Succulents in Rhodes, 2007
Just for fun, I felt inspired to write about colour today.
Green is one of my favourite colours. I thought it must be natural to be attracted to green and as I read more about colour psychology I saw I was right. 
Green is the color of nature, symbolizing growth, harmony, freshness, healing and fertility. It is the most restful color for the human eye suggesting stability and endurance.
Wikipedia says:
Green says ‘nature,’ which explains why it is such a powerful symbol in the eco-friendly movement, as well as ‘initiative’ and ‘wealth,’ but just as it symbols good, the extremes of green are considered to be bad as in “green with envy” or it’s association with money which is sometimes deemed as “the root of all evil.” It is a color that soothes the eyes and produces a calming effect when seen. This is likely due to the association with the greenery of nature. It’s also the color of spring, a time of rebirth and renewal.
Green symbolizes great intelligence, nature, spring, fertility, youth, environment, wealth, money (US), good luck, vigor, generosity, go, grass, aggression, coldness, jealousy, disgrace (China), illness, greed, Marijuana and drug culture,corruption (North Africa), life eternal, air, earth (classical element), sincerity, Cancer (bright green, star sign), renewal, natural abundance, growth, health, August, balance, harmony, stability, calming, creative intelligence, Islam, and the ordinary.
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I started to think about things I own that are green…
I have two green scarfs and a green ring of coloured glass. One pair of green shoes. A dress with shades of green. A few green tops.
Sunburnt me…
My bed sheets are green and the covers green and yellow. If I ever get around to it, I would paint a feature wall of green behind my bed.
I have a lovely piece of pounamu (NZ Jade) bought in Rotaroa 5 years ago.
My pounamu pendant with some sea glass and green stones I brought home from travels somewhere.
I thought that was probably all and then I picked up my camera and walked around the living room. Different shades of green peeked out at me from many nooks and crannies. Perhaps subconsciously I have been buying these things over the last decade to bring nature and renewal into my home.
Do you like or hate green? Do you wear green? Do you have green homewares?
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