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I am trying to find a little happiness at least once a day, so this morning.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Shaun White
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Easy – winning the gold medal for the men's half-pipe in Vancouver.
Our wedding weekend in Ireland.
I was happiest in every aspect of my life in the 1990s, when I was married to Paddy [King, a management consultant] and we had the two children and my mum lived with us, and Countdown was the biggest show on Channel 4.
Richard Osman
English TV presenter and writer
Probably when Fulham beat Juventus 4-1 in the Europa League.
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I would have skipped the time my daughter was nine to 13, when I was in a toxic relationship.
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