YOUR LIFE A-Z:XANTHOPHYLL

YELLOW IS A FALL COLOR SAYS NATURE

XANTHOPHYLL

XANTHOPHYLL is the substance that turns leaves yellow and it appears that the season of fall is full of XANTHOPHYLL.  Fall is a beautiful time and it is important to drink in the richness of this beautiful season.  The green tree leaves give way to the colors of the season and the XANTHOPHYLL fills the cells of many leaves highlighting the brightness and complimenting the leaves of red.  XANTHOPHYLL is capable of bringing a smile to your face and brightening your mood.  How can you copy the idea of XANTHOPHYLL in your daily life?  It is important to brighten your surroundings and dress up the fall season with a touch of inner spectacular.  It is your time to shine, changing the monotony of green around you and complimenting your mood with ever changing positive emotions.  Which inner mood needs a little XANTHOPHYLL?   Why not go back to the word, “color,” and draw a circle and color the circle full of your current mood. When you are finished, color the outside of the circle yellow.  Notice what happens to your mood.  Next, draw a different circle and color it yellow.  Color the outside of the circle red and pay attention to which color gets your attention. XANTHOPHYLL is an amazing substance and it acts as nature’s paintbrush.  Act as your own paintbrush and bring some color into your life.  It will elevate your mood.  Whatever you do please go for a drive to anywhere where you can breathe in the colors of fall and fully enjoy the beauty of XANTHOPHYLL.

YOUR LIFE A-Z: COLOR

CHOOSE THREE COLORS AND GO AT IT

COLOR

COLOR can be a noun or a verb.  The TWENTY-MINUTE COACH is going to use it as a verb today.   I know some of you may have negative memories about COLORING as a child and perhaps you even got in trouble for COLORING on the walls.  If you have negative memories, I invite you to put them aside and go purchase a box of crayons and some blank paper.  I want you to draw a large circle on the paper and choose three COLORS that represent how you are feeling right now, or how you feel about a certain issue.  Next, allow yourself to COLOR on the inside of the circle using those three COLORS until the circle is completely filled.  Notice how you feel after you COLOR.  Now, you can use a bright positive COLOR and COLOR the outside the circle as if you are sending positive energy toward the issue that you just COLORED.   To sit and COLOR something is a meditative exercise that relaxes the brain as you just go through the mindless act of filling the circle with COLOR.   You can also experiment by doing the same circle exercise and COLOR to music.  Choose different types of music to COLOR to.  If you are sad or grieving COLOR to sad music until you are able to release the grief or sadness with tears.  Then COLOR to some upbeat music and notice the difference.  If you are sitting and watching TV aimlessly, allow yourself to COLOR in a COLORING book while watching.  To COLOR is a healing exercise.