Motivational Musing ~

October Orange

The color Orange represents the changing of the seasons.  It is a color on the edge - on the threshold – of change.  Orange transports us from the hot dog days (not hotdog days) of summer to the fragrant first oranges and mandarins of the fall. Orange is the color of October sunsets, and it evokes images of autumn leaves, pumpkins, and together with the color Black, Halloween.

Orange is the color of October.

RED - The color of power, vitality, motivation, strength ORANGE - The color of confidence, energy, joy, warmth YELLOW - The color of strength, intelligence, joy, happiness, optimism GREEN - The color of balance, harmony, caring, tenacious self-reliance, and healing BLUE - The color of calmness, concentration, healing, relaxation, loyalty, and trust INDIGO - The color of soothing, power, connection with knowledge, idealism, introversion.....and martyrdom? VIOLET - The color of creativity, intuition, spirituality, self-awareness

Orange - a mixture of red and yellow - is a brilliant and dazzling color.  It symbolizes energy, warmth, and the sun.  Orange commands attention as does red, but with the presence of affable yellow, orange gives way to a slightly less intense experience.

Orange is a stimulant.  It stimulates emotions, thoughts, conversation and even appetite.  With Halloween upon us and its pumpkins piled high at every green market, perched on every doorstep, along with those mountains of haunting little orange devils called candy corn found at every turn of the supermarket, it’s no wonder we’re in danger of caving-in to the call of the candy-filled Jack-O-Lantern.

Stay strong my friends. Limit your treats, lest Halloween haunt you for months to come.

 

 

Fun Orange Facts:

In Ireland, the color orange is associated with the protestant religion.

Black boxes on airplanes are painted orange so they are more visible to the human eye. (Why not call them orange boxes?)

If you dream in orange, you can expect an unexpected change in your life! (Expect the Unexpected, I always say.)

Orange has the optical illusion of making objects look like they are in the foreground, whether they are or not.

Orange Blossoms are a symbol of love.

 

PERSONAL JOURNAL (Soap Opera Digest publication) ...
LADY LUCK - Holy inspiration! The Art of Weight Loss by Stephanie Sloane ... Read on!

 

 

 

 

LINKS:
Orange - Hot color in Home & Fashion Trends
Decorating with Tangerine.

The 32nd Annual New York City's Village Halloween Parade. Worth the trip! This year, the Phoenix will rise again. The Phoenix puppet will be carried by evacuees from New Orleans who are living at the Radisson Hotel near JFK airport. They will lead a special Mardi Gras section of the parade.

 

CAKE SALE!!!! click here for details

The Art of WEIGHT LOSS - at the 92nd Street Y Class starts Tuesday, November 8 Sign Up NOW!

 

 

 

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Righteous Recipe ~ Warm Up on Cold Nights Stew (Black Bean and Turkey) - Our Lady rates this a 4 Star Stew!

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 (15 oz) cans black beans 1 (15 oz) can corn 1 (15 oz) can Italian seasoned stewed tomatoes 4 or 5 whole cloves fresh garlic 1 medium sweet onion 3/4 lb. lean ground turkey 1 tablespoon chiptle hot sauce 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup shredded lite cheddar cheese

Instructions: In big pot, saute onions, garlic and ground turkey in olive oil. When onions are soft and turkey is brown, add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for an hour or so. The longer the better. Sprinkle with cheese and serve up this Heavenly Stew.   Approx. 8 - 10 (1/2 cup) servings at approx. 250 calories each (non-scientific calorie count)

Want to whip up another dish?
Send Our Lady your favorite recipe! Keep them easy, low-cal and FUN.

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Fruitful Contest - TRUE or FALSE? Restaurants use orange color for their interiors, and often a red color table cloth to increase customers appetite.

RULES: The 31st to enlighten Our Lady wins an Our Lady of Weight Loss prize! (Sometimes people send in their answers within minutes - even seconds - of each other. Our Lady declares them all winners!)

Last week's Fruitful query: What was Johnny Appleseed's real name? The answer is: John Chapman.
The winner is: Cinda, Richmond, VA

And special thanks to AnniePie for her very special and interesting answer! John Chapman was Johnny Appleseed. There is a grave in Fort Wayne Indiana near the War Memorial Coliseum that is suppose to be Johnny Appleseed's grave. When my mother was a Girl Scout in Fort Wayne, her troupe took care of the site.

Write Our Lady.
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Chewing the Fat - How you doin'? Write Our Lady.
If you've written and your letter has not been published, it's probably coming down the pike and will be in next week's KICK or the week after! NOTE: If your letter and/or Weighty Confession and/or Righteous Recipe are published, you will receive an Our Lady of Weight Loss prize! Be sure to send your mailing address with your email.

Dear OLofWL, I love your newsletter. It has really inspired me to lose weight and become more fruitfully creative. I have shed 27 pounds these last three months. I have 39 more to release. Thanks to all your motivation, these last few weeks have not been hard at all! Keep up the good works! ~ Susan E., Cornville, AZ

Dear Susan E., Congratulations on your fruitfully creative 27 pound loss. You keep on kickin' those pounds away, and I'll keep on making KICK-Art newsletters. Thanks for writing and sharing your good news! ~ OLofWL

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Dear OLofWL, I had been working hard to lose weight. Then I became ill, was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and I lost weight. Now the weird thing is that even thoughI have lost weight due to this illness and am wearing a size I haven't worn since I was a teen, you'd think I'd be happy. Am I happy? Not really. Somehow buying smaller pants because of a health issue doesn't make me as happy as doing it because I worked hard to get there. I am looking at going even lower in size and am somewhat worried about it. Besides the cost of replacing my clothes, it just isn't as satisfying to lose weight this way. Am I weird or what? Love your newletters, Judy P.

Dear Judy P., Sorry to hear of your illness, Judy. And, of course you're NOT weird. You're right on the money. The objective is to lead a healthy lifestyle and be a healthy size - not to be thin at all costs. Be sure to take care of yourself and please let us know how you are doing. Our Lady tends to worry about her friends. ~ OLofWL

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Dear OLofWL, Thank you for the recipes. Could you tell me a website that will show me exercises? ~ Linda

Dear Linda, Here are a couple of websites that you might find of interest:

iVillage, a women's health and well-being site.
About.com has a health & fitness section.
Prevention.com has a 7-day Get Firm Walking article in their current issue.

Hope that's helpful! ~ OLofWL

 

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