Sunflowers cover the walls of my office. They are brilliant close-up, brightly colored photos I plucked from a calendar given to me by a friend who gives the best gifts because she pays attention to what people love! (Thank you, Diane.) The bright yellow and pumpkin-colored orange inspired me to paint the office walls the same intense colors in these images. It was a leap for me to make such a big change; the walls used to be white! Now, when I turn on my floor lamp, it feels like I’ve brought the best of summer and autumn indoors. I plan to laugh my way through the humdrum of winter whites and gray! I feel an upper hand in managing the all-too-soon change in weather.
This pumpkin orange and sunflower yellow are energizing colors that seem to wake up the passionate, alive side of me. It’s much the same as listening to music that motivates. Music and colors can lighten the mood and help us shift our perspective. Too much silence and too much black and white send us into our heads and can create an imbalance in life.
Where have you been too much in your head? What’s been eating at you causing you to feel out of sorts? Do you have an unfinished project or unresolved conflict in your life? Brain science has revealed that going on a mind “excursion” away from thinking about our problems, relaxes the brain and allows it to subliminally chew away on the issue while we are happily focused on anything else. The key to making this work is on this seemingly unlikely factor… being happily focused on anything else.
An “excursion” is defined by two elements.
- To actually do something new and different.
- To be attentive in this new and different focus.
Take an excursion anywhere outside your home, or norm. Maybe into a paint store, furniture world, aquarium, or nature! Seek out colors that make you feel warm and energized and bring them into your home.
Color your world with splashes of light and energy using these new colors. Go out on a limb and add color somewhere! Then, return to thinking about the problems you temporarily left behind. I’m betting you’ll have an answer that never would have shown up before. (And when it does, contact me. I’d love to hear your story.)
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