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Happy Birthday Yasmin! Hope you've had a wonderful day and celebrated with great food and even better company!

I loved number 1. I also think it's important to remember you're never too old for something new. I've had to remind myself of this a bit in the last year.

True, lasting friendships are one of the best things in life, I absolutely believe in nurturing them.

As for Olympic sports, I have heard Curling is something you can take up later??

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PS. Re your #2: Geena Davis took up archery & Almost got into the Olympics team. 🤷🏼😉

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Happy Birthday Yassmin! Woohoo! You share your birthday with my dear nephew Remy- who writes raps, thinks deeply & repairs classic racing cars, drag racers etc because he didn't want to repair Subaru's or other cars that are all about software 😉. My brother even went to Summer Nats with him to bond. I gave him a copy of "Talking about ..." when it came out, bookmarked to your essay about cars.💖

33yrs is also significant to me for in May I will double that to 66yrs. 😳

In the last 1/3? of my life your list is as relevant to me as I keep learning new things. I wish I knew those things when I was 33. I can't even remember where I was - oh hang on. 1991, I had "made it" by working as an associate director for the Qld Theatre Company! Lol.

I am so grateful for all your words and here is my gift to you Yassmin:

Never feel like you have to "feed us" every week. I learnt that from Marcie Alvis Walker. If you need a break, tell us. Ask us to recommend things to each other that week.

May Allah bless you & your family.

May your tears be witnessed.

May you keep finding new corners of your heart to fill.

May you walk again one day in the land of your ancestors, either here or in paradise. 💖🙏💖

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Happy birthday 🥳

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Happy Birthday, Yassmin! 💙

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