Warmth and security.
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Warmth and security.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2021 source ↗
Like being three and dancing, giddy with joy.
Finding a tenner in your jeans pocket. It has always been there but you find it at the moment you really need it.
Safe, strong and smiley.
Life-affirming.
Scrabbling about under dusty floorboards as an electrician in my early 20s.
Diving in the Virgin Islands. I lost sight of the boat and had to swim to a tiny, deserted island. After a great deal of time, the rescue boat saw me waving for my life on the rocks.
At the time, not landing the role of Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army, but it all worked out fine in the long run.
Not getting older at each birthday, but I appreciate it beats the alternative.
Dreaming that I am about to go on stage or set but haven’t got the right script.
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