Soon I will share more about the direction life carries me. I'm scared (in a good way) and thrilled, all at once. It involves some of my very favorite things distilling themselves into two brief lines:
I tell soul stories. Sometimes I use words.
Soul-stirring Promt
In the meantime, here is something fun a friend shared with me: Your Personality Color.
What is your personality color?Visit the link and read more; I would love to hear about you and your color in the comments! How did it make you feel? Was it accurate for you? In what ways? It's deliciously so for me. There are many shades I love, but violet is my go-to favorite. It's vulnerable to share that in this context, but I was reminded this week that
Answer this question now before reading any further.
Don't think about it, be spontaneous with your answer; accept the first color that comes into your mind and don't analyze your choice.
"Being vulnerable is not only about being open about what we struggle with ... is also about being open about what we love." ~ Marthe Hagen
I think color is a beautifully stirring way to start.
Turquoise for me! A lot of the trait descriptions were very accurate, but some were not...perhaps because I haven't finished growing into my turquoise self yet? It was certainly interesting. Thanks for sharing this, Rain.
ReplyDeletemmm so fascinating! i love how unique we are, growing into ourselves and shedding old skin at the same time.
DeleteI loved this. Mine is red. I adore the five ( six ;) senses need all stimulated but on my own level. this was so cool. it reminded me of the luescher colour test.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time with these things. Very indecisive. I would say that yellow tends to be the color that I think of when I think "favorite" color. It was also the first to come to mind. That and Purple. I would say that many of the traits fit me, I'm great with coming up with ideas but have a hard time making them reality, I'm also critical of myself, etc. I'll have to do more research on this. It intrigues me.
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm back here, with indecisiveness. I have such a hard time. Am I yellow? Am I purple? Am I Gray? White? Oi. This is what happens when you spend so much time molding into what others want you to be. You don't even know what your favorite colors are, your wardrobe is full of mixed emotions with it's many colors. It's as if in wiping the slate clean, the slate is all grungy. I take a deep breath, all will work itself out.. right? :)
ReplyDelete"your wardrobe is full of mixed emotions..." so this.
Deleteyou know how when you stare directly at stars, sometimes, you can't see them? and yet if you shift your gaze slightly you can see them in the corner of your eye. maybe try this with your colors and style? let your breathing lead you.
I did the colour thing. I was surprised that the key to the test was a spontaneous, "instinctive" choice made at the start. Whenever given a request to "quick think of your answer" my mind is immediately flooded with nonsense. So the colour I "chose" was not at all my favourite colour, nor one which I have much in my life. Infact, the colours I have most in my clothes and furnishings etc reflect cost, convenience, availability, rather than my own personality. Having said all that though, I had to smile when I read that the colour I initially "chose" did infact describe me well! ;-)
ReplyDeletewow! i love this story. <3
Deleteby the way, i LOVE the title of your blog "the loam and the light". i can't wait to see what you write there. it's so soul-stirring.
turquoise and gold. but like Beth said above, I might not have grown into my gold self yet. maybe I'm just turquoise with gold threads right now.
ReplyDeleteFirst, there was nothing,
ReplyDeletethen I thought orange,
and last, I heard brown.
All three are true.
It is still unclear to me which is 'me' and which is the 'supposed to be me'.
Or, perhaps I will always be a blend of extremes, of differences; perhaps this is what keeps me aware of life, of other people, and the and/both surrender.
this is perfectly you.
Deleteyou live gorgeously the shadow and the light, so this is a very appropriate response.
i've known for a while that blue is my personality color. reading the link you gave just confirmed it all for me. i fit it all to a T. awesome link. i felt very validated! i need to hurry up and move to a place where i can paint, because i feel i won't be content until i can live in a light blue room. to me, blue is the essence of serenity, and living in a body where anxiety is often the dominant emotion (aspergers...), serenity is what i value and crave.
ReplyDeleteyes you do need to. :) it makes such a difference.
DeleteDO this quiz too:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.colorquiz.com/
This was my desire from that test:
"Wishes to live in a calm, peaceful, relaxing environment, where everyone gets along and there is a strong sense of belonging."
"Wants to be valued and respected, seeks a close and peaceful relationship with a shared respect of each other."
I take that test a lot and depending on my circumstance different colours appeal to me more but it is always bang on about my current desires:)
Quizzes are so fun! my colours were red, purple and gold. They mostly describe me but I know I am always the exception to most rules and a paradox so I am fine with the parts that do not. I know what is still me:)
Your colour suited you.
I read that link too! Beautiful! I love stuff on vulnerability. It is right- vulnerability also comes in the good moments. Its has been awhile since I wrote more on the good moments. Tis hard as I am in a VERY struggling state lately. Sick often bodily and this makes my spirit depressed. Chronic pain affects the mind. Sigh.
I admire your fortitude. Wish I could share it:) You amaze me.
thanks, K! i surely don't feel all you said but i value your words. :)
Deletethat other test didn't describe me at all! but i did it when i was really tired so maybe that's why. i do love quizzes too. :)
i hope you feel better soon and find relief. <3
For some reason I always choose red when I'm asked to just pick any color, so that's what immediately came to mind. After reading the description I think it's about right. It doesn't describe my current lifestyle, but it does sum up my needs and longings quite well. Another reminder to follow my heart...
ReplyDeletemmm yes. <3
DeleteEarlier this evening I was actually reminding my husband that I don't have a favourite colour. I really don't. When pushed, I will answer with what comes up currently in my life, but it is never the same colour for more than 2 weeks at a time.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you however, that I don't like pink; I have no particular affinity towards magenta or grey and I can't wear yellow (although I do like the colour, it drains all the colour and literally, makes me look sick - I would love to have it in my closet though). Oh, and I also can't wear white; just can't seem to keep it clean, but I would've loved to be one of those girls that can, you know?
Anyway, my main colours are green, red, purple (which would be violet I suppose), blue, indigo, white, black, yellow, silver and gold. I am also recently drawn to turquoise and brown, but once again, I have nothing in my cupboard of this colour. And really, my house is decorated in these colours. I am wacky when it comes to colour.
So I don't know: Am I the product of a soul that wanted it all?
BUT, a very interesting site. One which I will most definitely be visiting again.
I had trouble picking a colour immediately! So much pressure! I thought green, then I thought burgundy...not red-red but deep, glorious burgundy. That wasn't an option. I looked around me to see what I put in my space...I see every colour! But, my partner has noticed I am drawn to muted colours. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhen I paint, I like my colours to look a bit mucky.
In the end, I chose purple as number 1 and green as 2.
They both make sense :)
Amy
My favorite color is gray, because it's a safe color. It's just it'self, it doesn't change or try to be something else. It's hidden and not noticed a lot. Growing up my favorite color was yellow, bright and noticed and beautiful. But as I changed over the years I lost my love for yellow. I didn't like the way it called attention to itself. Bright colors are beautiful on other people, but they don't settle with me. I get a quessy stomach when I wear them. So I now wear dark blue, black and gray. Because it's quite and safe.
ReplyDeletethis is very telling. maybe you can find ways to wear a few brighter colors eventually, when you feel safe, like a necklace or earrings or the lining inside your purse.
Deleteeven a daffodil or a daisy in your hair. <3
I don't really have a favorite color...like them all equally ; ) But the color that came to my mind immediately was purple. And WOW, it fit me perfectly. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteI am going to look around your very intersting blog.
as a fellow violet / purple, i equally am wowed. welcome!
DeleteI just found your blog and am so drawn in, it's absolutely wonderful and so in tune with my own view on life!
ReplyDeleteAs for this post... Blue instantly popped into my head. It's been my one and only absolute FAVORITE color since I was a little girl (though I love color.) For me, it's because blue can be mysterious, royal, nightly, shy, playful, bouncy, bright or dark. Blue is the color of the sky, and the water, dark blue announces an oncoming storm and I love stormy weather. Also, my wife's birthstone is sapphire, which I didn't know back when I was a wee little kid. ^_^
As for Your Personality Color, the website reads:
"Lovers of blue have a deep need to find inner peace and truth, to live their life according to their ideals and beliefs without having to change their inflexible viewpoint of life to satisfy others." which is oh-so-true!!!
My least favorite color, oddly, is yellow!
so nice to meet you! glad this post and blog resonate with you! :)
DeleteI popped over from Willow's and love this test, this post. I had an instinctive choice, but automatically started to think too much, and wanted to change it. I resisted that urge and settled on my first thought, which was brown. All but one of the characteristics of a brown personality were dead-on accurate. Amazing. Thanks for posting this link! You have such a peaceful place here.
ReplyDelete~Christine, @FruitNSeason
amazing what following our instincts, even when they aren't our preferences, reveals.
Deletethank you for stopping by!
While my favorite color is orange, I feel like more of a blue person at heart... with "a deep need to find inner peace and truth." Yes, absolutely. I'm a little less sold on the second part though about my "inflexible viewpoint of life." :)
ReplyDelete<3 i adore you.
Deletepurple has always been 'my' colour - and the descriptions fit perfectly :) glad you enjoyed the guestpost on my blog - Marthe is full of some very wise words:)
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