The colors around Calabash Mountain Villa have an impact on
us, and on those who come to this area (whether they recognize it or not.) If you choose well and put yourself in the
“right“ setting, you can be calm, excited,
engaged, aloof, energized, laid-back, or whatever you want to feel like,
based on what surroundings you choose to really experience.
Obvious examples of how colors affect us would be how many
people wear black to funerals, indicating solemnness or sadness over losing a
friend or relative. Likewise, people who
want to express joy and happiness will go with brighter colors like white,
yellow, bright green, bright red, etc.; like you might see at weddings.
Colors that might fit either happy or sad occasions,
depending on the brightness or darkness of the colors are blue, red, green or
purple. How colors effect you could also
be a cultural thing, depending on how the colors are regarded by your culture.
When we are in a natural setting, with plenty of plants and
trees, their colors can also have an impact on our moods/spirits. For example, bright green is pretty
universally accepted as a color which evokes calmness, growth, wealth and
opportunity. Deeper greens may also
evoke a sense of a solemnness.
Colors can change our moods or intensify them. They can also impact our energy levels. The brighter the colors, the more energetic
we feel! The darker or more muted the
colors, we tend to be less energetic or restful (maybe even sad.) Advertisers know how colors effect people and freely use
colors in ads to make an appeal that will hopefully move us to emotionally want
the product.
Just as our moods may change from day to day, our beings may
crave colors that will bring us to a more happy and balanced state. So, when you are tired and worn-out from your
day-to-day routines, you may start thinking about a vacation where you can get
relaxed, renewed, and reinvigorated. We
have an idea for you…
Depending upon your needs, you may want a vacation where you
can spend time doing lots of adventuresome things, getting lots of
physical activity (like hiking or climbing mountains); or you could choose to
have a vacation that includes plenty of relaxing activities (touring
interesting or beautiful places, laying on a beach, taking a walk in a park,
etc.) or a vacation that includes both physical activity and relaxation.
We have seen folk who fit each of those profiles and they
have left feeling like they got just what they needed from the vacation. They leave reinvigorated and ready to get on
with the daily routines that await them.
I started this article discussing colors and how they have an
effect on people, then ended up talking about climbing mountains and sunning
yourself on a beach. They are very much
related subjects. When you look around
this mountain area, you will see many colors on the color spectrum. The most obvious color this time of year is
green – lots of shades of green. There
are various reasons for the different shades of green; new growth of plants
tend to be lighter in color; different plants are simply different shades of
green; and a knowledgeable guide walking
you through the area can explain the variety of colors.
There is one awesome color-related phenomena that occurs
every year in St. Lucia and around the Caribbean. It is called the Shak-Shak tree. You can look out on the area and see all the
green trees of various shades of green, then one day you look out and see a
tree that has bright red leaves totally covering the tree. That is a Shak-Shak tree. The trees in the lead picture for this post includes several Shak-Shak trees. The beans that accompany the bright red
leaves are often used in musical instruments.
But those bright red trees truly have an impact on the people who see
them and is able to lift the spirits of those who see them.
The other really phenomenal part of climbing mountains is not
just what you can see on the
mountains; but what you can see from the vantage point of the mountains can also be awesome. One of the sights that grabbed me was seeing our place, Calabash Mountain Villa (CMV), from the vantage point of the top of one of the mountains opposite from us. You can always learn something new when you see things from a different perspective.
mountains; but what you can see from the vantage point of the mountains can also be awesome. One of the sights that grabbed me was seeing our place, Calabash Mountain Villa (CMV), from the vantage point of the top of one of the mountains opposite from us. You can always learn something new when you see things from a different perspective.
Bottom
line: the more you take in CMV’s
surrounding area, the calmer you feel and the more you appreciate the colors of
nature and the ones man has added to the mix.
If you need a place where you can rest, relax and recharge, Calabash
Mountain Villa is just for you! Think
about it then check out our specials and find the one that will work for
you! Hope to see you soon!
Written by Sandra Emmanuel
May 18, 2017