Most of us have so many responsibilities in life - work, home, kids, parents, pets - that we often forget to take care of the person that matters the most, ourselves. Taking care of you is your most important job and should be your first priority. If you are a working mother, business owner, spouse, parent, or pet caretaker, everyone needs to take care of themselves first.
Yesterday I was honored to go through a color analysis session with my daughter. Bridget lives in Dallas Texas and for the first time since the pandemic, my husband and I traveled to Dallas to visit her and her husband. Bridget was introduced to color analysis about a year and a half ago when she and her sister in law went through a session and discovered their true colors. She was immediately hooked on the process and loves using her color palette to choose clothing, makeup, and presenting her best self to the world. Bridget is a professional Opera singer and has many opportunities to use color to enhance her presentation during auditions and performances.
The color theory is relatively simple - “Human coloration is diverse, beautiful, and affected by our undertones (color of our blood), and our natural skin pigmentation.” “The goalof a Personal Color Analysis is to identify your natural color tone and to accurately place it into one of the scientifically organized 12 seasonal tones.”, says Rebecca Reid of Colorpolitan. If we wear the colors that compete with our natural skin hues, we look, dull, sad, or invisible. My skin has some yellow tones that were exaggerated when I was put in very bright colors, and I have always loved very bright colors. Who knew that I was doing myself a disservice? Taking some time to visit with my daughter and learn something remarkable in the process was truly an exercise in honoring my authentic self.
Taking care of and honoring yourself in any way, especially during this pandemic, is critical to your mental health and success. Self care can look like anything that pleases or relaxes you. Whether you choose color analysis, exercise, healthy eating, reading, napping, or simply walking in nature.Anything to slow your mind and get to know yourself better will allow you to create space for better thoughts which will eliminate much of your stress.
Reminding yourself to put you first will expand your ability to care for others. Getting rest and energy on purpose before you extend care to others, increases your capacity for caring, understanding, and giving. Your attitude will improve, you will expand your capacity for work, and you will allow yourself to set goals that never felt possible before. Schedule your down time first and enter it into your calendar. If you do that consistently each week you will be ready to step into the best version of yourself. Filling your cup first gives you the ability to pour more out for others.
Getting my color analysis done and learning that I am a “True Summer” was super fun and fascinating. Thank you Bridget and Rebecca for providing this amazing experience.
Schedule something fun and different this week to take care of you. You will be better for it.
If you want to learn more about color analysis visit Rebecca’s website: www.colorpolitan.com.
Dr. Julie Cappel
“Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” - Lucille Ball
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