MCsea said:
... I see that as the blowing ribbons.. soft and kind.. extra we can give ourselves in return for all the hard work we DO!
This struck a chord with me marina - especially mentioning the 'ribbons'!
I notice so many coloured ribbons being used to represent 'chairites' and 'foundations' for different 'causes'. They are certainly a recognisable prompt and focus if you are wearing one and their 'cause' can (almost) immediately be identified by their colour. Alot of them represent the I AM aspect of the body.
There are such things called AWARENESS RIBBONS are these are ribbons of colour for causes. I got this list from wikipedia and thought it was interesting to see how the color of the ribbons were related to the cause.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness_ribbon
Yellow (yellow ribbon): cancer (particularly bladder cancer and testicular cancer), liver disease and liver cancer, missing person and missing children ("amber alert"), deployed soldiers ("support our troops", POW/MIA, Gulf War), equality, endometriosis, teen suicide, suicide prevention, spina bifida (pale yellow), adoptive parents, sarcoma, hydrocephalus or hydrocephaly, hope, come home, sarcoma (yellow with sunflower)
Black (black ribbon): in memoriam / mourning / melanoma, anti-gang, anti-terrorism in Spain, POW-MIAs, Amish support
Cream: spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Blue (blue ribbon): drunk driving, education, anti-tobacco, anti-second hand smoke, North Korean abductions of Japanese, freedom of speech, prostate cancer, Edward's syndrome, scleroderma, Graves-Basedow Disease, Pro Choice, Thyroid Disease, lymphedema, trisomy 18
Dark Blue: child abuse prevention, colon cancer, water quality, crime victim rights, arthritis, hystiocytosis, domestic violence, water safety (flooding, drowning, and accidents), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), interstitial cystitis, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Reye's syndrome, short bowel syndrome, myositis, leukodystrophy, hurricane support, police officers lost in the line of duty ("The Thin Blue Line")
Brown: colorectal cancer, anti-tobacco
Gold: childhood cancer
Gray: diabetes, brain cancer/brain tumors, asthma and allergies, Aphasia, generic ("Support A Cause")
Green: health, ecology/environment, organ & tissue donor, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, missing children, open records for adoptees, leukemia, depression (both adults and children), safe driving, bipolar disorder, mental health or illness, eye injuries, Tourette's syndrome, bone marrow transplants and donation, roadway construction worker and driving safety, glaucoma, kidney cancer or kidney disease, neural tube defects, mitochondrial disease, growth and rebuilding, cerebral palsy
Light Green: chronic pelvic pain, celiac disease
Lime Green: lymphoma, Lyme disease, muscular dystrophy (wristband only), Sandhoff disease
Forest Green: Tsunami relief, save Darfur
Orange (orange ribbon): the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004, hunger awareness, lupus, racial tolerance, cultural diversity, leukemia, feral cats, motorcyclist safety, multiple sclerosis (wristband only), self injury, Agent Orange exposure, roadway construction worker safety (particularly honoring those who died on the job), Anti Gush Katif expulsion (Israel)
Peach: endometrial cancer, uterine cancer
Periwinkle: pulmonary hypertension, eating disorders, stomach cancer, GERD, IBS
Pink (pink ribbon): breast cancer, birth parents
Purple (purple ribbon): Alzheimer's disease, Epilepsy, pancreatic cancer, Fibromyalgia, domestic violence, Pagan Pride, Children with disabilities, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters), Crohn's disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, leimyosarcoma, macular degeneration, Sjogren's syndrome, lupus, sarcoidosis, the homeless, sexual, thyroid cancer, ADD/ADHD, cancer survivor
Puzzle piece ribbon: Autism awareness
Red: HIV/AIDS (World AIDS Day), DUI awareness, MADD / DARE, substance abuse, epidermolysis bullosa, Pro-Life, love, heart disease (also uses the red dress symbol), Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (WPW)
Lace: osteoporosis
Green with Red and White stripe: solidarity with Free Chechnya
Red, White, & Blue: patriotism, 9/11 victims, safety (USA)
Red, White, & Red: leukemia & lymphoma
Sheer w/Gold: lung cancer
Silver: abuse of the elderly, Parkinson's disease, children with disabilities, any diseases or disorders of the brain including mental illness and strokes
Teal: Native American reparations (or turquoise ribbon); myasthenia gravis; ovarian, cervical, uterine, and all other gynecological cancers; substance abuse; sexual violence; polycystic ovarian syndrome; spaying and neutering pets
White (white ribbon): peace, adoption (adoptee), student sexual assault, child exploitation and abuse (including child pornography on the Internet), free speech, purity, Alzheimer's disease, lung cancer, retinoblastoma, multiple sclerosis, innocence, victims of terrorism, right to life, diabetes, bone disease and bone cancer, Pope John Paul II ("Rest In Peace"), poverty awareness (especially the Make Poverty History and ONE Campaign)
Burgundy ribbon: hospice care, multiple myeloma, cesarean sections, headaches and migraines, thrombophilia
Lavender ribbon: all cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, Rett syndrome, foster care
Pearl ribbon: lung cancer and lung disease, multiple sclerosis, mesothelioma
Clear ribbon: lung cancer and lung disease, multiple sclerosis
Red and white ribbon: head and neck cancer, aplastic anemia
Red and yellow ribbon: hepatitis C
Red and black ribbon: Self injury
Red and blue ribbon: Self injury
Red and blue with a heart ribbon: congenital heart defects (also red, blue and red stripes)
Blue and yellow ribbon: Down syndrome, designated drivers ("The Hero Campaign")
Light pink and light blue ribbon: pregnancy and infant loss, SIDS, male breast cancer
Purple ribbon with a red rose: cystic fibrosis
Purple and green ribbon: hospice and palliative care
Purple and blue ribbon: pediatric stroke
Purple and yellow ribbon: chemical injury
Spectrum (rainbow) ribbon: multiple sclerosis (MS)
Orchid and orange ribbon: psoriasis
Lime green and aqua ribbon: adult stem cell donor
Teal and pink ribbon: hereditary breast cancer, gynecological and breast cancers
Black and pink ribbon: bone marrow donor, loss of a daughter
Black and light blue ribbon: loss of a son
Black and white ribbon: carcinoid syndrome cancer (zebra striped), animal conservation (zebra striped), anti-racism
Black, white, and black ribbon (three stripes): vaccine danger
Gold and black ribbon: platelet donor
Ivory, burgundy, and ivory ribbon (three stripes): oral, head, and neck cancer
Yellow, lime green, orange, aqua, and hot pink ribbon: myelodysplastic syndrome
Orange, green, blue, purple, and yellow ribbon: sexually-transmitted disease (STD) awareness
Camouflage ribbon (green and brown camouflage or beige camouflage): support our troops
ASCII ribbon: against HTML in emails
Pink and blue ribbon: several meanings