2020 A to Z Challenge Reflections

D6F1F62B-0CE3-48FE-8548-5743E62D2BDAWhen I first signed up for this year’s A to Z Challenge, I said that my theme was going to be “Other and Miscellaneous,” which meant that my A to Z Challenge posts would be whatever struck my fancy on a particular day. But at some point before April began, I decided to do something different.

For the whole month of February, I posted a daily common expression or saying that most people are likely familiar with. I called that series Fandango’s February Expressions. People seemed to enjoy that series, so I thought, Let me post a daily old adage every day in April, but do it in alphabetical order through the whole month — every day but Sundays.

Mission Accomplished

I figured it would be a challenge, particularly for some letters, like Q, X, and Z, but I managed to zen my way through the month and I do hope everyone enjoyed seeing those old adages throughout April. Thanks so much for reading them.D73C3896-B359-424D-980B-BC6267712B1ABy the way, if you’re really bored and have absolutely nothing better to do, you can go to the sidebar on the right (on a laptop) or scroll to the bottom (on a smartphone or tablet) and, under “Topics of Interest,” click on “A to Z Challenge 2020” to view all of my posts for this year’s challenge.0B8DF25A-0603-428C-A799-521B3DD95639

Z is for Zen

A2Z2020For this year’s A to Z Challenge I tried to post an old saying or adage each day of the month of April (except for Sundays). I went through the alphabet, with the first letter of the adage beginning with the first letter of the alphabet (A) on April 1st and continued for 26 adages in alphabetical order until I got through the entire alphabet by today, April 30 — from A to Z.

This final adage/old saying is probably not something you’re familiar with, but it’s the way I try to live my life. In case you don’t know what “zen” is, it’s a practice that helps you to better understand your true self through a state of calm attentiveness in which your actions are guided by contemplation. I’m no zen master by any stretch and I’m not into heavy-duty meditation or anything like that, but I do spend a lot of time wandering around inside my own head.

I just learned a few days ago that the county in which I live has extended the shelter-in-place/stay-at-home order through the end of May. It’s comforting, under these circumstances, that one of the concepts zen teaches is that wherever you are, it’s the place you need to be.

And with that in mind, as my final entry for the 2020 A to Z Challenge, I offer you this bit of advice, which just so happens to start with the letter Z.

Zen your way through life.

Y is for Youth

A2Z2020For this year’s A to Z Challenge I’m going to attempt to post an old saying or adage each day of the month of April (except for Sundays). I’m going through the alphabet, with the first letter of the adage beginning with the first letter of the alphabet (A) and continuing for 26 adages in alphabetical order until I get through the entire alphabet by April 30 — from A to Z.

I don’t know if it can be done, but I’m going to give it the old college try. Here’s my April 29th adage and it starts with the letter Y.

Youth is wasted on the young.

X is for the Spot

A2Z2020For this year’s A to Z Challenge I’m going to attempt to post an old saying or adage each day of the month of April (except for Sundays). I’m going through the alphabet, with the first letter of the adage beginning with the first letter of the alphabet (A) and continuing for 26 adages in alphabetical order until I get through the entire alphabet by April 30 — from A to Z.

I don’t know if it can be done, but I’m going to give it the old college try. Here’s my April 28th adage and it starts with the letter X.2D96136A-102F-40D0-BC07-D60663EB124F

X marks the spot.

W is for Well Done

A2Z2020For this year’s A to Z Challenge I’m going to attempt to post an old saying or adage each day of the month of April (except for Sundays). I’m going through the alphabet, with the first letter of the adage beginning with the first letter of the alphabet (A) and continuing for 26 adages in alphabetical order until I get through the entire alphabet by April 30 — from A to Z.

I don’t know if it can be done, but I’m going to give it the old college try. Here’s my April 27th adage and it starts with the letter W.

Well done is better than well said.