Color Reading Professor
Sally Friedman Services: Card reading, Coaching, Course design Author: 52 quotes to Color Your Weeks…Plus a Few More Website: www.colorreadingprofessor.com YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGhe7bZNQc2XIcUa_sZmhQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Color-Reading-Professor-1576642852594254/ Sally Friedman Services: Card reading, Coaching, Course design Author: 52 quotes to Color Your Weeks…Plus a Few More Website: www.colorreadingprofessor.com YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGhe7bZNQc2XIcUa_sZmhQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Color-Reading-Professor-1576642852594254/ What I’ve Been Up to: An Important Reframe I was talking to a friend recently about my lack of desire to stay committed to a set path for personal growth: an everyday practice of yoga, a meditation program, or perhaps physical activity. The conversation could easily have turned to a rather negative examination of my unwillingness to commit Instead my friend came up with this great reframe: maybe you just like flexibility! What you do isn’t as important as that you do; it’s the consistency of doing anything in the first place, and the variety and the mixing-and-matching is what’s most interesting. Wow, I learned something about myself, and I didn’t have to be made wrong or go negative in the process! What about you? How could you find a way to unexpectedly turn at least one thing that it’s easy to see as a negative into something positive?? Color/theme of the Month: It Goes Deeper than You Think (as it should at this month of Thanksgiving) *As you’ll see, the color (as defined by one of the birth stones of the month of November) fits the season perfectly. It’s totally a fall color. *It’s a color that stands on its own, and it’s also a combination of colors. One of the colors is associated with characteristics including groundedness, reliability, dependability and stability. Another is traditionally associated with qualities including fun, joy and in the chakra system, self-confidence and will-power. Taken together, these colors certainly provide a recipe for success. Start with developing the fundamentals of stability; what grounds you and what supports you, but at the same time, really enjoy, and don’t forget to go for that which you most want. *The color shares the name of a noted gem stone, including one that is a birthstone for the month. It is one that is mined in nations in all parts of the globe, and historically it has been valued by a wide range of ancient and modern societies. It is said that hanging out with this stone has some wonderful properties: It “helps in establishing a practical point of view when it comes to life in general. It is thought to be able to point in the direction of the most practical solution to any problem or situation. It helps us to walk the distance between point A and point B in our everyday life without losing time.” It “is a powerful stone for strengthening the whole physical body. It balances, soothes and cleanses emotions and thoughts, releases stress, and brings joy. In spiritual sense this stone brings love and peace.” It is said that this stone “represents friendship and trust. It is one of the hardest minerals in nature and its large crystal formations exceed most other crystals in size, resulting in big beautiful specimens for cutting into pendants and rings.” “The ancient Greeks believed that {the color} had the power to increase one’s strength during times of trouble.” *While some trace the origin of the name to an island in the Red Sea, others attribute it to the Sanskrit word for fire. My vote goes to the latter; I like the energy, the passion and the expansion, and of course I like the simple warmth of literal fire that feels so good this time of year. *While the color of (this month’s birth stone) itself is pretty distinct and unique, the gem actually can be found in just about any color and shade you can think of. In its purest form, the gem is actually colorless; a variety of chemical “impurities” and artificial treatments produce different color combinations. Voila, more color (abundance) than you’d think! A lesson to expand our horizons? See things in a more holistic way? Step out in new directions? In honor of the season of harvest, Thanksgiving and the power of going deeper than you think, the color of the month for November 2017 is that combination of brown, gold/yellow and orange that combine to integrate into the honey/amber color of the birth stone of the month, topaz. Note/qualification/point of interest: Actually, when you do the research due-diligence, the color of “topaz” remains something of a mystery. It’s a lot easier to find information about the gem (which due to chemical impurities and artificial treatments shows up in virtually any color you might anticipate) than the color. Official color definitions on the other hand describe a very light orange, which coincides with one of the shades of the crystal. Regardless the birth stone of the month coincides with the color described above. A Resource/Quotes For You: To Enjoy; to Ponder and To Grow *Who knows: these may be the ones I decide to write about/expand on throughout the month; check out the web site to see.) “Whenever you touch topaz, it touches you. It awakens a gentle fire, like wine awakens in grapes. --Pavlo Neruda (poet) “If your birthday falls in the chilly month of November you can seek warmth in your beautiful birthstone Topaz. The most common colors of the crystal are a rich, deep hue similar to maple syrup, clover honey or a fine golden tequila making Topaz such a delicious and delightful stone” -Kimberlin Brown (actress) “Among life’s precious jewels, genuine and rare, the one that we call friendship, has worth beyond compare” -Unknown “In shades of yellow, brown, honey, green, blue, red, pink and sometimes no color at all, Topaz has a mass appeal. Topaz is often found in an amber gold, yellow, or a blushing pink orange but a pale pink or a sherry red Topaz is very exceptional. The most prized color of Topaz is called Imperial Topaz and features a magnificent orange with pink undertones.” Above quotes taken from the following websites http://www.sunnyray.org/Topaz-crystal-properties-and-meaning.htm http://www.crystalsbyrob.com/topaz.html http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-fashion-beauty/accessorize-with-color/birthstone-november-topaz-2701 https://books.google.com/books?id=TlwClhVaDKEC&pg=PT35&lpg=PT35&dq=The+ancient+Greeks+believed+that+%7Bthe+color%7D+had+the+power+to+increase+one%E2%80%99s+strength+during+times+of+trouble.&source=bl&ots=DyoYJOsT-N&sig=qLYJzxqQ0-pn_Z1edn0e64rCZLk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia9uSKrajXAhWJSiYKHUGzChkQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=The%20ancient%20Greeks%20believed%20that%20%7Bthe%20color%7D%20had%20the%20power%20to%20increase%20one%E2%80%99s%20strength%20during%20times%20of%20trouble.&f=false
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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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