Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Zestful

Theme: Emotions
Another word that comes very close to this is 'enthusiastic'. Zestful people make mundane tasks seem exciting, don't they? 

It's about passion and vigour. It's not about any particular task; it's about life on the whole, about joy in everyday experiences.

Zest is that extra spice in life that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. 

Studies have shown that zestful people experience greater happiness and well-being. 

It's infectious, too. People who live zestfully also radiate zest around, making enjoyable environments.  

Zestful people can handle challenges better. Because they are positive in their outlook which helps them move forward.

I have read that zestful individuals often have a strong sense of curiosity. They ask questions, they explore, and they seek to understand. 

Zest fosters a sense of openness, which in turn fuels creativity and innovation.

It's an emotion that can be cultivated. 

Look for what excites you. Spend time on them. It could be dancing, painting, being with nature, or volunteering for a cause you care about.

Step outside your comfort zone and try something new. It could be a new hobby, a travel adventure, or simply striking up a conversation with someone you don't know.

BLOG HOP 

Another blogging challenge ends. It has been good fun -- exploring emotions and trying to understand them better.

I haven't had enough time this month to read the posts of bloggers who have left comments on my posts. So, in the coming days, I will catch up on the posts that I have missed, at least some of them.   

(I'm participating in #AtoZChallenge and #BlogchatterA2Z)

17 comments:

  1. Congratulations on completing A to Z Challenge for one more year.

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  2. I always confuse zeal with zealot.

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  3. Hi Pradeep - I've just browsed through your last few posts - the AtoZ is SO full-on and I'm impressed you managed to do it so well over the last month. Well done to a zestful completion - and for being kind enough to find time to go back and comment on some of the other blogs - that's such an encouragement to others - I always appreciate your visits to my blog :)

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  4. Good Z word. Very happy word. A great way to end the challenge.

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  5. Hari Om
    You finished on a high note! I'd say that you completed the challenge with a good deal of zest 😀 YAM xx

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  6. Well done, and you're still full of zest:-)

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  7. "Step outside your comfort zone and try something new" - That line resonates the most today. Thank you for initiating me into this challenge, sir. I survived. And the way you sustained your theme around emotions, it's incredible :-)

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  8. Hi Pradeep - Your choice of writing about emotions was/is inspired and I need to go back to read all yours - congratulations on finishing - and zest is what we need now to take us on over summer. I hope you get some rain soon! Cheers Hilary

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  9. It is good to be among zestful people, and they can encourage you, but I've always struggled with being zestful. More so now.

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  10. I'll state again that positive attitudes are contagious, just like the negative. Thank you for sharing positivity with our world.

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  11. Hi hope you are doing well :) I am back blogging after sometime

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  12. The old saying is if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, that requires sugar. On the other hand, you can always make lemon zest!

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  13. Congratulations of completing the challenge!
    Being zesful isnt easy, but if you keep at it, it could just change one's perspective of life and the challengest that it throws

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  14. Congratulations on completing another year's Challenge Pradeep - maybe see you on the road...
    https://how-would-you-know.com/2024/04/zinc-and-a-zuhitsu-poem.html

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  15. Merci pour ces articles et ce thème, très intéressants ! J'ai beaucoup appris, notamment ce mot que je ne connaissais pas !
    Bravo pour ce challenge encore une fois superbement mené à son terme !
    [for readers who may not understand why I'm writing in French, this is not at all a lack of respect to Pradeep, just a way of helping him improve his French ;)) ] [and sorry for my English ;) ]

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    1. Merci beaucoup pour tes commentaires, Frédérique. J'ai aussi appris tellement de nouveaux mots.

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