Everyone is doing it, and I have just sat and thought, “SOOOO?”

But since talking and communicating are two of my hobbies, I am ready to turn over a new leaf and join the party!

Just stepping into something new that I have been rehearsing in my head for all these months gave me mixed feelings — I was excited, but anxious. Now why in the world would I be anxious about just writing and blasting this out there? Wherever “there” is!

Basically because I have been worried about not doing it right, or seeming stupid, or just afraid no one would read it. And then I just decided to do it anyway. I read an article Oprah featured an article on her site by Martha Beck at http://www.oprah.com/spirit/What-to-Do-if-Youre-Scared-of-Change. She asks the one thing we can all use when we are not sure if we can go for what we want.

“So?”

What if people don’t read my blog? So? What if it is silly? So? What if people think what i have to say isn’t important? So? The bottom line is this is something I want to do, and I am just going to do it. It makes me happy so I am just doing it.

The most important thing in my life now is to enjoy myself. To have fun and be free of what others think. I have done that in lots of ways in my already and this is just another way of having fun and connecting with other people and that makes my life happier. Go after what makes you happy. And whatever comes up to stop you, just think to yourself, “So?” and go for it anyway! Decide to live a more colorful life!

Cindy Hudson

My life has been ruled by fear in many areas. It was huge to me when it came time to step into my own greatness and take care of myself. I had always been taken care of by a man. First my father, then my husband, then the man in my next relationship. I was so afraid that I didn’t have what it took to take care of my own needs that I was paralyzed by FEAR.

When I was faced with taking care of myself FEAR shut down my mind. I couldn’t even think of a way I could truly support myself emotionally and financially and I would spin in the fear and worry of what I was going to do next.

Through lots of shedding, prayer, meditation and support I have been facing my fears for some time now. With each tiny step I take into places that not only make me feel uncomfortable, but down right petrified I have moved into the place where I believe in myself and my ability to create my own life.

I have had a personal business coach and mentor for 18 months now that has given me solid tasks and concrete systems to reach every one of my goals and bring my life into a place where I am whole and using my talents and wisdom to step into the life I really want.

Last weekend I went to the second meeting of my Elite Master Mind and Sacred Coaching Circle in Jersey City. This group of 22 women entrepreneurs are all stepping into a life of power and purpose, just like me. Being in a room with the energy of strong confident women has changed my life. Each one of these women is breaking through the limits of their own glass ceilings and making an amazing difference in their life and the lives of others. We have become like family and are always pushing each other to be live up to our highest potential. And it all started by me being willing to face the fears that had kept me small for way too long! I am thankful.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
~ Lao-tzu

Red Hot Living FormulaTM - Step 4 Facing the Fear of Your NOW

In our culture of constantly seeing the accomplishments of the rich and famous in our living rooms on TV and at the check out stands in the grocery stores, it is easy to feel like your life will never be as good as theirs. It is hard not to compare and be jealous of another person’s accomplishments and weigh them against your own.

Taking a step away from comparing and judging yourself for the areas you see in your life that just don’t seem that successful is a needed step to raising your own life to another level.

When you compare your life to someone else you disconnect from your own greatness and begin to beat yourself up. I accepted the concept a few years ago that there is no such thing as a mistake or failure. When Thomas Edison was asked about his 10,000 failed attempts to create a light bulb he answered, “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.” WOW, did that ever change my thinking about failure!

One of the biggest FEARS we all have is fear of failure, and this very fear kept me stuck for so long. “What if this doesn’t work?” “I don’t even know where to start.” “How in the world did they think of that?” “What will people think of me if this doesn’t work?” “What will I do if I can’t make money?”

All of these questions keep you stuck. I have learned to just step out there. What you learn by your attempt will give you the information you need to take your next step. Just do something! My coach calls it taking action. This is the key to moving. You have to make a move. Trying to move a mountain by analyzing and thinking about it will not move that mountain one iota. You have to practice the Law of Deliberate Creation. Deliberately take some action to create what you want.

Using this law in your life and your business is the only way to make what you want happen. I have spent way too much time wanting to know how something is going to happen and been afraid to just do it.

Here are some practical tips when you find yourself facing a fear in your life:

1. Get out of your head and onto your feet. Planning is of course a necessary part of your creation but knowing 100% what will happen with your action is usually not a guarantee. You have to risk the unknown and step out in order to bring something into creation. An artist can think about a painting or sculpture all day long but until she picks up the brush or softens the clay if will never be something others can enjoy. Think all you want and then stand up and do it.
2. Connect into your inner guidance and intuition. Follow your heart. Have you ever heard that small voice inside giving you an idea? Have you ever woke up in the morning and had a dream that inspired you to do something or change something? You are equipped with an abundant creative power right inside you that will tell you how to solve issues and how to make something happen. You just have to listen and then be willing to act.
3. Practice personal courage. Is there something you know you are being called to do but you keep putting it off because it just feels too big? I know that feeling. The only way to climb the mountain is to embrace courage. It is an action that you just decide to do. Yes, it will feel like you may die, but once you have stepped off the cliff and felt the freedom of taking the risk you will build the personal courage muscle in your life. With each step into the unknown your muscle will get stronger and you will be able to face the next fear with more confidence.
4. Get outside support and guidance. Having a coach/mentor or a group that can speak into your life and show you what you may be missing is an invaluable tool. Allowing yourself to be taught and guided by others who want you to succeed will put you light years ahead when you are open.

Remember, there are no mistakes, no failures…only learnings. Have the courage to eliminate what doesn’t work and you will be one step closer to what does.

What small step can you take into the unknown today? Just one little shift, one little change, one little courageous step can open up a whole new world to you.

Are you ready to ignite the courage inside to step into your own greatness? I would love to connect with you on a FREE personal one on one Red Hot Living Discovery Call with me, my gift to you. I will support you to discover the next best steps to moving your personal mountain so you can release your greatness and live your life RED HOT. Send an email to cindy@redhotliving.com and I will joyfully set up a time for us to connect.

Life is all about changes. No matter how you resist change it will always be what you are called to do. Without change life becomes monotonous, difficult, and unfulfilling.

If you have been following me for the last few years you know that I have been embracing change in a major way in my life. For so many years when I was younger I tried to hold on to what was making me happy at the time and not allow it to change. I lived with frustration and confusion as I clung to the areas that I just didn’t want to change. The crazy thing is they would change anyway and leave me unhappy no matter how hard I tried to keep them the same. I did it the hard way. This led to resentment and pain.

Now I know an easier way. I have watched this process in action…from a snake. Got your attention huh? You need to shed your skin so you can grow. Like a snake.

I have always been terrified of snakes my whole life and I was totally paralyzed even just seeing a picture of a snake. About a year ago I decided I didn’t want to be that afraid of anything anymore so I set out to overcome my fear of snakes by visiting a pet shop that had lots of snakes. About 500 to be exact! It was so overwhelming that I couldn’t even hold a baby snake that was the size of a pencil. Too much at once. I left there thinking, “That was a crazy idea”.

Then over Christmas my son got a snake from a friend and again I was given the opportunity to face my fear. I decided this was my time and it was much more manageable with this pretty orange and yellow snake that had no teeth. I took it slow. I was determined to change. I allowed myself to feel the fear by just being in the same room, sitting next to it, looking at it, touching it for a millisecond. As I felt the fear, called it what is was and allowed myself to face it an amazing thing begin to happen. I was able to move into the space of being able to hold it. Through short experiences with the snake I became more and more comfortable as I quieted my mind and let the fear fall away. Now I can hold her and I am actually enjoying watching her as she lives her life.

An amazing thing I have witnessed 3 times is her shedding.

Each time I watch her do this I am reminded of my own shedding. She rubs against anything rough or hard in her cage over and over to get the skin to come off. It is not a fast process. It takes days for her to actually get it all off. Once she has scratched, rubbed, and wiggled out of her former skin, she rests. She will be still for hours to adjust to her bigger self.

I have related this to my own inner growth and continual shedding as I keep growing in my life. By rubbing against things that make me uncomfortable, feel weird, or scare me I have been able to step into bigger places in my life.

When you find yourself paralyzed by fear of change and growth remember it is the natural progression of expansion. Those uncomfortable places that cause you pain and feel unnatural for you are a sign that you are shedding and growing into being your considerably huge self! When you allow them to be you can move through them.

Be kind to yourself and allow the process to unfold the way it is meant to. One step at a time. On the other side you will see the new you and feel your own growth and expansion…and you will be amazed and proud of yourself for what you have done!

Red Hot Living FormulaTM - Step 3 Shedding Is A Good Thing

Are you frustrated with something in your life that isn’t working like you want it to? Shedding and growing in your all areas of your life is essential to building and creating the life you want to be living. If you are in business for yourself do you find yourself thinking “I just need to go get a JOB and give this up?” It wasn’t that long ago I felt the same way. I can’t tell you how many times the panic of not being able to figure out how to do this business has kept me up at night in a state of fear that I was going to have to let go of my dream.

If you are facing big transitions and challenges in your life, how do you react? Does the fear stop you dead in your tracks just like my fear of snakes did me?

Like the snake, being uncomfortable and rubbing against rough and hard places will move you to the next level. You are just shedding!

Focus on your NOW and allow it to work for you.

Step one of The Red Hot Living Formula™: Investigating your NOW, may be uncomfortable and feel rough, but it is where you have to start to shed what isn’t working.

How can you begin to breathe life back into the vision you have for your life?

1. What are you doing with your time?
Investigate the NOW of your personal life to make sure you are supporting what you want in order to be successful in bringing that about for yourself.

What are you thinking? Are you afraid of being successful? Are you afraid being a failure? Are you afraid of change? Do you try to hold on to what no longer serve where you are in life right now? Are you resisting your next step? Does it feel overwhelming or too big for you to take? What are you doing daily, weekly, bi weekly, monthly, bi annually, and annually to support yourself, your big goals and your big dreams? You must be aware of what you are doing that is creating the reality you are living.

If you are feeling like you are always working but not getting where you want to go. STOP! Take a real honest look at what you are thinking and what you are doing. How are you supporting yourself?

Make a list of what you do with your time and evaluate if it is getting you what you want. If it isn’t, start shedding. Take an honest look at what you are doing to sabotage your dreams.

2. What is missing in my life and what do I really want?
For a long time I resisted putting myself out there to attract the women that I wanted to work with in my business. Lots of things kept my authentic voice from coming through. Mainly fear. My ego mind would tell me that I had nothing to say, who would listen to me anyway. I would get caught by the effects of the mistakes I had made in my past and the fear of “who do you think you are” would stop me dead in my tracks.

I finally realized that I had to be willing to move ahead no matter what. No matter how it felt, no matter what other people thought, and no matter how scared I was in order to grow and serve others from a place of strength inside me. My inner fire. It all comes from inside you. You have to be willing to do the work to transform yourself if you want to help transform someone else.

Get crystal clear about what you want and then investigate what you are doing that is keeping it from happening.

3. Patience is a virtue.
In our culture of instant results and instant gratification you may find yourself frustrated with the time it takes to get your life where you want it to be. I sure have.

If your expectation is that you will discover the “magic bullet” to make it all work, you may get worn down by your disappointment when it just doesn’t happen fast enough or the way you thought it would.

Recently I asked my personal mentor and business coach Heather how to make my business grow faster. She wisely told me. “You have to build it. This is the way all successful people have done it. One step at a time, like building a house. Brick by brick.” The magic is in consistent diligence, conscious action, and a willingness to be uncomfortable and change. This advice let me know I am right on target. I keep laying one brick on top of another at every stage of my life and business and embrace the uncomfortable places and it will continue to create opportunity and wild success.

Living in the NOW in all areas of your life, physical, emotional and spiritual will create the life you want to be living. Your Red Hot Life. Begin to practice honest investigation of what is not working and begin to discover places to start to put new thinking, behaviors, and intentions into conscious action to create the results you really want.

And always remember: Shedding is a good thing!

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Are you confused about what you can do to create the life you want to be living? I invite you to connect with me for a FREE personal one on one Red Hot Living Discovery Call to uncover your NOW and discover where you are meant to go from here. On this call we will get real clear about the best next steps you can take to move you into your Red Hot Life. Simply send me an email at cindy@redhotliving.com and we will schedule a time to connect that is good for both of us.

You know, I love women’s spirits. I have been privileged to connect with some incredible women since I started my transformational journey. I see their confidence, vulnerability, determination, and courage. And some are rising out of the ashes of their life to create just what they want!

And one thing I can say about women, we always want MORE. It seems to be our nature.

You want more for your kids, your marriage, your partnership, your life, your business and ultimately for yourself.

Deep down inside most every woman, is a deep common desire…for MORE… and specifically more for yourself.

Now if your mind jumps in and tells you this is selfish, let me encourage you that this is exactly the sequence of how your red hot life works.

You start with yourself and then you spill over to others.

Now most of us didn’t really figure this out early enough in our lives to be practicing this kind of “me first” self care before we had lots of responsibilities.

So now you are faced with the challenge of putting this in place in the midst of your already busy life.

This makes it a little more challenging, but I am here to tell you it is so doable.

The trick is, you may not have had many role models to show you exactly how to do this.

How to really practice putting yourself into the flow of changing, building and intentional growth leading to transformation.

AND you believe….to ask for too much is selfish.

So you throw yourself into serving others for the wrong reasons.

And you have been told to be Super Woman. You can do it all. So you try.

Which leads you right into burnout, confusion, overwhelm and disillusionment.

And from that place when you want to step out and do something new and make your life better you will probably be faced with doubts and fears that you can’t really do it and you probably don’t deserve it anyway.

Changing and expanding into your own huge powerful self is a work in progress and it starts with just one step. Working up the courage to just move in the direction you want to go can get the whole thing rolling. Like pushing a huge bolder down a hill. Getting it started is the hardest part, but once it is moving, watch out below! Now you are on a roll.

And what does that mean in your life? Feeling good, knowing and loving yourself, having a process and plan that works in your life from the smallest detail to the hugest idea. Really being able to handle it all with ease and joy.

Your Red Hot Living Assignment:
With diligence and commitment you can create anything you want in your life. It begins with the desire to change. Are you missing the MORE in your life right now? A few techniques to keep you moving forward to find it:

1. Feel your feelings: When something hurts really badly you do your best to avoid that pain. I am not suggesting you live there just feeling sorry for yourself all the time, but if you have resentment or anger in a situation and you hold on to it you cut yourself off from transformation. The negative emotions keep you from processing your real pain. Even if you are justified, holding on to the negatives only hurts YOU in the long run. Getting MORE in your life involves letting go to make room for the gift. Transformation. To be willing to face your feelings and really take inventory of your NOW and how they affect you is a must. If you are ready to start kicking those blocks out of your life you gotta really start kicking! Let go and kick.
2. Write it down: Do you have an idea of the negative emotions like blame, resentment, and anger that keep coming back up to you? Can you name them? Take some time and write out the places you know you want to move past. Keeping them inside or talking about them to your friends doesn’t help you release them. They just keep hanging around. Set an intention to bring them into the light of your consciousness and take a good look at what is holding you hostage. Seeing them in writing may be painful but keeping them around and letting them continue to control you is even more painful. It just doesn’t serve you to getting MORE in your life.
3. Love on yourself:Digging deep and seeing your road blocks for what they really are is a courageous and emotional process. The gift you get by doing this is freedom. Those stored negative emotions zap your body of energy and fill your mind with fodder for ongoing mind chatter full of accusations and victim thinking. By simply calling them out you begin the process of making room for MORE in your life. They are taking up precious space inside you. Imagine how you will feel filling the spaces inside you with joy, love, and purpose instead! That feels much better doesn’t it?

Remember to love yourself for being honest and kind. That is what we want from others. Honesty, kindness, and love. And you know how it feels when someone lies, betrays, or is unloving to you. Horrible. So don’t do that to yourself. Being honest and authentic first to yourself will attract the same right back to you!

There is always MORE for you in life….regardless of your current circumstances, your struggles, or your past.

Reach out for your MORE…it’s waiting for you.

Colors to lean on while you are going for MORE:
Yellow: The personal power and self confidence color.
Red: The courage and passion color
Green: The no work color. Just receive it.

Want Support: Are you ready to ignite your true passions and embrace your divine purpose? I would love to connect with you for a FREE Red Hot Living Discovery Call and look for ways to get MORE in your life. On this call we will get real clear about the best next steps you can take to move you into your Red Hot Life. Simply send me an email at cindy@redhotliving.com and we will schedule a time to connect that is good for both of us.

I have learned that in the midst of crisis and chaos you must change your thinking in order to change your feelings. When faced with the overwhelming emotions of betrayal, abandonment, back stabbing, ridicule, loneliness, disappointment, and confusion you can get into a spiral of negative thought and build walls of defense that are extremely hard to overcome. In an effort to protect yourself from the pain you block the learning that these situations provide you. In the midst of the emotions and circumstances that seem insurmountable and seem to have no solution, lays the very seed to your freedom. I know that seems backwards, but it is true.

When given the chance life’s struggles can be used as a spring board to a new beginning. It takes time and diligence to find the path in the darkness, but if you walk around to the other side of your challenge and look at it as a witness, you will begin to see small rays of light peaking through the jumble of blackness that is your current reality.

On the path to find my own freedom and create the life I want, I begin to see a pattern emerge that have given me the tools to ignite my inner fire and live my divine purpose. This seven step process has become my very own Red Hot Living Formula™. I am so excited to share it with you today to help you to begin to live your life ease and joy.

Your Red Hot Living Assignment:
With diligence and commitment you can create anything you want in your life. It begins with the desire to change.

A few practical tips to keep you moving forward as you shift your thinking are:

1. Be grateful: Find one something that you can claim as a gift in your life and be grateful for. Spend some time thinking about that gift and how it makes you feel. It could be your kids, your cat or dog, a tree you love, or your own awareness and courage to begin to make your life what you want it to be.
2. Bring in the color orange: Orange is the color of flow, movement, and change. As you start to unblock your heart and those places that have kept you stuck wrap the color orange around you. Eat an orange, get an orange notebook and write about how you feel, bring orange flowers into your living space, or wear an orange bracelet, scarf, or necklace. The energy of orange brings oxygen to your brain and opens the pathways to the movement of change.
3. Spend some time with water: Notice how the flow of water is soothing and cleansing. Visit a creek, river, lake or ocean and be aware of the freeing flow and sound of it’s voice. Let water run over your hands and really feel how it flows with no boundaries. Get a CD of running water, rain, ocean waves, or flowing river and let the sounds of water flow inside of you. Imagine the power of your shifts flowing through you to the blocks and clearing them out.
4. Light a candle: As you light the wick and see the flame, imagine this as your own personal inner fire being lit in order to create change within you. Remember that your inner fire burns eternal. Even if you haven’t felt the heat in a long time, it is still there. You have the power to light it whenever you want!
5. Receive Support: Are you confused about what you can do to create the life that you want to be living? Then I invite you to connect with me for a FREE Red Hot Living Discovery Call and uncover your NOW and where you are meant to go from here. On this call we will get real clear about the best next steps you can take to move you into your Red Hot Life. Simply send me an email at cindy@redhotliving.com and we will schedule a time to connect that is good for both of us.

The COLOR Series: GREEN

The power of color in your life is dynamic. Color affects you physically, emotionally and spiritually. Finding the right color to put in the right place is very important to build a safe and energetic environment that expresses who you are and gives you peace of mind and connection to your living and working space.

The vibrational effects of color are scientifically proven, can be measured, and felt right in your body.  Bring in the right color and create the feel you want in your environment.

GREEN: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

The color green is positioned in the center of the color spectrum with red, orange, yellow on one side and blue, indigo, violet on the other.  It is at the heart of the color spectrum. It joins the tranquility of blue and the happiness of yellow!

Green is the easiest color to look at because your eye doesn’t have to make any adjustment for green to strike your retina.  It is the color the human eye can perceive the most variations of shades in one color.  It really is “easy on your eyes.”

Green represents the ability to give and take unconditionally.  It helps relax muscles, nerves, and your thoughts.  It is a restful and calming color and gives off a feeling of renewal, peace, and harmony.  Using green in stressful places like hospitals can bring calmness to the environment.

Green is the color you see everyday all around in nature.  Being connected to nature is invigorating to your body and mind…a peaceful easy feeling.  The fresh air plus the beauty and calming of green all around you can actually change your state of mind.  Bringing green into your surroundings through plants, accessories and walls brings the calmness of nature and harmony into your home creating openness and comfort.

Green can have a yellow, blue, gray, or brown undertone. Create contrasts by combining various shades and tints of green in one space.  Just like in nature yellow green and blue green live side by side.  These can be used together or individually according to your personal preference.

Green brings the organic element of nature into rooms with no windows and in rooms that have windows the use of green brings the natural greens from the outside in. Use green with blue, pink, orange, black, yellow and brown.  Using accents of green in neutral spaces adds the organic touch of nature to the muted creams and browns.

Bring the heart of the color spectrum, GREEN into your home.  The calm and serene feeling that green brings into your home will help create a peaceful environment.  Let the color green remind you to keep your heart peaceful and calm and open to give and receive freely.

The COLOR Series: YELLOW

The power of color in your life is dynamic. Color affects you physically, and emotionally. Finding the right color to put in the right place is very important to build a safe and energetic environment that expresses who you are and gives you peace of mind and connection to your living and working space.

The vibrational effects of color are scientifically proven, can be measured, and felt right in your body. Bring in the right color and create the feel you want in your environment.

YELLOW: THE SUNSHINE COLOR

Yellow is a happy and vibrant high energy color. It represents the center of your personal power and strength. This is the area of the personality, and the intellect. Yellow stimulates mental activity and is great to surround yourself with while you study or learning something new.

Yellow relates to your self worth. It is associated with how you feel about yourself and how you feel others perceive you. It stimulates your curiosity and increases your awareness. Yellow helps you stand up for yourself! You go girl!

The color yellow is another one that must be chosen carefully. It can give off massive energy and can make you feel hyped up when it is on the walls around you. I have seen so many people use yellow in hopes of that sunshine beachy feel and when they get it on the walls it is so loud they feel like they are being electrocuted. It can be overwhelming.

To choose yellow for your living space first think about where you are putting it. What do you do in that room? Remember it stimulates you mentally so keep that in mind when you are choosing. If you want yellow in a place that you want to relax be sure to choose the softer yellows. A soft yellow is livable and gives you the energy and lift without screaming at you. To find a soft yellow, look at the bottom of the paint strip…the darkest and brightest color. You can really see what the yellow looks like there and then you back off. Go back up to the top of the strip to the lightest 2 shades. Even though you can hardly see the yellow or it looks too light, when you get it on the wall, it will give off the yellow that you were drawn to. A little yellow goes a long way. Just the hint of soft yellow makes the statement of sunshine most people are looking for. You really are trying to create a feeling with color, not a headache!

You can introduce the bold bright yellows on furniture, pillows, and other accessories to bring the bright sunlight spots to your room. Use of a warm yellow (brown undertones) makes it feel like sunlight on a tropical beach somewhere in the islands. Now who doesn’t want to live there?

Use yellow as a reminder to value yourself and your life. To be happy. Feel the sunlight on you as you see the happy and joyful yellow around you. Let yellow stimulate your intellect and encourage you to learn something new and be open to more personal wisdom.

Touches of yellow can brighten up a room full of neutrals. Yellow is another color that goes well with just about any color because it is a primary color. It goes well with lots of other colors that have yellow in them, and are opposites on the color wheel. It looks great with white, blue, red, pink, green, orange, blue, and brown. And don’t forget black and yellow. A clean classic combination.

The use of a strong bold yellow in a kitchen wakes you up to the warmth of sunshine in the morning and surrounds you with the glow of a sunset at night. When choosing a bold yellow find one with the warm undertones to keep it pleasant, happy, and stimulating all at once! Bring in the sunshine, be happy, and learn something new!

The COLOR Series: ORANGE

The power of color in your life is dynamic. Color affects you physically, and emotionally. Finding the right color to put in the right place is very important to build a safe and energetic environment that expresses who you are and gives you peace of mind and connection to your living and working space.

The vibrational effects of color are scientifically proven, can be measured, and felt right in your body. Bring in the right color and create the feel you want in your environment.

ORANGE: THE FIRE OF CREATIVITY

Orange is an important color in my life. The fire color!! It represents creativity and the freedom to be yourself. The color orange gives off the vibrations of feminine creativity. As you drop your inhibitions and let yourself be creative your confidence rises and you are not intimidated by what people think of you. Orange represents self respect and encourages you to expand your interests and activities. Orange brings joy into your day and strengthens your love of life.

Orange is the color to stimulate your emotions. The vibrational energy of orange is still high and strong. It is a mix of the power of red and the happiness of yellow. Orange connects you with your senses, and helps you remove inhibitions. Here’s something cool: The color orange actually increases the oxygen supply to your brain producing an invigorating effect and stimulates mental activity! Gotta have more of that!

The COLOR Series: RED

The power of color in your life is dynamic. Color affects you physically, and emotionally. Finding the right color to put in the right place is very important to build a safe and energetic environment that expresses who you are and gives you peace of mind and connection to your living and working space.

Every color is made up of wavelengths and vibrations. These vibrations can actually be measured in Angstrom Units. The Norwegian physicist, Anders Angstrom came up with this measuring system a long time ago. As humans, we see color by light wavelengths that fall between the colors of rich violet and deep red with yellow in the middle. And yes, they are made up of wavelengths …vibrations, energy and can be measured. They affect you and you can feel them. Even a blind person can feel the effects of color. Wow.

FEEL THE POWER AND PASSION OF RED

On the Angstrom scale red is one of the highest vibrational colors. It gives off lots of energy. You may have experienced this if you have ever chosen red for your room and then you couldn’t sleep or even sit in that room. Red can be electrifying and make it hard to relax in a space. Like having a huge fire truck coming right into the room with you. That is the energy of the vibration it gives off. So choosing the red that is right for you (the one you can live with!) and that gives you strength is very important.

Red is another foundation color that roots the room and gives it stability. The color red is associated with vitality, courage, self confidence, and passion. Red relates to self awareness, survival, stability and knowing your place on this earth, your passions. The strength of red has a rooting power to the earth and can give energy to you and your space.

Understanding the meanings associated with the various colors you see around you gives you a chance to use them in your space not only to look fabulous but to trigger you to connect with yourself and bring out more of what that color stands for.

Having strong roots and living with passion is what we all want. As a woman, connecting with your own heart and living your life with purpose and passion gives you the strength to do all the other things you are called on to do in your day. If you struggle with fear, anxiety, insecurity and frustration the use of red in your space is one way to increase your awareness of your need for strong personal roots and to live passionately. The energy given off by the color red, as you feel and receive it, can remind you of the importance of being passionate and being you.

A clear red is very powerful and hard to live with because it could scream in your space. By adding the soothing color of a brown undertone, red can be toned down, warmed up and made livable. You will be able to feel the power of red without the energy being unbearable.

The use of red is great in a restaurant as it increases the appetite, but use it sparingly in your home kitchen, unless you want to eat more! Splash red around your kitchen by having it in curtains, chair pillows or canisters instead of your walls. The use of red in consultation and sales rooms of businesses is effective to close sales. The energy of red makes people more inclined to BUY.

The color red goes with just about any color. It adds power and gives the eye a place to land in a space that is neutral, adds punch to a room with soft colors, and adds depth and warmth to a room that may feel stark. Using red with black is sleek, modern, and classy. Use red with bold colors, with warm browns, with soft neutrals, with cozy yellows, and with whites. The warmth and power of red makes the space feel strong and inviting at the same time.

Using red on walls is something I love to do. If you love lots of color and energy in your space, add a red accent wall or paint the whole room red! This makes a power statement and wraps the space around you to excite your passions and bring in visual power. Splashes of red give an equally dramatic effect. Use red in furniture and accessories to root and bring passion into the space.

Ignite your passions with red. When you see and feel the color red and are aware that it represents: courage, self confidence, and self awareness, you can bring focus to being more passionate and to bringing more power into your life right where you live.

The power of color in your life is dynamic. Color affects you physically, and emotionally. Finding the right color to put in the right place is very important to build a safe and energetic environment that expresses you and gives you peace of mind and connection to your living and working space.

Not to mention it looks awesome! An energetic space connected to you brings more harmony, prosperity, and overall good stuff into your life! Our color this week is:

BLACK: The CORE Color

Ok, I can hear some of you screaming, “Black is not a color.” Of course you are right. Black is not really a color, in fact it is the absence of color, the absence of light. The reason I want to start here is because black is a very powerful tool in your design. In your mind black may represent void and darkness…but maybe there is more! I recently heard something really cool about black. Black represents the center of the earth where there is no light. We are all connected to the earth and being connected to the center of the earth is really powerful. Ever wondered why everyone in New York wears black? Other than the obvious fashion statement, it connects people to the core of the earth. It is a possible unconscious effort to connect to the earth and nature while living in a concrete jungle. Pretty cool, huh? We all have a direct tie to the earth and nature and even if you are not aware of it. Nature pulls you in, like gravity. That is the reason I am starting with black. It has lots of power in your environment.

Even though black is not considered a color, I will treat it as one when it comes to incorporating it into your space. So, use black as a grounding color and you will see how it does just that in your environment. Realistically a complete black room would be overwhelming, but the use of black in the right places creates contrast, drama, and ultimately grounds the space. Basically, every room should have some black in it somewhere. It can be as engulfing as black on the walls and as simple as a touch of black on cabinet knobs and hardware. From the grandest display, to a pop here and there, black can pull the room together visually.

Black works great with every color and color scheme…soft colors, neutrals, bold colors, grays, and bright colors. Sleek lines and the richness of black leather couches set against metals and geometrics create the high tech modern look in the contemporary setting. The light muted colors of the cottage style come alive with pops of black thrown in. Using black on the legs of farm tables or bringing in wrought iron enhances the comfortable, homey feel of the cottage or a beach house. When using bright and bold colors like yellow, orange, green or red, adding black lampshades, black picture frames, pillows or iron work create the contrast and strength to offset the boldness of the intense color. Black can tone down bold colors and give the eye a place to land. The subtle tones of neutrals can be spiced up with splashes of black to add interest, definition, and drama.

If you find your room a little boring, it just doesn’t feel like it is cohesive, or it could use some drama, look for places you can add the grounding element of black. Remember to use the power of three…three pops of black around the room through fabric, frames, iron, lampshades, furniture, art, or a funky flea market find. So…bring in the grounding power of black to add contrast, drama, and continuity to your room and see it all come together right before your eyes!

CINDY RECOMMENDS: DO YOU FIND YOURSELF LIVING WITH TOO MUCH BLACK IN YOUR LIFE.  ARE YOU READY TO BRING IN THE LIGHT AND MAKE YOUR LIFE RED HOT?  SCHEDULE A FREE RED HOT LIVING DISCOVERY CALL WITH ME.  SEND ME AN EMAIL TO cindy@redhotliving.com  AND TOGETHER WE WILL GET YOU STARTED TO BRING CHANGE AND LIGHT INTO YOUR LIFE TO MAKE IT RED HOT!