Healthy Living DIY

This is just great! The reader is definitely tuned in. Now she's just got to figure out what "blue" means.

Tom Brown, Jr. teaches that subtle information is communicated in one of 6 ways:

1. Signs
2. Symbols
3. Dreams
4. Visions
5. Feelings
6. Emotions

In this case, the person's noticing the color blue would most likely be considered a sign - a relatively normal piece of life that stands out because it occurs in an unusual context or exhibits unusual behavior.

The first bit of information about interpreting subtle information is that it is intended especially for the person who receives it. The sign may mean something entirely different for the receiver than it would for anyone else.

[In other words, take with a grain of salt anybody who tells you that "they'll interpret your dream for you." Don't ignore them entirely - they have objectivity and perhaps knowledge that you don't. Just don't let them do a snow job on you that their interpretation is better than yours.]

Sometimes the meaning will be obvious. Other times, you'll need to ask yourself a few questions:

• What meaning does "blue" have in your life? Was your childhood bedroom blue? Your favorite grandmother's favorite dress? Did you always make the grass blue in your school drawings & get yelled at because grass is "supposed to be" green?
• If that blue was part of you, what would the blue part of you have to say? What would it feel like?
• If "blue" has a message for you, what is the message? (It's ok to ask for clarification.)

Then you might wish to look for outside input. In the case of the "blue," there's good information about the general qualities of the color. Blue is considered a calming and relaxing color. For that reason, it's often used in healing settings and is often associated with healing itself, (as is green). It's a natural stress reducer.

Knowing this, could the message to our reader be that bringing more of the color blue into her environment would help her de-stress? Could be, but that's really for her to say.

Another thing about blue is that the phytonutrients that give blue foods their color are known for enhancing memory and mental alertness. Choose blueberries, cranberries, and grapes to bring blue foods into your diet.

Then it's just a matter of putting it all together to see what clicks. Consider the original insight, the answers to your own exploration of the sign, and also any commonly known information you turn up. Finally, explore putting the insight to work in your life and see what happens!

By the way, the beginning of this journey was "Incubate Your Best Solution: How to Answer Perplexing Life Questions by Connecting With Your Voice of Wisdom" - from the Ultimate Stress-Buster Kit. Check it out if you're intrigued.