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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: COLOR (07/30/20)
Have you ever bought a box of colored pencils...of course you have. Well, I was thinking about them the other day and pondered what color would represent my life if I had to choose one. I am contemplating the simple 8 basic because when all is said and done they all come down to the basic set of 8. One thing I will concede is that we are all complex colors because we are all unique and special.
Red represents passion. It doesn't have to mean a quick temper or angry attitude. It can stand for facing life as a challenge that stirs my blood as I face each new test. It can mean that I love life with enthusiasm and excitement. Looking forward to each day and all it has for me to embrace.
The yellow is a complex one as we use it to mean sunny or cowardice. Well, let's see if we can look as this one from both sides. Yellow could mean fearfulness. It could mean that I hide when I should stand boldly against life. Not having confidence in my abilities. Undermining my chances at success.
Then again it could suggest that I have a sunny disposition that finds something good in every day. I look for the solutions rather than focus on the problems. People like to be around me because I see the value in everyone even when we don't see eye to eye.
Blue is often seen as melancholy; being glum and miserable when facing life. To go around with a sour face and disposition, facing challenges with a negative attitude. Then I might stumble over the pebbles in the road instead of seeing the progress I am making. But blue skies are always seen as cheery and clear. So I guess if I color my world with blue skies then that would change my whole outlook.
Green is the color we see as representing life and growing things. I need to see life as a growing experience. Each day I am going towards being a better person. Each new problem I face is an opportunity for me to improve myself and the life of others. Life is to be lived and enjoyed.
Purple is a combination of red and blue. We are getting closer to a more realistic view of myself. We use purple as the color of royalty. Seeing life as a valuable thing; one to be cherished. That is often a different view than many have of life today.
Being that purple is both red and blue it could mean that some days I face life and its problems with gusto and others I hide from them. But regardless of my mood at any time life is still precious and can be represented as purple.
Orange is made of yellow and red. Orange is the color of ginger. Ginger is a spicy seasoning. So orange could represent having a spicy attitude towards life A zest to looking forward to the day ahead. A sunny and passionate undercurrent making life fun and exciting.
Brown and black are two colors that are very much combinational colors. Black pigment is the blending of all colors and depending on whether the red or blue is dominate as to the shade of black you get. So if black represents my life it would depend on whether I have a passionate attitude for life or a more melonchalony one.
Brown is made up of purple and yellow, blue and orange, or red and green. Again it is the blending of the primary colors in different values. This color is even more likely to represent much of humanity as our attitudes are blended in different ways. Though we think of brown as a dull color it really is a color found in many things we enjoy... coffee, chocolate, and a nice tan. Bark offers protection for the life factors of the trees. So perhaps if my life is symbolized by the color brown it shows that I have the best of all the other colors to live a long, healthy and prosperous life.
I really haven't decided which color represents me but it has given me lots to think about. And although I don't know what color best describes me I know that I am a divine original that God created with everything I needed so that I could have the best life.
Now it's your turn to discover your colored pencil. If you are unhappy with your discovery adjust your attitude and become the color you want to be.
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Barbara Culler 
08/07/20
It's interesting how colors create feelings. By the way, this entry would have been so much easier for me to read had you put white space between paragraphs. You can do that when you preview your work prior to clicking on the submit entry box. Place your cursor after the last word of each paragraph and press enter on your keyboard.

Then you will drop down a line like this.
Sue Botte 
08/07/20
I enjoyed reading your article; it seems you did your research. I agree with the spacing in between new paragraphs. Thank you.
Linda Lawrence
08/07/20
An interesting meditation.
Marlene Custer 
08/08/20
Color does affect us in so many ways. I feel so sorry for those that are color blind.
Debra Brand 
08/09/20
I liked your creative take on the meaning of colors. Some I hadn't thought of before regarding personality traits.
Keep writing!
Dianne Janak
08/10/20
Cleverly written and creative. Thank you for this. I do agree it will be easier to read if you could make space between the paragraphs.

I have noticed that sometimes when I have copy and pasted, that for some reason it comes out on the faith writer page with no spaces, so always check and correct it before you submit. If that is what happened here it is an easy fix.

I enjoyed your piece. Keep writing!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
08/15/20
I like how you show some of the colors having more than one meaning. I definitely agree with that. Many see red as anger, but it could also be passion. Green could mean hope, life, and jealousy. God designs us all in an unique and special way. Congratulations on ranking 6th in your level. The highest rankings can be found on the message boards.