We are all unique, with no two people exactly alike. Even identical twins are unique, with unique life experiences contributing to the uniqueness of each person.

Imagine for a moment that you, as a person, is presented by a single colour hue, like a blue or green and your life an extension of this single colour into a palette of colours, representing the good (lighter) and the not so good (darker) times of life.

A monochromatic colour is exactly that, a single colour from a base hue, that has been extended through tinting and shades into a colour scheme from the one single colour.

Non colours, white and black, are used the create lighter and darker colours, with black added to a colour for shades and white added for tinting.

Would your life reflect lighter tints or darker shades?

As an artist I always look at the way an object reflects light, which assist me to draw or paint the object. Even the darkest object will reflect light, which defines its shape, texture and size. Have a look right now at a dark object near you. Do you see the light reflecting off it? It’s there, even the darkest part will reflect a shimmer of light.

Likewise, in life, when fear-filled trials come and situations can seem hopeless, we could seek out the light within, that define the darkness, to put boundaries to its reach. When we see light, we speak life, and the darkness becomes lighter, as we tint it in the peace that hope brings.

What shades can you tint today to bring lighter colours to the colour palette reflecting your life? Drive out fear, anxiety and darkness today by seeing the light within every situation, adding white by speaking life.