The colors
we choose make statements about our
personality. Colors represent what we feel. We wear bright colors when we are
happy, we wear dark when we express grief, traditional wedding gowns are white
because it signifies purity. It is as if by wearing colors we blend in and by
blending in we feel we found a place for ourselves.
Color
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Meaning
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RED
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warmth,love,anger,danger,boldness,excitement,speed,strength,energy,determination, desire,courage
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ORANGE
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cheerfulness,affordability,enthusiasm,stimulation
creativity,aggression
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YELLOW
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attention-grabbing,comfort,liveliness,cowardliness,hunger,optimism,overwhelm, intellect
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GREEN
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durability,reliability,environmental,luxurious,optimism,well-being,nature,calm, relaxation,safety,honesty,optimism,harmony,freshness
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BLUE
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peace,professionalism,loyalty,reliability,honor,melancholia,boredom,coldness,depth, stability,professionalism, honor,trust
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PURPLE
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power,royalty,nobility,elegance,sophistication,artificial,luxury, mystery royalty, elegance,magic
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GRAY
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conservatism, traditionalism, intelligence, serious, dull,
uninteresting
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BROWN
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relaxing,confident,casual,reassuring,nature,earthy,solid,reliable,genuine,endurance
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BLACK
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authoritative,powerful,Elegance,sophistication,formality,strength,depression,
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WHITE
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Cleanliness, purity, newness, virginity, peace, innocence, simplicity,
sterility
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http://changingminds.org
Colors are also said to influence our emotions, affect our mood, our actions and how we respond to various people. I should have leave my room made of palochina woods to influence my everyday life with its natural scent and fresh color. Stay simple. But it seems that apart from the individual colors we appreciate comes a notion that a monochromatic world makes no difference to a boring world.
Lifeless.
I wanted a life and I wanted something that I could present to the world. I agreed to paint the room with different colors. Everything I actually did was an attempt to be happy...to be happier.
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| Remembering the day I (we) painted my (our) room with colours. |
We colored the
ceiling with green which signifies peace, the ideal real-world, it is said to offer some sense
of renewal and self-control. We lined the room with purple which is calming to minds. We painted the wall with brown which says stability,
reliability, and approachability. Part of the wall was painted with pink which is
young in the hope it can bring us fun
and excitement.
We painted the room with colors that represent all the things we desire.
We painted the room with colors that represent all the things we desire.
We painted the whole room like the way we wanted to add color to our relationship. Just like that, we failed to appreciate what we got because we occupied ourselves in wanting MORE. We kept ourselves busy by searching for greater things until we lost the great ones that we already had.
It's not lifeless at all. It's the mere fact that we are not satisfied with what we got. As today’s trend in life is discontentment, we are inclined to want MORE…MORE…and MORE.
It's not lifeless at all. It's the mere fact that we are not satisfied with what we got. As today’s trend in life is discontentment, we are inclined to want MORE…MORE…and MORE.
That Palochina woods were supposed to remind us the beauty of simplicity... until such time... we realized we can make it better (not a bad intention actually). We went through a lot of cravings--searching--demanding--before we knew it, everything was gone.
I thought painting the room with different colors could change the people inside--us to become better. I thought painting the wall could add colors to our life as well. I was wrong.
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
The
trick is to simplify our life—to appreciate what we got. Let the colors bloom itself, don't dictate the destiny on what kind of color to apply in your life. Don't make life complicated by overlooking simple things.
