Truth or Dare... Trivial or Important?

Your children have come to you about painting the walls in their bedroom. No big deal, you think. Wrong! I dare you to go to The Home Depot, Lowes, or any other store that sells paint, and tell me what you see. Stop! I'll save you the time!



The walls are full of paint samples. There are thousands of colors. There are the basic colors of red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and purple. Under the basic colors are the numerous other shades. Each one varies slightly from the others around it.



You still think it is no big deal. You will just pick a color that you like. Just as you are picking the color that you want, your children tell you that they want another color. What do you do now? You don't want them upset and crying in the store if they don't get their choice. You need to ask yourself if their choice is a good one.



The truth is that each color has a meaning for different personality types. Different colors represent different traits. You need to decide if you dare to make the wrong choice. The right color could determine your children's future. (Good or bad.)



This is the point were I tell you to go to http://www.lifescript.com/Soul/Self/Growth and look at their personality website. It gives you information about the colors. I also read a book called "Colorful Personalities" by George J. Boelcke. Four basic colors were discussed in the chapters. Gold, blue, orange, and green were interpreted in detail. The words flowed and I was able to gather a colorful assortment of information.

Gold represents leadership. People who have gold as their color are self-motivated, and take charge of situations. They are structured, with a lot of attention to detail. If you are a gold, you make lists, and stick to them. Gold leads to confidence and strong will. Loyalty is a strong asset. Another advantage is the strength to save money.

On the downside, there are some reasons not to chose gold as a color for your children's room. One characteristic of gold is impatience. A gold feels that there is never enough time to get things done. Therefore, golds are always rushing around in circles. They hate interuptions and deviation from routines. Golds like to be in control. I would say golds are stubbron.

Blue is a soothing color. The books says blues are romantic, loving individuals. They like to give hugs and kisses. This leads to blues being emotional. A blue is quick to laugh...or cry. Vocally quiet, a blue personality can be sensitve to others. People who want a good listener should go to a blue. They are patient and trustworthy with secrets. This is the color you want in a devoted friend. They are forgiving, and quickly make peace. Blue characteristics are also creative and spiritual.

Once again, there is a bad side to blues. They won't confront others. Sometimes, you need to stand up to others, so they won't take advantage of you. Blues need to learn to say "no". They feel the weight of the world is on their shoulders. This causes added stress and deadlines. Blues are often said to be putting square pegs in round holes.

Orange personalities are fast paced and spontaneous. Impulse leads them into taking risks. Boredom is not a word in an orange individuals life. If you want somebody with no worries, this is the route to go. Orange people are your sociallites. They are fun and outgoing. You could call them "partyanimals." Flexibility in schedules is a must. The skills of this color lead to creativity and winners.

On the contrary, this might mean that your children will get bored quickly. You will not be able to get them to sit still. This personality doesn't like rules. They tend to be the "troublemaking" personality. Rather than studying, this group would prefer to party. Even more trouble will ensue. Losing is an unwanted event in this color.

Greens are your problem solvers. They are independant and don't rely on anybody. Greens are self confident, innovated people. Ease at learning causes these personalities to be excellent teachers. By using locic, individuals get right to the point.

Now to the flip side of greens. The need to be alone could be a problem. Greens could rapidly become antisocial. Noise aggrivates this type. Things that don't make sense, stress out a green individual. A green does not want to forget anything.

Let's go back to the store. You like one color, and your children like another. What do you decide? In truth, you need to choose between leadership, love, spontanaity, or independance. This is a hard choice. Do you dare pick one over another?