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What scares you about getting older?Originally asked
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The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗
I don’t think anything scares me. It’s a gift and I want to embrace it.
I don’t want to get into an early death spiral, when you’re scaling down your life unnecessarily because you’ve already been there or done that. I never want to stop adventuring.
Nothing: I live in the now.
Losing the people that I love.
I lived in New York during 9/11 and worked a couple of blocks away from the twin towers. I was looking when the first tower exploded and then when the second plane flew in and, before we had to evacuate, I did see people jump to their death.
Like a very full heart and a flip in my stomach when I see him.
Three times when I lived in New York, I missed seeing David Bowie in real life by moments.
One time an engineer said, “I always forget your frequency is at the same level as a crying baby.” I think he was on to something, because I have been told to shush many times over the years.
Fewer night shifts.
I’m at my happiest in the ocean, and even better if my husband is there throwing me around.
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