The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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During my Queensland childhood, on the days when I avoided the chlorine-infused shower gauntlet and being corralled into the deep end of the school pool.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2014 source ↗
I am always happiest when my kids are on good form and we are having a lovely family dinner.
When everyone else is happy.
Whenever I’m swimming in the lido at London Fields.
When I am playing rugby.
Absence of lower back pain.
When Adèle walked down the road at the end of the film Blue Is The Warmest Colour.
My own snoring.
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