This week’s writing prompt is:
COLOURS
When I was at school my favourite colour was blue, then I went through a pink phase and everything I wore was bright pink from my eyeshadow to my pink stilettos! Thankfully for everyone around me it didn’t last long. My daughter didn’t have a favourite colour when she was young – she just loved rainbows and all the different colours coming together. Do different colours signify different things to you?
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I have liked different colors in different stages of my life. I preferred dark colors, mainly black, during my childhood and early adulthood. My bedroom walls were even black at one point. Navy blue was another of my favorite colors. I made all the curtains in my bedroom out of navy blue, and my bedspread was also navy blue and black. As I think back on it, it was dark and gloomy, but that is where my mind was.
One day, my daughter decided to get me a bedroom sheet set and comforter for my birthday. We went to the store to pick it out, and I headed to the dark colors. She put her foot down and said if she was going to pay for it, the colors needed to be something in a lighter color tone.
At first, I told her to never mind, as I wasn’t interested, but as I perused the sheet sets and matching comforters, I found one I liked in pastel green, yellow, and pink. I stared at it for a bit and finally realized that it was bringing my dark mood up and that it was a great mood lifter. I even found yellow curtains to go with it. I thanked her for making me choose something so much brighter.
Tessa –
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This is so interesting, Tessa. Colours do so often reflect our moods and how we’re feeling. Though how lovely your daughter ‘made’ you choose something lighter and what a difference it made.
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Yes it does make a difference and I am glad that she made me choose a brighter color. I couldn’t see how the colors I chose were reflected in my moods.
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