I was flipping through old magazines a few nights ago, and – I don’t know what brought this to mind, but – I started to wonder what my favorite color says about me.

I love cool colors.  Blues, purples, greens.  When I was younger I wore red or pink every day, but eventually (age brings wisdom) I realized it looked terrible on me, and that I wasn’t made to wear warm colors in general. (A friend bought one of those “What’s your season?” books and told me that with my skin tone I couldn’t be anything but a spring, and I really took it to heart.)  I started wearing more and more cool colors, and I fell in love with them – especially green.  I have green eyes, and I like that wearing green brings out my eye color.  But I also love green because to me it means nature – fresh grass, lush trees in mid-summer, and vibrant hills.  There’s nothing that brings me greater peace than being outside surrounded by the silence of the trees and the deep green grass.  Green is the color I associate with hiking on a hot summer’s day – one of my favorite things.  I love blue and purple, too – purple was my favorite color as a child and I still like it, and I am attracted to the peace and serenity of blue.  But there’s no color for me like green, with its connotations of nature and summer.

According to Care2… “The color of harmony and balance, Green symbolizes hope, renewal and peace, and is usually liked by the gentle and sincere. Greens are generally frank, community-minded people, fairly sociable but preferring peace at any price. Green people can be too self-effacing, modest and patient, so they may get exploited by others. They are usually refined, civilized and reputable.”

I’ll take it.  Actually, it seems about right.  I’m a Libra, so I put great stock into harmony and balance… I do value peace and serenity… and I can get walked on at times.  But no matter what, I’ll always love green.  I’ll always catch my breath at the sight of a carpet of vibrant green grass.  I’ll never feel more at-peace than when staring up into the branches of a tree in full green garb.  Yes, I do love green.

What’s your favorite color?  What does your color say about you?