Summer is coming, I promise you that! One way to help you get ready for shorts and swimsuit weather is to paint your house. Really!
The colors of fall and winter that you might have around you are actually keeping that winter weight exactly where it is. Earth colors will do that: tans, beiges, yellows and browns are all Feng Shui earth energy. They serve to ground us, nourish us, and settle us. But, as anyone who knows anything about Feng Shui can tell you, it’s all about balance and too much of a good thing is well, not good.
If you want some help losing weight before the summer comes, try this, paint your kitchen light blue. Light blue is the energy of Feng Shui’s Tree element and uproots that Earth energy. It is moving, aspirational and will help you with your vision. Also, our bodies understand that blue food means that it is usually not edible…blue meat? No thanks. Blue bread?…candidate for penicillin. Except for blueberries, which are very good for us, high in vitamin C, manganese, fiber and vitamin E with only 81 calories per cup, our bodies have wisdom that surpasses our conscious brain and using color can help you use that natural bypass.
Depending on the other elements in your kitchen, you may choose a blue that is clean (white based) or muted (toned and greyed). Two of my favorites for this purpose are: HAC -53 Suenos (Sweet Dreams) and HAC-51 Cenote. Another that is really pretty but a little more green (this is good Tree energy too) is Seasprite from our 2010 Grace Palette named after that svelte beauty Grace Kelly: Seasprite 402-3. Try it and let me know how you do. Send me a photo of you on the white sandy beach looking beautiful you!
Check out blueberry’s health benefits at whfoods.org (http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=8 ) and the US Blueberry Council (http://www.blueberry.org/faq.htm) (who knew?)
Other tricks:
- Can’t opt for blue kitchen? Try painting vertical stripes in your décor colors. These can look beautiful when you use the same color in two different sheens: one matte and one gloss. Make them wide stripes, 9 or 16 inches (16 being a number that will bring healing energy to your space) or make them variable. It’s a beautiful alternative way to get that tree energy extra boost to help you shed inches and pounds for a fun and slinky summer.
- Add a few tall vases or tall plants like bamboo.
- Place photos around of tall, slender people have a great time on the beach.
- Pull your tummy in every time you think of it, it will align your spine and make you feel taller and more powerful.
- Place a blue utility light bulb in your refrigerator.
- Clean out your lingerie drawer and paint it gold, blue or turquoise. It will not only put good energy into your intimates, but wearing them all day long will help you feel like honoring yourself with healthy food. Painting the inside of your drawers orange or peach will help to increase your changes of finding a mate…apricot color is referred to as “peach blossom love” this is not recommended for married people who want to stay married.
- Paint the inside of your closet a vibrant pink. Pink is the color of compassion and love. What better way to start your day than a happy dose of loving yourself?
There are many ways you can use your spaces to help you achieve your desires and color is just one of them. Keep smiling!
Smiling changes your physiology…stayed tuned to Voice Of Color Café to find out how and why it’s so important to keep smiling.
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