Anita Rani
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I am a pretty good dog mum.
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Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.
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That people listen to my voice when I speak.
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Still to come, I think.
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Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.
Being on my deathbed and realising I’d forgotten to treat each day as the miracle that it is.
People remember how you make them feel more than they remember what you say or do.
A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.
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