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A
harsh wind gusts through the city streets,
hitting me with the icy punch of a winter
that has overstayed its welcome. Dark brown
trees lift bare branches to a bleak gray sky, and
an icy layer of snow blankets the ground with
varying shades of muddy white. After months of
being surrounded by a vista of stark neutrals,
it can be difficult to remember a world shining
with light and color. I wake every morning with
my mind as clouded as the sky above, and
despair at how easy it is to succumb to the grip
of an overcast day.
When the sun shines brightly on a cold day, the
sky a stunning shade of piercing blue, I don’t
find myself hunching into my gray coat to take
shelter against the chill, feeling more inclined to
face it head on. And I wonder, is it possible to
harness the sheer power of color?
I decide to take a week to experiment, and the
weather does not disappoint. During the week I
chart, the weather is absolutely dismal, with five
out of seven days so dark and cloudy that the
morning hours still seem like twilight.
There is a torrential downpour on the day I wear
yellow. I see people huddle under windswept
umbrellas and turn up their coat collars. They
skirt around deep puddles, but I head straight
into the flooded curb as I cross the street in
bright yellow rain boots. I feel playful and care-
free. My mood remains consistently cheerful
and optimistic, even later in the day when I’m
put on hold for forty-five minutes with the elec-
tric company.
The next day, an impenetrable fog settles
heavily across the city, shuttering my steps with
an ambiguous hesitancy. I am confident and
sophisticated in a burgundy pencil skirt and
press forward despite my doubts. I finish two
projects that I was having difficulties with and I
S
plash into Spring
with
Aqua
Gems
feel unstoppable.
You’d think I would know better, but mid-week I
find I’ve reverted to a black on black ensemble.
It takes me until noon to realize that there may
be an obvious reason why I have no patience
to deal with my cranky toddler. I slip on a soft
yellow sweater and a chunky necklace with
yellow gemstones. My mood seems to bright-
en along with my clothes, and my toddler is so
distracted by the bright jewelry I’m wearing, she
forgets why she was crying. I pull out her play
pearl necklaces and together we adorn our-
selves with bright baubles.
The best day of the week, by far, is the day I
diversify my wardrobe with shades of blue, a
color I have always cherished. I wear a pair
of dangly earrings with aqua blue gems. They
swing gently when I move, and already I feel
more agreeable and relaxed. I pair them with
a deep blue shirt and an aqua blue gemstone
ring that glitters in the light. I feel immensely
calm and content all day, despite a post office
mixup, a delivery that goes awry and a long
wait at the doctor’s office. An acquaintance
compliments my jewelry and I smile, telling her
it’s my favorite as well.
As the week draws to a close, I reflect on what
I’ve learned. The relationship between changes
in mood andcolor have been so marked, I re-
solve to steer away from monochromatic ward-
robe choices in the future. While it would be an
obvious fallacy to state that simply wearing dif-
ferent colors can solve all my problems, there’s
no doubt left in my mind that the right hue can
definitely put a positive spin on my day. Aqua
blue, with its tranquil, liquid shimmer, will be my
go-to color as winter finally fades into spring.
Can wearing Different
Colors Improve Your Day?