy Anne "Wendy Notsid" Weissman