My mum, because I have seen how she has struggled and how she wants to continue to grow.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2011 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My mum, because I have seen how she has struggled and how she wants to continue to grow.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2011 source ↗
David Walliams, for making the transition from comic actor to bestselling kids’ author. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the same.
Gloria Steinem, because her whole life has been spent trying to help people.
So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.
This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.
The one thing that I learned from Clint, of the many things I learned from Clint, is to always trust your instinct, and don’t think about it too much.
Being happy is not a constant. But I am very happy when I am spending time with my family and my friends, and going on hikes with my dogs.
When things are disappointing, I know they are happening for a reason, so I try to find out why and learn from them.
I realized that the biggest obstacle was my mind. It was the biggest obstacle, and if I could get out of the way of myself, I would grow. So every time I had that attitude, I changed it, and I’d say, “You can. Today you can, and take it one day at a time, and today, I’m going to get up and I’m not going to think about the other six days of this week. I’m going to get up right now, and I’m going to go to the gym, and I’m going to learn about my boxing, and I’m going to be in the moment.” You know, in anything, you hit a wall, and then you have to break through it, and I just had to get out of my own way.
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