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Colour me fabulous

I discovered something so majestic in beauty that I was left in a state of awe recently as I was surfing along my much loved companion, namely social media.  I discovered a wonder of nature which some of you may be familiar with, however this was a first for me, therefore I am obliged to share (sharing is caring after all)

  “Fire Rainbows”.....well....I love beautiful images and the wonders of nature enthrall me with its beauty time and time again. I do love rainbows and I do love fire.  I had to find out more about these Fire Rainbows as I was completely intrigued! So I asked my very knowledgeable and good friend, Google for an explanation and this is what the genius had to say, “Fire Rainbows are neither fire, nor rainbows, but are so called because of their brilliant pastel colours and flame like appearance.  Technically they are known as circumhorizontal arc - an ice halo formed by hexagonal, plate-shaped ice crystals in high level cirrus clouds.  The halo is so large that the arc appears parallel to the horizon, hence the name. Brightly coloured circumhorizontal arcs occur mostly during the summer and between particular latitudes. When the sun is very high in the sky, sunlight entering flat, hexagon shaped ice crystals get split into individual colours just like in a prism”.  Of course genius Google had much more to say on the subject, but I won’t spoil your fun, I know you enjoy Mr Google-ishious just as much as I do, so you can have a chat with him yourself.  Anyway, as per usual, this got my many minds thinking many things that represent this colourful and fiery wonder.    Colour....Bohemians love colour. The more the merrier.  Brighter is better.  Colour also has much significance and reflects one’s mood.  (Once again, information from Google, except this time on the subject of colour therapy.)  And this is where my trail of thought ventures deeper......

   Have you ever heard the saying, ‘don’t lose the moon whilst counting the stars’? Or ‘don’t throw away a diamond while picking up pebbles’?  Well here’s another one for you, (a-la Bohemian B), “don’t miss the colours of the rainbow while chasing the pot of gold at the end”.  We are always so fixated on something else, some form of distraction which in turn has the ability to steer us away from what is beautiful in life, the rainbow for instance.  When we forget to take a minute to ‘smell the roses’ or take in the beauty of the rainbow, because we are too busy chasing that something better, ‘funner’, easier, prettier, we may one day, wake up to the rude awakening  that we have not only lost the colours, but also the fire.  That fire that burns within, our passion.   

  “The conditions required to form a “fire rainbow” is very precise – the sun has to be at an elevation of 58° or greater, there must be high altitude cirrus clouds with plate-shaped ice crystals, and sunlight has to enter the ice crystals at a specific angle. This is why circumhorizontal arc is such a rare phenomenon.”- We are like that I presume, our conditions have to be miraculously perfect for our inner fire to burn, for our radiance to shine. Perhaps if we rather focus on our own inner fire and radiance, our conditions in life could be easier to tolerate and perhaps a bit more manageable. We’d be so consumed with life splendour and our inner beauty and fire would keep us motivated and passionate, that the incredible hardships and disappointments in life would not be all consuming and devastating (even the really ouchy ones) because we would know our own strengths and recognise our beauty and be satisfied in who we are as individuals.

   “Circumhorizon arcs are often seen between lower obscuring clouds”.  This sentence inspired me; it is at our lowest point that we should excrete radiance.  It should be at this low point that we should allow our inner fire to burn the hottest. That to me represents inner strength, a devoted character and true beauty.

I also realized that colour really can lift ones mood and after exploring the benefits of colour therapy  was amazed at what certain colours not only signify, but also how they can lift your spirits and motivate and encourage a happier, more vibrant and self confident you.  It’s time for me to break away from the bleak colours of my winter demeanor and instead, introduce my ‘me-ness to a summery feel good mood. 

   So colour me fabulous! No more chasing pots of gold and picking up pebbles, it’s time to get that inner fire ignited again to blend with the colour of me.  I think I’ll start off with red, which signifies vibrancy and fullness of life. Red also signifies love, passion, excitement, energy and intensity. Red is the colour of fire. (And those who know me know of my fascination with fire......).   So go on then.......try on a colour and be radiantly you!

Glitter greetings (and all things shiny)

Bohemian B