How Color Influences Our Lives

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:53:37 EST

The influence of color began very early in our liveswhen our parents decorated our rooms in pink for feminine or, blue formasculine. Every day we describe our emotions and impressions withmetaphors: "I feel blue," "She's green with envy," "He was red in theface with anger." When we consult with experts how to choose the rightshades for decorating our homes and offices, coloring our hair andmakeup applications, we stress the sophistication and importance it hasin our lives personally.

Psychologists have proven many colorshave special meanings of their own. While matching moods with colors,people have associated black with depression and sadness, blue forsecurity, peacefulness and serenity, green with envy and jealousy, redfor love or anger, yellow for cheerfulness and purple for dignity,passion and regalness.

The difference in hues will change themeaning dramatically. Where soft blue may project comfort and safety,an icy blue gives the impression of being cold and aloof. Color andits effects play an extremely important role in our every day lives,even without realizing it ... whether male or female, Caucasian,Mexican or Black American. There has never been a written law dictatingcertain colors are either feminine or, masculine. We have letopinionated individualists throughout the decades impress their pointof view upon us. Pink is just for ladies ... simply isn't true.

Palepink is a great color for blonds and includes those of the malepersuasion as well. Let's not forget pale blue and soft lavendereither. So, don't tell the men in your life it makes him less of a man.Wearing pink and lavender won't denounce his masculinity. Colors wesee affect us just as much as colors we wear and causes a reaction frompeople we meet. It reflects our individual personalities, desires andmoods. A certain color we wear may say, "Hey everyone look at me!" Yetanother may emphatically state, "Leave me alone, I don't want to benoticed."

How do you react to what others express about you? Acompliment of how great you look in a certain color is exhilarating anduplifting. Those cheery words spoken make us feel stupendous. We alwaysfeel wonderful when a stranger and acquaintance acknowledges how goodwe actually look and reinforces how we feel about ourselves. Compliments are meant to be received. So go out there and tell theworld how wonderful a color looks on them even if you don't know them.

A kindness given will always be passed along ... it's infectious and will grow like ripples upon the water.

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How Color Influences Our Lives