I accidentally found the Blogging From A to Z Challenge while searching for things blog related. This was my first year participating and I am so glad that I found this awesome challenge. The concept is to blog every day in the month of April, except for Sundays. This makes the days to post the same number as there are in the alphabet, which is 26. So on the first day of April your post is to be about something A related, the second day B related, and so on…

I had a lot of fun and the bloggers were not only extremely creative and talented, they were also very friendly and made me feel (a basically new blogger) very welcome.

I will definitely be participating every year!

Here are my posts:

Anger
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/01/anger/
Synonym of anger – outrage / Antonym of anger – calm
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
-Ambrose Bierce

Bliss
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/02/bliss/
Synonym of bliss – joy / Antonym of bliss – misery
“Pull love closely around you and snuggle into its bliss.”
-Hemat Malak

Compassion
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/03/compassion/
Synonym of compassion – concern / Antonym of compassion – coldness
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
-Steve Maraboli

Deceit
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/04/deceit/
Synonym of deceit – fallacious / Antonym of deceit – honest
“Anything is better than lies and deceit!”
-Leo Tolstoy

Envy
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/05/envy/
Synonym of envy – resentment / Antonym of envy – goodwill
“Envy is for people who don’t have the self-esteem to be jealous.”
-Bauvard

Fear
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/07/fear/
Synonym of fear – terror / Antonym of fear – bravery
“Without fear there cannot be courage.”
-Christoper Paolini

Grief
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/08/grief/
Synonym of grief – heartache / Antonym of grief – cheer
“Grief is love turned into an eternal missing.”
-Rosamund Lupton

Hurt
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/09/hurt/
Synonym of hurt – distressed / Antonym of hurt – healthy
“People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”
-Dan Pearce

Insecurity
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/10/insecurity/
Synonym of insecurity – self doubt / Antonym of insecurity – secure
“The enemy uses those things you’re insecure about. Free yourself and take your power back by being secure in who you are – flaws and all.”
-Yvonne Pierre

Jilted
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/11/jilted/
Synonym of jilted – discarded / Antonym of jilted- cherished
“To find oneself jilted is a blow to one’s pride. One must do one’s best to forget it and if one doesn’t succeed, at least one must pretend to.”
– Moliere

Kindness
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/12/kindness/
Synonym of kindness – humanity / Antonym of kindness – animosity
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
-Mark Twain

Love and Loss (of a pet)
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/14/love-and-loss-of-a-pet/
Synonym of love and loss (of a pet) – devotion / Antonym of love and loss (of a pet) – devotion
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
– Anatole France

Melancholy
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/15/melancholy/
Synonym of melancholy – somber / Antonym of melancholy – happy
“Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad.”
– Victor Hugo

Nervousness
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/16/nervousness/
Synonym of nervousness – jitters / Antonym of nervousness – calmness
“If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened to death.”
-Paul Lynde

Optimism
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/17/optimism/
Synonym of optimism – enthusiasm / Antonym of optimism – discouragement
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
-Winston Churchill

Pride
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/18/pride/
Synonym of pride – honor / Antonym of pride – humility
“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.”
-John Ruskin

Quizzical
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/19/quizzical/
Synonym of quizzical – questioning / Antonym of quizzical – understanding
“When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression. “
-Ted Rall

Resentment
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/21/resentment/
Synonym of resentment – rage / Antonym of resentment – happiness
“Never hold resentments for the person who tells you what you need to hear; count them among your truest, most caring, and valuable friends.”
-Mike Norton

Sadness
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/22/sadness/
Synonym of sadness – misery / Antonym of sadness – happiness
“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.”
-Khalil Gibran

Thankfulness
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/23/thankfulness/
Synonym of thankfulness – gratitude / Antonym of thankfulness – disregard
“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.”
-Todd Stocker

Unfeeling
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/24/unfeeling/
Synonym of unfeeling – uncaring / Antonym of unfeeling – loving
“Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Victimization (emotional)
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/25/victimization-emotional/
Synonym of victimization (emotional) – imposture / Antonym of victimization (emotional) – honesty
“If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility for it. If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll always be its victim.”
-Richard Bach

Worry
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/26/worry/
Synonym of worry – fear / Antonym of worry – comfort
“Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.”
-Ana Monnar

XOXO
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/28/xoxo/
Synonym of XOXO – squeeze / Antonym of XOXO – push
“Recycle kisses, hugs and smiles, they never go out of style and everybody needs one.”
-Crystal DeLarm Clymer

Yearning
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/29/yearning/
Synonym of yearning – craving / Antonym of yearning – disinterest
“Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have.” -Portia deRossi

Zeal
https://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2014/04/30/zeal/
Synonym of zeal – devotion / Antonym of zeal – disinterest
“Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.”
-Thomas Fuller