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one believes a seed will become a flower until they see it bloom.

No one believes a seed will become a flower until they see it bloom. Some people will need to see it happen a hundred times and even then, they’ll have their doubts.

being physically active, minimising the time spent sitting down, eating a healthy and balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, moderating alcohol intake and maintaining social relationships.

If we are physically active, our risk of death from any cause is reduced by around fifty per cent compared to those people who are inactive. Generally, the fitter we become, the greater the reduction in risk

When we exercise, our bodies release chemicals called endorphins. These are similar in structure to morphine, and make us feel positive and energised, and can also reduce our perception of pain.

Our greatest mistake was believing that knowing was the same as understanding.

The roots, they wrote, of certain trees are known to turn into bears. Perhaps certain trees also turn into deer

I’d spent nearly a year at Carmarthen Boys Grammar School where a collection of English-only road