Lucy’s lessons for life
“I get cross about the idea of children as ‘future citizens’ – they’re equal citizens. You can be nine and angry about the war in Ukraine – it’s not like they turn 18 and are suddenly fully formed.”
“I love to talk, but when somebody is telling me something in grief, I’ll pinch myself so I don’t interject. People fill the silence, or compare. ‘That person went to Tenerife, but I’ve been to Elevenerife.’ It must be silence.”
“If anyone goes into hospital or has time off, I gift them Recovery: The Lost Art Of Convalescence by Dr Gavin Francis. It’s so important to understand the value of fallow – work out what rests you.”…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2024