NAME ME, by Mikayla Rickman

~Name Me, by Mikayla Rickman
"It's supposed to show that words really do hurt."

HIDE THE PAIN, by Elaina Meissner

~Hide The Pain, by Elaina Meissner
"When I was 12 years old I had decided nothing in my life would change. My good friend at the time had the scars and told me how she did those when she was upset. I decided, I'm upset, why don't I try it out? I was too scared to cut my self so I used a wire brush, it looked awful and I hated myself. After a year they healed and I realized there will always be people like that and I shouldn't fret over it. I have the scars, and they remind me that things that hurt me yesterday may leave scars but the pain goes away and the memory fades."

IT STARTS WITH ONE, by Aura-of-Moon

~It Starts With One, by Aura-of-Moon

Note: We thought this would be the perfect piece to use today for our 700th post to the site. We never dreamed when we began this project two years ago with one painting by our co-founder, Linda Regula, that so many of you would get involved and share your incredible work with us. What started with one has become a community -- creative people bravely speaking out about the bullying epidemic. 

Thank you to everyone, and much love from the entire YWR team!

BULLIED, by Anonymous

~Bullied, by Anonymous
"This picture shows an innocent girl with a halo around her head, as many people who are bullied are actually just nice and innocent souls who don't deserve what they're being put through. The words that float around her are some examples of what bullies say to put people down, even if they're far from the truth. As you can see, this girl is hurt by these lies who's only purpose is to put others down. Just remember that no matter what they say, or what they do, they can NEVER be as good as you."

WORDS CAN HURT, by RepeatPleaze

~Words can hurt, by RepeatPleaze