Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is breast cancer awareness month, and the world goes pink in support. This is a worldwide annual campaign involving thousands of organizations, to highlight the importance of breast awareness, education and research.
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the desire is to get as many people as possible involved in raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Breast cancer affects millions of women each year, and chances are it has touched your life in some way. Whether you have a loved one who has battled the disease or you yourself are a survivor, you know that hope, love and support are always needed.
Let’s make this month a time to not only raise awareness and funds, but to celebrate the inner strength, beauty and courage that the pink ribbon embodies.
Pink Represents..
Pink is a color that generally represents love and femininity. But since the color is part red and part white, it actually means much more according to color psychologists (yes, there is such a thing!). Red is a powerful color, thus bringing power to the pink. Pink is also calming and nurturing, making it the perfect color to represent breast cancer awareness.
Accessorize with Pink
Pink ribbons have become the symbol most identified with the fight against breast cancer.
Pink is more than a color, it’s a statement…a bold statement not only of fashion but a statement that brings unity to women supporting women; a color that stands for survivorship and a color that evokes happiness
You, too, can show your support by incorporating some powerfully pink accessories through the month.
Show Your Power
If you are showing support for the cause or if you are a survivor yourself, pink is powerful. Incorporating some reds and pinks in your accessories is always a great idea, but especially in the month of October. Show everyone that you support the cause with your choice of pink!
The National Breast Cancer Foundation is a great website full of resources, and is one not to miss.
How are you showing your support for breast cancer awareness this month? Please share in the comments!
Pink is my very favorite color! Thank you for such a great post and encouraging others to raise awareness about this horrible disease that affects so many.
Glad you love pink, and glad we can all help spread the word.
You can wear pink in so many amazing ways and there are so many shades, everyone is bound to find a shade that suits then.
Great thought – yes, we should all do something.
I have a friend recovering right. Ow and have been adding in tons of pink! 🙂 always a great way to show support!
To quote Shelby from Steel Magnolias, “pink is my signature color.” And blue. And green. But I always come back to pink. I like what you said about how it’s both a very powerful yet calming color.
Glad you enjoyed the article, and appreciate your comments.
I LOVE pink. I didn’t used to but I do now. It is a very powerful AND calming color. I like to accessorize with pink jewelry shoes and handbags. I have a few scarfs with pink throughout that I like too. There is no such thing as having too much pink:-)
Love that – no such thing as too much pink!
This is definitely one of the most popular “awareness months” and I love how so many are on board for this… for sure. Great stuff in here too
Yes, so important to bring awareness.
Pink is one of my favorite colors. I got to have some pink in my wardrobe selection whatever season it is. It is one of the motif colors on my wedding day. What I like about it is that it is not only feminine but also playful. Girls love them, too.
So glad you help support the cause by wearing pink.
Such an important campaign. Thank you for reminding us about it.
Thanks for commenting; I agree, so important.