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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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To have been one of the people who brought hypnotherapy to the world.
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Pulling Sandra.
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View profile →Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”
People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
The most intensive and beautiful golden sunlight. It’s the strongest force in the universe.
Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
My wife dying. I wouldn’t know how to go on.
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