Have you ever been to a city you have never visited before? A city where you do not know the streets or anyone there? No street map, no travel plan, no guide? Most people would feel uncomfortable and insecure when they find themselves in such a situation. However, if you have a street map you can at least identify where you are, where you want to go, which attractions you want to see, and which areas, shops or buildings.
Our life, without a focus or clarity of direction, (street map) can make us feeling uncomfortable and insecure. It is similar to walking or driving in an unfamiliar city without street map or directions.
If you have a focus or clarity of direction in your life you have one of the main ingredients for confidence. To know where you are at the moment, what your talents and strengths are and where you want to go in life, your goals and what you want to achieve will result in focus, purpose and clarity of direction. Have you noticed that those with a clear focus and purpose are confident and determined to achieve their goal? They do not always know how they will reach their goal, but they are focused and have a clarity of direction, and this makes them confident.
How can you become more confident in different areas of your life? Confidence is the result of clarity of mind, focus, and direction; of concentration, keenness, unwavering attention and single-mindedness. If you can support these emotions your confidence will grow.
There is a color that specifically increases clarity of mind, focus, concentration and attention. How? Light enters our eyes and goes to the center of our brain, to the hypothalamus. This small organ is the so called CEO of the brain and every color or frequency of light gives the hypothalamus a different signal, which in turn passes the message to other parts of the body.
Every color has different properties and stimulates different emotions. To achieve the emotions mentioned above can use the color yellow! Yellow is a color that demands attention, alertness and concentration or focus. Why do you think traffic signs, sticky notes, highlighters or school buses are often yellow? The color is shouting: ‘Pay attention! Be alert!’
Start integrating yellow into your life. Not only eating yellow fruit and vegetables or painting your walls yellow but also wearing this color. Are you thinking: “Oh no, I can wear all colors but not yellow! It does not look well with my skin tone”? As with all colors, find the right hue or tone of the color and you will be fine. Yellow is one of the least worn colors but is one that is needed so much!
It is the color of joy, happiness, fun, optimism, enthusiasm and confidence. It is the color of the sun, our source of life, energy and light. You can gradually start your journey with yellow by walking outdoors, enjoying the sun and yellow flowers. When you have found the right hue, start wearing this color as a blouse, t-shirt, top or shirt. To wear a color on the top half of your body, closest to the skin will influence your own emotions and also the message you are giving to others around you. This color will support you in being more focused, clear minded, concentrated and clear of mind. Remember, the color yellow demands attention! It takes confidence to wear this color because you will be noticed.
By Thelma van der Werff
Thelma van der Werff has had a lifelong interest in spirituality and first began working with color using the Aura Soma color system several years ago. Color coaching came out of her desire to make an awareness and knowledge of the power of color more easily accessible. She has self-published five books about her work: Why Are You Wearing Those Colors?, Dress to Impress, The Power of Colour in Black & White, Colour First Aid Book and most recently How to understand children through the colours they choose. - More info
Pictures: Nikole Hander / Suus Wansing - Flickr / Adidas - Jeremy Scott
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