A mix – safety to be yourself, acceptance, a feeling of peace and reliance, but also challenge, whether that’s intellectual or emotional.
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Hard work, painful.
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A friend named Paul Hill [one of the Guildford Four] spent 15 years in prison doing time for crimes he did not commit. We communicate most days. I admire the hell out of him.
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
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