Inspirational Color Quote of the Week: Colors Blue and Orange
We all can use a little inspiration. It’s easy to concentrate on the tasks that need to be done immediately and the exigencies of our daily routines. The inspirational color quotes found in this section of the website ask you, in any way that feels right for you, to step out of the box, take a few minutes of reflection and refocus on the bigger picture. Thereafter, you might choose to take some particular action to move you in a new direction, you might want to take advantage of a quiet moment or you might choose to simply enjoy. In that spirit, here’s the inspirational color quote for this week. Learnings from a Clear blue Sky “There are two ways of looking at the sky; you can wonder why it’s blue or wonder what you can do with a blue sky! Learn to take the positive approach always.” -- Reginald Gatsi (pastor, Celebration Churches International, Zimbabwe) What do you think? What comes to mind when you’re looking up at a clear blue sky? Hmm, if you’re like me, you sometimes go on autopilot and you forget to take time in the first place to look around and then look up. So let’s admit it: there’s a valuable first step here, and it’s not at all a given that we’ll take it. But I like Mr. Gadsi’s observation. Once you do make the choice to become a more conscious observer, there’s a lot to engage. At the same time as you’re checking out the sky, you’re enjoying a sense of wonder , activating curiosity and perhaps even coming up with a surprising set of questions. Really, how come the sky is blue, And given that it is, what are some ways we can fully take advantage of that blueness? Once you get started, you can probably think of plenty of other questions. And developing the habit of asking questions to generate options and choices as well as to give yourself a different perspective on what’s going on for you in the present moment is indeed a pretty profound habit. That said, Mr. Gatsi wants us to take yet one more step with the questions we ask and the focus we cultivate: He points up the value of taking “the positive approach always!”. In that way, he prefers the second version of his question over the first. He thinks it’s more productive to ask what we can do with the knowledge that the sky is blue rather than simply wondering how come it shows us that color. Hmm, actually I get his point and I like his point; I also think you can get some mileage out of asking either of these questions. More generally, what does come to mind when you’re looking up at a clear blue sky? Well maybe it’s a reminder to take some more notice. Maybe it can get you in the habit of remembering to get curious, cultivate your imagination and ask more questions. Finally and perhaps most importantly as Mr. Gatsi encourages us to think about, it’s such an inspiring image; maybe the most important thing is to simply focus on the positive and simply enjoy. How do these ideas resonate with you, and what are one or two actions you might want to take in the next day or so on that basis?
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Inspirational Color Quote of the Week: Colors Purple, Blue, Yellow
We all can use a little inspiration. It’s easy to concentrate on the tasks that need to be done immediately and the exigencies of our daily routines. The inspirational color quotes found in this section of the website ask you, in any way that feels right for you, to step out of the box, take a few minutes of reflection and refocus on the bigger picture. Thereafter, you might choose to take some particular action to move you in a new direction, you might want to take advantage of a quiet moment or you might choose to simply enjoy. In that spirit, here’s the inspirational color quote for this week. The Adventure of Purple Money? “The only problem I have with American money is that it's all kind of the same color, so I'm always having to look. Whereas with Australian money, you have purple, blue, yellow... We keep it nice and simple.” --Emily Browning (Australian actress and singer) Hmm, who would have thought, purple money? Money in different colors? AS Americans, we kind of like the consistency and standardization of our tried-and-true greenbacks; we don’t get distracted by complex images; and we’re encouraged to focus on the abundance of the money in our pockets more than particular numerical amounts. So, money in different colors has some downsides and might be a bit hard to get used to. But think about it for a minute. Different colored money could also prove to be kind of cool. Remember your favorite childhood monopoly game! Which color would you want to represent the highest denominations? Purple because that’s the color of the highest value poker chip or because it’s associated with royalty and thus quality? What would it be like to have a pocketful of bills of your favorite color? How might your spending habits, your attitudes toward money or even aspects of your lifestyle change? With advances in imaging and digital technology, it’s possible for nations to make more colorful currency, to produce bills of different sizes (actually the case in Australia) and to even include complex images on bills. In the modern day, the desire to produce attractive images combines with the need to crack down on forgeries and counterfeit currencies. And assuming you can see colors, Emily Browning, invoking the customs from her home country of Australia, reminds us different colored money provides some pretty simple visual cues. And it’s not just about money. Coming from Australia, actress Emily Browning had to adapt to a lot of new situations. How do you come to understand new accents? Different types of television programming? Different foods? A different school system? You come to another country; you need to come to terms with a whole different culture, and those of us who have stayed put can only feel for people who adapt to such transitions. But you don’t have to travel half way around the world to appreciate what it’s like to go beyond your comfort zone.—when you get a new job; move to a different neighborhood; simply change your daily routine. As we have different views about what we want our money to look like, it’s obvious that we also invoke alternative ways to balance the need for stability with the adventure of change. At the same time as Emily Browning expresses a strong preference for some stability (she advocates for the colors of the money prevalent in her home country), even more she must have taken huge steps out of her comfort zone to travel thousands of miles to begin to make a life in the far-away United States. In the en, the successful career she has established seems to have made her efforts more than worth the risk. So what about you? Do you have a preference for those tried-and-true greenback American dollars or would you be willing to experiment with some purple or many-colored bills? Even as we need to respect the difficulty of balancing our needs for comfort with getting out of our comfort zones, it seems that exploring the adventure of at least a little bit of money of different colors could add a little more purple fun to our lives. How do these ideas resonate with you, and what are one or two actions you might want to take in the next day or so on that basis? |
AuthorI am a Life Coach, a Color Wisdom Card Practitioner, and yes, even a Professor (political science, State University of New York at Albany). I use the Color Wisdom Cards to support clients in exploring priorities and taking concrete actions to stay on track with the goals they set. Because in my own life I have overcome a lot of self-doubt, I want to work with people towards more confidence and self-empowerment. You can do it! What is it you want to do? Categories
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