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That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
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What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
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Victoria Pendleton
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Cows in the field next door.
All of the anxious thoughts that you are able to escape during the day that somehow know when you are lying down to relax.
Geoffrey Rush
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My own snoring.
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View profile →Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
Today, waking up in the dark hours of the morning with a litter of puppies snoozing on my bed.
I don’t know. I prefer it that way.
We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
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