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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Z is for Zola


Happy last day of the 2015 Challenge! Thanks to everyone who came by here throughout the month and thanks as well to the A to Z hosts and their minions for all the work they do to make the challenge a success.

"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud." ~ Emile ZOLA

I spent most of my adult life trying to be as silent and as invisible as possible. While I'm still far from an extrovert, I've taken steps toward living out loud in recent years. Life is definitely better when you're not trying to disappear. 

And that's my last quote!

 I'm also at Untethered Realms today to finish up our group A to Z. Visit me there for another teaser from Polar Day.

Thanks again to everyone who made this year's challenge another success. Well done, all!

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  1. AnonymousApril 30, 2015 at 4:18 AM

    I bet you feel a bit of a burden lifted off your shoulders with this last post for the Challenge. Good for you for making it through. I'm glad you're living life out loud. So much fun that way :)

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughApril 30, 2015 at 4:35 AM

    I'm living quietly out loud.
    We did it!

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  3. mshatchApril 30, 2015 at 5:04 AM

    Congrats on finishing the challenge. I didn't play this year but I remember how glad I was when it was over!

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  4. Madeline Mora-SummonteApril 30, 2015 at 5:23 AM

    What a great quote! And I'm with you on living at least a little "louder" than before. :)

    Yeh on finishing A-Z!

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  5. Hilary Melton-ButcherApril 30, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    Hi Julie - yes it's better being alive and living life ... I like that Zola quote ... I'm off to see you over at Untethered Realms ... cheers Hilary

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  6. Annalisa CrawfordApril 30, 2015 at 6:04 AM

    I love that quote - a great one to finish with. I'm off to live out loud right now :-)

    Congrats on making it to the end of the month!

    Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep

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  7. Chrys FeyApril 30, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Live out loud is a great motto. I wasn't like that as a kid or teen. And I'm an introvert, so doing that as an adult is hard, but I can live out loud in my writing and with my words. :)

    Congratulations on making it to Z!

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  8. Sarah FosterApril 30, 2015 at 7:05 AM

    Congrats on finishing the Challenge! I really enjoyed all of your quotes :)

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  9. JoanneApril 30, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    excellent quote and you've lived out loud in April with words. Fun blog and happy A to Z finish

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  10. Elizabeth Varadan, AuthorApril 30, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    That IS a great quote. I'm a Zola fan, but didn't realize that quote was his. (I came across the phrase Living Out Loud as a title for a book by Anna Quindlen.) Congratulations for making it all the way through to Z.

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  11. TBMApril 30, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    I never knew he said that. Have even more respect. I think I'm a bit too quiet and can learn from this. Congrats on finishing!

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  12. cleemckenzieApril 30, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    Here's to Zola and to living out loud! Great job this year, Julie.

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  13. BirgitApril 30, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    I was a mouse when at school but I was a lion at home-hahahaaa-poor parents. Now I like to be ...me and that means I am not quiet (mostly). Congrats on the A to Z-Whew! We are done:)

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  14. M PaxApril 30, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    I don't live out loud much. Now and then, but love your quotes and all you've accomplished.

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  15. Misha GerrickApril 30, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Awesome quote with which to finish the challenge. Well done. :-)

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  16. klahanieApril 30, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    Hi Julie,

    Live out loud with respectful demeanour.

    Well done of completing the alphabet thingy ma jig :)

    Gary

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  17. Tyrean MartinsonMay 1, 2015 at 7:28 AM

    Yes, let's live out loud!!!

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  18. Sharon HimslMay 1, 2015 at 10:25 AM

    Interesting...you just described my entire childhood. I spent my adulthood learning to express myself. Glad you found your way!
    Congrats on finishing the a-z!!!

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  19. Nick WilfordMay 1, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    What an uplifting end to the Challenge. Congrats!

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  20. Empty Nest InsiderMay 1, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    I'm glad you saved the last quote for a brilliant one of your own. It was fun going through A to Z with you again! Thanks Julie!

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  21. UnknownMay 2, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    Excellent quote. It's something I've learned to do most of the time after a long period of being repressed as a child.

    Congratulations on making it to Z and posting on two blogs during that time. That's hard work, I know.

    Drusilla Barron
    http://lovedasif.com
    http://glamofgod.com

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  22. Michelle WallaceMay 3, 2015 at 3:42 AM

    Congrats on reaching the A to Z finishing line, Julie!
    This was my 5th challenge, but this time round I didn’t get to visit as many blogs as I’d have liked to.
    April was SUPER-HECTIC for me...
    Live out loud - I'll 'live out loud' in my own quiet way...
    See you next year for another month of “alphabet madness”!

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