Refresh and Renew with the Color of Spring: Green

It's no coincidence that the "green" movement is centered on nature. The vibrant colors of spring are Mother Nature's way of reminding us to rejoice and renew with the season. Thanks to the Daily OM for this beautiful interpretation of the color "green."

March 24, 2008
Unifier Of Opposites
The Color Green

Green is a combination of the colors yellow and blue, each of which brings its own unique energy to the overall feeling of the color green. Blue exudes calm and peace, while yellow radiates liveliness and high levels of energy. As a marriage between these two very different colors, green is a unifier of opposites, offering both the excitement of yellow and the tranquility of blue. It energizes blue’s passivity and soothes yellow’s intensity, inspiring us to be both active and peaceful at the same time. It is a mainstay of the seasons of spring and summer, thus symbolizing birth and growth.

Green is one of the reasons that spring instigates so much excitement and activity. As a visual harbinger of the end of winter, green stems and leaves shoot up and out from the dark branches of trees and the muddy ground, letting us know that it’s safe for us to come out, too. In this way, green invites us to shed our layers and open ourselves to the outside world, not in a frantic way, but with an easygoing excitement that draws us outside just to sniff the spring air. Unlike almost any other color, green seems to have its own smell, an intoxicating combination of sun and sky—earthy, bright, and clean. In the best-case scenario, it stops us in our tracks and reminds us to appreciate the great experience of simply being alive.

Green balances our energy so that, in looking at it, we feel confident that growth is inevitable. It also gives us the energy to contribute to the process of growth, to nurture ourselves appropriately, without becoming overly attached to our part in the process. Green reminds us to let go and let nature do her work, while at the same time giving us the energy to do our own.

Cachet baskets celebrates the season of "green" with specialty Spring Theme gift baskets. From Administrative Professionals Week to Mother's Day, you'll find pure, organic, fresh food and body products that'll refresh and renew your spirit--just in time for the season.

Go Green: Five Ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Each year Americans produce millions of tons of trash. Our landfills are crowded with plastic, glass, and paper products that could have been reduced, reused, or recycled. Cachet Basket Company owner, Beth Alexander, has always been environmentally conscious and has built a brilliant green gift basket business reducing, reusing, and recycling whenever possible. And she encourages her clients to do the same.

When your eco-friendly gift basket arrives you’ll often find written across the top, "This box has a wonderful history--please pass it on." Beth has been doing this for years--long before it became fashionable or profitable. That’s just one example of what Beth and Cachet Baskets is doing to make a difference.

Here are 5 actions we can all take that will guarantee a beautiful planet for generations to come.

1 Use durable coffee mugs, and pass well-loved and worn mugs on.
2 Refill and reuse plastic water bottles.
3 Turn empty jars into containers for leftovers.
4 Donate old magazines and socks to Elementary Schools for student projects.
5 Use pretty ceramic dishes with cloth napkins and towels instead of paper.

Do your part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. After all, as Margaret Mead said, "Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. Indeed, that’s all who ever have."