Red

Red

• Stimulation
• Masculinity
• Excitement
• “Fight” or “Flight”

Red, the physical color. The color of the heart and body. I don’t see much red around me right now—it’s still late winter/early spring. Too early for the tulips.

But the last week or so, I’ve been focusing on my heart. Clearing out the cobwebs, clarifying issues, speaking truths that need to be spoken. And I feel my heart becoming lighter, clearer, strong and beautiful.

Red is also the body and I’ve been working on exercise. I can tell the difference when I miss a few days. Here again, it’s the heart—getting my blood pumping, fresh air in my lungs. And I feel my muscles getting stronger. The more I exercise, the more I enjoy it and the more active I become. What seemed like hard work is now easy and I’m ready for the next challenge.

Red is excitement and stimulation. Coming out of winter, I’ve been rather subdued, but I can see that red energy coming. It’s a different energy from the creativity of yellow. Red is the buzz of a country fair, a swashbuckling pirate movie, rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. The thrill of a roller coaster.

Red is strawberries, tomatoes, cherries and apples. If you try to eat them out of season, they are bland and tasteless. But in their right time, they explode with flavor. There’s nothing quite like that first really ripe strawberry of early summer.