Blue Spaces Cure the Blues

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Blue Spaces Cure the Blues

A blue lake under a blue sky, Elk Lake, Oregon, inspires the author to reflect on personal and cultural beliefs about water, including the blue mind and blue spaces theory. (Image © Rayna Bevando)

Celebrating Earth’s water can inspire us to find the flow in life.
© Rayna Bevando

Personal & Cultural Beliefs About Water

In this high-heat, high-stress summer, how are people finding relief? Emails from friends around the world offer a common response.

“. . .the great thing about the island is that you’re almost always in sight of the sea.” —Waiheke, New Zealand
“ . . .it’s cold getting in, but your body soon adjusts, and you feel your mood lifting with the waves.”—Cork, Ireland
“ . . .in the evenings, we stroll, following the flow of the Arno and stopping at bridges to admire the reflected city.”—Florence, Italy

A woman gazing out over lake reminds the author that blue spaces inspire reflection, personal and cultural beliefs about water, and the cultivation of a blue mind. (Image © Joyce McGreevy)

A woman gazing out over lake reminds the author that blue spaces inspire reflection, personal and cultural beliefs about water, and the cultivation of a blue mind. (Image © Joyce McGreevy)

As we look out on blue spaces, we reflect inwardly, too.
© Joyce McGreevy

Our cultural beliefs about water may differ, but our need for blue spaces is both universal and deeply personal. Obviously, water is essential to our survival and...

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