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Word of the Day: Zest
How are things going for you this summer?
It kind of sucks, doesn’t it?
Life doesn’t have much zest at the moment.
Not many of us are having the time of our lives this year, for sure.
Usually, summer is when we can break out of the rut, we get ourselves into and spice it up a little.
We can add a little zest to our life, gin and tonic, or both if that floats your boat.
There’s not much going on these days that ups our energy and enthusiasm levels.
Pandemics tend to do that.
Social distancing, wearing masks on 35℃ days and being afraid to touch anything tends to take the zest right out of life.
So, have you figured out what zest means?
Well, the picture should have given away one meaning of the word.
When a bartender puts a little bit of citrus peel in your drink, that’s zest.
It adds a little flavour to something that would be a little bland without it.
That’s not all. Zest is also a person’s energy, enthusiasm, eagerness or interest in something.
When I look back on my backpacking days, life seemed to be full of zest.
Almost every day was an adventure, even if I was only going to the grocery store.
Everything was fresh, new and exciting.
I often never knew what I would do when I woke up in the morning or late afternoon.
Hey, it all depended on how zesty the night before was, you know what I mean?
I hope there’s a little zest in your life real soon.
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