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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Elisabeth Moss
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Whenever I'm with my mum and brother. We have family dinners every Sunday – it's become quite the tradition.
Johanna Konta
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When I was a young girl in Sydney, I used to go running with my dad. I would wake him up at the crack of dawn and we had this route to the top of a golf course – we’d usually make it there for sunrise.
Joss Stone
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In the hospital after my C-section, hanging out with my new baby, feeling very, very happy and grateful.
Charlize Theron
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I couldn't answer that. There are so many amazing things – falling in love, winning an Oscar, moving my mom out to America and just having a simple dinner with great friends.
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