THE COLOR YELLOW YELLS TO ME

The ability to perceive colors and have them affect your mood, like being a chameleon and changing moods as the colors change--is a gift from G-d.

The color yellow, it brings one lightness and cheer and an overall happy mood. Its brightness brings us sunshine even when there is very little light. It is the color of a candle flame and can bring us happiness even at night when it is the only light.

Yellow is a color that alerts us, it is a warning color, a color that we see first because of its brightness, it is a color that we know for sure is there, it reflects light and appears brighter, it also glares at us like a sunray, it is demanding of our attentions. It is a color we cannot ignore, like its sister the color red.

Yellow is the color of the yolk of an egg. It is rich in life, and is an embryo, the color of the chick before it is born, turning then into soft yellow feathers, the clothes of the baby chick. Yellow is a color of life, it is a soothing color, a color we can love and accept. A color we can wear on our bodies and feel its essence of cheer that could alter our mood to happiness as we gaze upon it.

Yellow is my mother's favorite color. It is a color that has brought her great joy, and in doing so it also brings that to me. It is a color she loves, a color that has come to her aid, a color she can count on to bring her out of grieving. It is a color that loves you back--a color that changes you and gives you hope. Yellow--a color that is there for anyone with eyes. A color we can believe in.