“Some people sparkle. Hannah blooms. Loudly, sweetly, and with grace.”
Hannah works in optometry, helping children see the world clearly. At work, she’s often in teal scrubs—brilliant, yes, but muted compared to the vividness I know lives inside her. At Calder Plaza, under the weight of the city’s concrete and steel tire swing, she stepped into raspberry—twirling, laughing, dirt-dancing “Arab-style,” with joy leaping from her skin.
She wore a puff-sleeved top paired with a layered rayon skirt that caught the wind like a blossom in motion. Around her wrists were rayon wristbands, fastened with tiny infinity signs—symbols of her enduring spirit. Her More Joy bag, tied furoshiki-style, carried everything she needed: mementos and meaning.
Here’s what you might not see at first glance: Hannah is currently preparing for a bone marrow transplant. She’s helping someone battling cancer borrow her immune system. Our fridge is filled with syringes, each one part of the bridge connecting her body to another’s healing. That’s the kind of person she is—offering herself, generously, lovingly, like it’s second nature.
Her last name, Fidel, means generous. She lives up to it in every possible way. She belongs here. Her culture, her dance, her radiance—it’s all part of the rainbow we’re building, one shade at a time.
Seeing Hannah in Raspberry was like watching a fruit ripen in real time—vibrant, unapologetic, and ready to be picked.
Symbolism
Raspberry is the color of passion, play, and life-force. It evokes the ripeness of joy, the fullness of experience, and the richness of being seen. It says: you’re allowed to savor, to shine, to be as bold as you truly are.
Psychology
This hue often speaks to those reclaiming their voice, their sensuality, or their right to be too much. It supports creative expression, heartfelt truth, and embracing life without apology.
Energy
Raspberry activates both the throat and sacral chakras, helping you speak from the body and feel from the heart. It’s a color of expression, connection, and playful boldness.
Somatics
Wearing Raspberry may bring heat to the skin, laughter to the mouth, and a loosening in the hips or chest. It may help you dance more, laugh louder, or feel more like yourself.
If Raspberry is your color, you may be ready to live out loud. You’re done waiting. Done editing. This is your invitation to be fully, deliciously alive. ✨ You are ripe. You are radiant. You are ready to be picked. ✨
