Colors

Did you know that colors are associated with color? I'm in the pink! I'm feeling blue. She sees the world through rose colored glasses and so on.

Color can be used to help acheive your goals to relax, give you energy, lift your mood, or to focus on something. Here is a list of colors and the emotions associated with those colors.

Red: passion, activity, excitement; stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing, energy (but too much can be aggressive or confrontational)

Pink: romantic, peaceful, tenderness, harmony

Orange: confidence, cheerfulness, friendliness

Yellow: aids concentration and memory (which is why the original post-it notes were yellow!), optimism, sociability

Blue: tranquility, contentment, trust; or in cooler shades, depressing or passive

Green: growth, hope, health, renewal

Purple: imagination, creativity, inspiration

Just remember, that all colors have vibrant or softer shades that can have a different effect on people. For example, pink is not used in prisons even though it can evoke peace and harmony. It can also cause stress and high emotions. In jails and prisons, this is not a good thing.

If you tend toward a depressive personality, stay away from the cooler shades of blue. I love blue and it calms me down (okay, it pacifies me), but my husband is more depressive and does better with the stronger shades blue. So, as rooms in our house are repainted, we're using blue shades, but in varying shades.

Other colors can be used as accents to the color you choose as your main color. Color is a personal choice and what you want to live with. Have fun!