What Color Are You?

So my sister lent me this book about personality colors. Let's just say, it was most intriguing. Probably the most remarkable thing about it was that Michael was interested too. He read the whole thing.

I am a Yellow. What is a Yellow? Here are some of the descriptions: happy, fun, uncommitted, irresponsible, enthusiastic, obnoxious, carefree, disorganized and incomplete, impulsive, charismatic, naive and trusting, a flippant chatterbox. "Happy is as happy does. Yellow people love themselves because they know exactly what they love to do and always find the time and resources to do it." In a nutshell, I'm happy and really annoying about it. My secondary color, about 30%, was White. They are the peacemakers. Ah, yes. That's me.

Now comes the "relationship" aspect. Michael is completely opposite. He took the test and is nearly split down the middle Blue/Red (slightly more Blue). Here's what it says about Blues: committed, perfectionistic, highly demanding, self-disciplined, sacrificing, unforgiving, worried, guilty, sincere, purposeful and dedicated, insecure, complex. "Life cannot bestow on anyone a more gratifying reward than the sincere appreciation and trust of a Blue friend, employer, or family member"...the trouble is getting their appreciation and trust. Reds are the tenacious people who keep the world turning so that the Yellows can have their fun.

Of those specific combinations it says, "Blues with strong Red secondary experience the most difficult internal struggles. They are also typically the most resourceful of personalities." I'll happily take that. "People with strong Yellow and White blends enjoy developed people skills. If you can't enjoy them, consider yourself the one with the problem." Finally, someone said what I've been thinking my WHOLE life! I'm going to have that printed on a shirt...or maybe 10 of them.

Mikey was reading The Color Code one night while I was watching something on TV. At one point he looked over at me, looked back at the book, looked over at me, put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Hey, You. What did you do that was fun today?" I laughed. In over 10 years of marriage he's never asked me that question. Every day is some variation of it, how was your day, what did you do today, etc. But never that approach. I appreciated it.

So if you ever need an interesting book to read, try The Color Code by Taylor Hartman. And if you're ever bewildered by your creepy spouse, just remember she may be a Yellow, or he may just be purple. Give 'em a break!