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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2022 source ↗
There are different flavours of happy, but I think my favourite is the quiet contentment when several generations of family are sitting together watching a crowd-pleaser like Harry Potter on the telly.
Camping in the bushveld with my man.
Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends.
Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.
Catastrophising.
When I was in my 30s and taped myself singing. I always thought I had quite a sweet voice – my voice is terrible, I can’t hold a note.
Realising that if they were drowning, you’d try to save them.
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