Awareness or Denial?

Some things in life are yes/no answers – facts. Others require a slight introspect that requires us to form an opinion based on facts or preference.

Quite often in conversations, the favorite color question will surface. I will usually squish up my face in that contemplative cast, or sigh as I pause with that pensive pose. You see, I truly am crazy for colors – why do I have to choose a favorite? I will then state that it depends on what it is for…decorating, clothing, paint colors…and say that I love almost all colors!

So, I have now taken this simple question that by now most people would have just shouted baby blue – sunshine yellow- positively purple, and turned it into shopping for a dream home!

I love perfect pink, purple, maize yellow, green, and orange. I will finally give up and say green, I guess!

So…after a quick glance at my surroundings – whom am I kidding? I love perfect pink, but it is difficult to find that perfect shade; purple doesn’t look good on me, so I don’t buy purple clothing; maize yellow – hard to find; orange – I do have an abundance of fall items that color. Now as for green – well, hello! I have a jacket, a cell phone and computer cover, a bicycle and helmet, backpack….

So, this insignificant oversight – or undersight of mine really doesn’t hurt anything…but you have to wonder why I was not aware of the abundance of lime green in my world! “Wow, girlfriend, you really don’t have a clue,” was my LOL response!

Let’s move onto the bigger things that people ask us, that involve some introspect or opinion. If I am not aware of the color surrounding me, what else might I be unaware of if asked?

Depending on the issue, the difference between being unaware and being in denial will have varying degrees of implications. Now, I really don’t have a reason to fret about being in denial that I have so much lime green in my world, but what bigger issues might I be ‘color blind’ to? What issues have I not seen for their true colors? What bigger life issues might I be in denial of?

Do you have a seemingly simple question that you repeatedly can’t find a quick or easy answer to? Is there something that you just can’t define for yourself, even though it should be obvious? Chances are it may well be obvious. Take a look around you – is there a response that doesn’t match your surroundings? Is there something in your thoughts or environment that needs de-cluttering in order to see things as they really are? Or maybe, like me, you just need to recognize where most of your energy and attention is showing up in your life, and you need to own it.

Maybe, you could start by being open, aware, and honest up-front by admitting that you have a favorite color!!!

...always be the love that you are called to be