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I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
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When I am up in the air and about to hit the water, literally and metaphorically.
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When I lived with my grandmother in Trinidad, before I came to England to live with my mother in Newcastle at the age of seven.
Right now: Summer. Dusk. On my couch watching Australian Open tennis with my kids and dog. Doors wide open to a beautiful body of water. The first star of the night just appeared in the sky. Life is magical.
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