Recolor Your Blues with Color Therapy: Ways to Spring Out of Your Winter Blahs in 6 Days-Day 6

Well, today is number six, the last color to complete our rainbow.   My desire over these past six days has been to help you find ways to brighten up your life. I hope you found this helpful invite others to come and view these writings.  Anyone may use these ideas to pass on to others; I only ask that you include my name and add this site's link.

So, on to our rainbow…  Last but not least is purple, the creative, expressive color.  No matter what your age, act like the ladies in the Purple Hat Society, who say, “Why wait till you’re 80 to wear a purple hat and have fun?”  Men can also don purple with a purple ties or socks. 

Go wild, and get creative and expressive; replace your workout shoes with purple laces, and watch your energy soar!  Write a friend a real letter, instead of e-mail and use purple ink.  Your creativity will flourish.  Men, write your wife a simple “I love you” note in purple ink, and watch the reaction and smiles you get when she sees you took the time to do something a bit different and special just for her. 

These simple, inexpensive things can make a big impact on positive energy for you and anyone else who sees them.  Let’s not forget al the wonderful purple foods available to our palate.  Red onions (that really look purple,) grapes, a great source of natural energy, eggplant, and natural juices, all can add to the positive, creative, and learning energy, that is associated with the color purple. 

Now that you have added a rainbow of color to your life, how can you feel blah?  With healthier foods, a closer connection to nature (and the faeries,) simple, and economical ideas to break free from the winter blahs, you can move into spring with a rainbow of color, a spring in your step, and that warm, loving feeling that we can begin anew, just like the earth does with spring. 

Remember, everyone has a way to see, find, and add to the beauty of this world.

Please let me know how you added color and beauty to your life and if you found this useful, (or even annoying!)

* Please note:  This is not meant to replace doctor recommended medications for depression, or seeking professional advice if needed. 

©Marie Boyum

5-4-11

Recolor Your Blues with Color Therapy: Ways to Spring Out of Your Winter Blahs in 6 Days -Day 3

Happy May Day!  It is a special day for the faeries and also known as Baltane.  So, celebrate!  Welcome the flowers, the warmer weather to come and the faeries into your day, your yard and your life! 

Day three of our series is short and sweet, but don’t forget, these are only guidelines.  I invite you to let your imagination explode for each and every day. 

Send me your thoughts and ideas; it’s always good to listen and learn from others, which is how wisdom is passed on. 

Going up the rainbow spectrum for day three is yellow.  It is associated with intensity and emotions.  Make today an accent day!  Buy an inexpensive bunch of yellow carnations, or daffodils (besides, it draws in the flower faeries!)  Grab your old work sneakers and decorate with yellow puffy paint.  Write yourself a positive affirmation on a bright yellow piece of paper and carry it with you for the day.  Remember, today is the day to heighten positive intensity and emotions. 

Send one of those silly yellow smiley faces to everyone you know.  I’d love one, then at least I’d know I am not alone and just talking to myself   

* Please note:  This is not meant to replace doctor recommended medications for depression, or seeking professional advice if needed. 

©Marie Boyum

5-1-11

Recolor Your Blues with Color Therapy: Ways to Spring Out of Your Winter Blahs in 6 Days -Day 2

Day two - add orange.  Orange is associated with movement and flow. 

Are you feeling fluid, or tired and run down?  Adding orange food to your diet can assist in overall health as well as adding color to your plate and palate.  Orange foods such as carrots, oranges, mangos, apricots, and sweet potatoes also are rich in beta-carotene, and antioxidant that boosts your immune system.  Those beautiful orange foods are also high in vitamin C and folate (folic acid), which helps reduce the risk of heart disease and prevents birth defects.  Eating right, and bright will enrich your diet and your life, enhancing your energy thus allowing you to want to move and flow more freely.  Orange, in relationship to your chakra relates to water, which equates movement.  Think of yourself as a flowing stream, freely moving to find that larger body of water to connect to.  When you have the free-flowing positive energy that comes from nourishing your body, you attract like people, and all move forward positively.

Stop by again tomorrow for the next color to add from your rainbow, and let me know your thoughts.

* Please note:  This is not meant to replace doctor recommended medications for depression, or seeking professional advice if needed. 

©Marie Boyum

4-30-11

Recolor Your Blues with Color Therapy: Ways to Spring Out of Your Winter Blahs in 6 Days

With spring now officially here it does not mean instant warm, sunny days, and bright colored flowers.  For many parts of the country it can still be cold, dark, and dreary.

Feeling blue can set in for anyone at any time of the year.  How can you turn blue into a bright hue?  The key is color.  Just as music can assist in changing your moods, going from soft and bluesy, to more uplifting beats, color can do the same thing, and who doesn’t love to see a rainbow?  The faeries love bright colors and they help give the flowers their bright, beautiful colors through their loving touch and energy.

So, for the next six days, our (mine and the faeries) spring gift to you is color therapy.

Each day I offer you simple ways to look at brightening up your life, as well as making it healthier, with little or no cost.  We will begin by adding all the colors of the rainbow to your life, one at a time. 

Start day one with wearing something red.  Red is an energy color giving it as well as attracting it, and it can add vibrancy to your day.  Don’t feel you look good in red?  Wear red socks, or add a scarf, pin, or bracelet to your outfit for the day.  Observe any changes in your energy or attitude.  Add a red accent to your food.  A slice of red pepper to jazz up your meal, a bowl of bright red apples on the table will not only brighten the room, but remind you of a healthy snack alternative.

Stop by again tomorrow for the next color to add from your rainbow, and let me know your thoughts.  No one likes to think they are alone in cyberspace.

* Please note:  This is not meant to replace doctor recommended medications for depression, or seeking professional advice if needed.  

©Marie Boyum

4-29-11