Z is for Zen #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Feelings and Emotions from A to Z in 55 Words. Today, Z is for Zen.
I looked in the mirror and saw a woman with fine lines and wrinkles, freckles and scars… the bulging waistline and hips… oh well!!
Of course, I don’t measure up or maybe, I measure a little too much!
But this is who I am and love me for me, and not for somebody else’s standards.
April 30, 2015 1:06 am|
Loove it Shilpa. Congrats for finishing in style. Powerful words. Love thyself and be proud for what we are:)
May 16, 2015 12:13 pm|
True, like Buddha said, you yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection. Thanks Vishal 🙂
April 30, 2015 7:16 am|
Very nice. Just the way it should be. You did it yet again.
May 16, 2015 12:14 pm|
Thanks Rachna and appreciate your support during this challenge ♥
April 30, 2015 7:23 am|
Too good! Loving oneself is the first step to loving others. Will catch up on the posts I missed 🙂
May 16, 2015 12:15 pm|
Thanks Vidya! Good to connect with you through this challenge. Enjoyed your stories. Take your time 🙂
April 30, 2015 7:28 am|
So true. Congrats on the successful completion of the challenge.
May 16, 2015 12:15 pm|
Thanks Janaki and congratulations to you too 🙂
April 30, 2015 8:33 am|
You GO girl! :O) Congratulations on another A to Z Challenge, well and truly finished!
May 16, 2015 12:17 pm|
Thanks LuAnn. Your support means a lot! I have missed a lot of your posts, will check them asap. And congratulations to you too 🙂
April 30, 2015 8:37 am|
Omg! You wrote 26 55-ers? WOW (Caps intentional :P) Shilpa!
May 16, 2015 12:17 pm|
Hahaha! Yes, I did that, Swathi 😀
April 30, 2015 8:40 am|
Congratulations for completing the challenge! And, a lovely way to end!
May 16, 2015 12:18 pm|
Thank you, Roshni. 🙂
April 30, 2015 1:21 pm|
Good for you Shilpa and so it should be! 😉 <3
May 16, 2015 12:18 pm|
Thks Elly 🙂 ♥
April 30, 2015 1:22 pm|
Perfect post to end A-Z – accepting oneself
Congratulations on completing A-Z Challenge 😀
My A-Z posts: http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.in
May 16, 2015 12:19 pm|
Thank you Sundari and congratulations to you too 🙂
April 30, 2015 4:13 pm|
A very sweet post ! A beautiful ending to A to z
May 16, 2015 12:19 pm|
Thanks Ma’am 🙂
April 30, 2015 6:16 pm|
Shilpa, loved the way you ended this challenge. Take me for what I am, I don’t care 😉
May 16, 2015 12:19 pm|
You bet 😉 Thanks Sulekha 🙂
April 30, 2015 6:23 pm|
Ah! and I loved how u finished it in style! Love yourself for what you are! Btw, I did the same word too!
May 16, 2015 12:21 pm|
Somebody said it so beautifully … To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thanks S 🙂
April 30, 2015 11:41 pm|
I see so many posts around on Zen today!
I’m quite happy with most of my image in the mirror, but the bulging waistline must go. And tomorrow will mark the start of a fresh attempt at “Mission Reduce-Waistline”! 😛
May 16, 2015 12:22 pm|
MRW… that should be my mission too 😀
May 1, 2015 3:29 am|
I love you Shilpa! X
Thanks for an entertaining month. Thanks also for your regular visits to my blog. I’m flying away tomorrow, but as son as I return I’ll be looking you up!
Keith’s Ramblings
May 16, 2015 12:23 pm|
It was good to connect with you through this challenge, Keith. Loved your stories. Hope you had a great vacation and yes, see you around 🙂
May 1, 2015 7:57 am|
A perfect end to the challenge 🙂 Loved it Shilpa 🙂
May 16, 2015 12:23 pm|
Thanks Swathi! 🙂
May 1, 2015 2:22 pm|
Nicely done and congrats on finishing the challenge. Loved your posts.
May 16, 2015 12:24 pm|
Thank you Suzy and congratulations to you too. Loved your Ramayana in verses from A to Z! A commendable job, I must say! 🙂
May 1, 2015 4:36 pm|
And that’s the way to live life 🙂 Beautiful thought.
May 16, 2015 12:24 pm|
Thanks Raj 🙂
May 1, 2015 7:05 pm|
Loved it! The last lines were beautiful – this is who I am 🙂
Congrats Shilpa for completing A to Z and having such a great theme. I am glad I met you 🙂 See you around!
May 16, 2015 12:25 pm|
Thanks Parul. Yes, glad that we met this April 🙂
May 1, 2015 7:49 pm|
Congrats on making it through the Challenge, oh wHooligan of mine!
May 16, 2015 12:26 pm|
Thank you AJ and congratulations to you too. Loved being on your team. I missed a lot of your posts. Must sit one of these days and read your story at one go! 🙂
May 2, 2015 4:47 am|
Congratulations on successfully completing the A to Z Challenge.
May 16, 2015 12:26 pm|
Thank you SG and thanks for your support too 🙂
May 2, 2015 9:59 am|
And that is a lovely note to end AtoZ with. Congrats on having successfully completed the challenge. 🙂
May 16, 2015 12:27 pm|
Thanks Shantala and congratulations to you too 🙂
May 2, 2015 12:31 pm|
Perfect ending..when i started reading..nowhere it gave out- where the whole thing was headed to…. “Not by others standards” was a perfect sum up…
Kudos..
May 16, 2015 12:27 pm|
Thanks Viyoma 🙂
May 4, 2015 10:09 pm|
Great shilpa ! its a nice one to end with Zen… crisp and meaningful.. catching up slowly one by one, reading the missed posts..
May 16, 2015 12:28 pm|
Thank you so much, Genevive 🙂
May 4, 2015 10:35 pm|
Congratulations on completing the challenge. The post ended beautifully. Loved it. Btw, I am back in the blogging world.
May 16, 2015 12:28 pm|
Good to see you back, Harini! Thank you so much and see you around 🙂
May 6, 2015 1:35 am|
Yay! Perfect with Z for Zen! Congrats on finishing the AtoZ – your posts has been so great to read – fun, powerful, straight to the point! Keep writing!
May 16, 2015 12:29 pm|
Thanks a lot, Eli for your kind and encouraging words 🙂