Because the sky is blue

Have you ever gone through a day and not really remembered much about it?

Not seen shapes, connections, colours?  Just tasks to do, unending ‘to do’ lists, people demanding or wanting more of you, pulling you one way or another.

On these days we can forget to take time to connect with our environment and notice it. Notice its shapes, its colours.

Colours are vital in our world of sight.  Colours connect us to our past, our relationships, our emotions, our likes and dislikes.

There has been developing interest in the power of colour.  People have their ‘colours done’ meaning they go to a colour expert who tells them how they get their energy, what colour suits them, what colour will attract others to them, what colours will bring them happiness.

Colour is also a key to marketing, with 85% of shoppers placing colour as the primary reason for their purchase.  Marketing companies telling retailers that impulse shoppers are highly attracted to red, orange and royal blue. Our energy is said to increase when we see the colour red which represents urgency, hence it is prominent in clearance sales.

Colour can also bring us a sense of trust, safety and reliability, like the colour blue.  While yellow is the most visible colour and the first colour we see, blue is the second.

The colour blue is considered a contemplative colour meaning intelligence and strength.  Blue is said to stimulate clear thought with lighter blues calming the mind and aiding concentration.  Blue is the colour of clear communication.

Sometimes we use colours like blue to describe how we feel – ‘I feel blue’ indicating a low mood or feeling down.

   Blue is a constant in our world.

The sky is blue even when there are dark clouds and storms.  We see this when we travel in an aeroplane and break through the weather and sit in the great beyond which is blue.  The blue sky above is full of possiblities.

Being more observant in our daily life, rather than getting bounced around like a pinball by our thoughts, encourages us to see that our thoughts and moods change just like the weather and if we are very observant, we will see that our true selves are like the blue sky, always there, waiting for us to tap into it.

This week’s challenge is to notice blue in your world.  Tap into it. Take in your environment and notice where you can see a hint of blue.  Observe how you respond to the colour blue.

Look to see blue in other colours like purple or green, even black.  Watch how other colours sit next to blue.  Allow your eye to follow the lines of the colour blue.

Perhaps you can put a blue dot in your diary to remind you, or on your wrist so that you remember to notice blue in your world.

For those of you who like other colours, by all means notice them too, start with blue and see where that takes you.