I'm a Yellow

Maybe you've heard of the book "The Color Code" by Taylor Hartman. It's a personality test that tells you what you are most often like. I'm a solid Yellow. Or maybe you're familiar with other personality analysis...I'd be a High I, or Sapphire.

I've always worked well with the Color Code. I laughed the first time I read about being yellow.

"Riding on the primary motive of fun, Yellows reflect the spirit of the wind and the life-giving miracle of fresh air. They are as essential to society as breathing is to the human existence. Yellows love life. They are spirited, exciting, and have an innate ability to be happy. They have a mental attitude that allows them to appreciate what they have, rather than being miserable about what they lack. Fate often appears to smile on them, and they are considered to be very lucky." ~ The Color Code page 113.

Some of the other traits:

-highly entertaining
-promotes fun family activities
-flows easily with negative experiences
-turns crisis into comedy
-concern themselves with the broad picture rather than the details.

And their philosophy is this: "Life's a party and they're hosting"

That's why I loved this next thing when I read it. It's from the January "Real Simple" Magazine page 60. It's a reader's contribution about Life Lessons...

"Celebrate Everything"
"Each time I walk into my apartment-even if I've been gone for less than a minute-my three dogs leap on me, kiss me, lick me, wag and bark and show me their chew toys. I find it inspiring. Life throws a lot of junk in your direction, so you might as well get your kicks when you can. Now I try to acknowledge every small-but-happy event. (my kids' half-birthdays, good doctor's visits, even when a mosquito bite stops itching) with at least a cheerful word or gesture. I believe that if dogs could speak, they'd say, "You should have a cupcake for that" That's a worldview I can get behind. ~ Julie Klam author of "You Had me at Woof"

I'm following one other blog from a breast cancer patient and it's titled "But Doctor...I hate pink!" Her entries are clearly those of a fellow yellow so I have really enjoyed reading them.

There's a scripture in the Book of Mormon that I have always enjoyed reading...
"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy."
It's a happy scripture, or should I say joyful?

I've used the Color Code so much that even our oldest son has applied the analysis to the people he meets in Mexico and the different Missionary Companions he's been assigned. He'll let us know what category they fall into and it says a lot about who they are. It's helped him communicate with those individuals in the way that works for them.

Even though I am a very optimistic person I've had my downer moments. After a particularly painful betrayal from a group of people I thought were my friends I had a two week long bout with depression that I never thought I'd come out of. I wondered who else could have experienced that kind of betrayal and my first thought was, "The Savior has" Who better to understand what that felt like? So I said some very heartfelt prayers and pretty soon found myself being lifted out of that depression. I've also learned through my life that any pain or suffering we may endure has already been felt by the Savior when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane. What He passed through there surpasses any suffering we may be called to endure in this life. This adds to my optimism.

As always,
Keep the Faith!