Why is that?
Because – colors are a living energy.
Colors alwaysfascinate me. It happens so many times that the color that you dislike the most is the color that you need the most. If you challenge yourself and use color that you don’t usually like – wear it, eat it, buy an accessory – you will be surprised of how can it change your mood, your attitude, your behavior.
Kerry Ross from Atlanta is participating a few times already, in my teleseminar: “You Must be Present to Win”. We look at Chakras and colors and she reports that her perception of color tremendously changed and that it brought so much healing to her life:
“Admittedly, I look “good” in black and gray. I have never understood peoples’ opposition to it. It never depressed me or made me feel isolated. I liked that it had formality and seriousness. As we all know, it is easy to match it etc… In fact, I was often adverse to most colors because it is one more thing I had to try to “match” or orchestrate around. My house has white walls in general because I have to decorate around a color. If I use a color in the room, I feel committed to it and bound to have to work with it. The last thing I need is more limitations. It was almost as if color was a “commitment” or “limitation” to me. I did not see it as freeing.
Odd that I felt that color created limits and problems for me. It has been difficult to step out of that sensation. You can ask my relatives. I just like things simple and uniform. I prefer the classic style and fine neat points. Somehow, I have come around. I guess it is from using color in my meditation. Rather than just using voice and the “tranquility and stillness” like effect, I have applied color in my meditation. Color has a sense of creating a space and opening a place for thought for me now. It is like I see a color and try to place it with a chakra. Then I think, “Do I need to open that Chakra now or does it need some balance with its complementary?” Two weeks ago, my husband and I actually painted my front foyer a sky blue and we are loving it. It makes me smile and reminds me about using communication and my voice. It is very positive.
I had to get a new pair of tennis shoes for my workouts. My old pair were just too old. I was given a choice of colors. I first tried on the purple ones and while they were nice, it is my LEAST favorite color. Even still, I liked them. I then looked at the blue/gray and ones with sort of a red/pink. The conservative, traditional me wanted the blue/gray, but I surprised myself when I was really drawn to the red/pink color. In fact, I really loved them. I wore them home. I thought, “WOW they make me feel good.” I like the color so much that I want nail polish to match. It was just a brief moment that I worried about trying to look “okay” when wearing them. I felt positive in them and that was enough for me.
So, my perception of color really has changed. I think my emotions are starting to match colors in a way. Mostly, I really do try to identify with various colors and enjoy them rather than think of them as a problem. It is fun to remind myself of each chakra and its color. Then, to rationalize whether it is right for me at that time and place. Even now, I open my closet and sort of watch the color start to bubble out and feel “it” for the day. Kind of like a message for myself and my focus”.
What is your experience with colors like? Is there any color you don’t like?
