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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Guardian community team

Tell us about the small things that lift your spirits

Portrait of a young man and woman in fancy dress singing into a microphone standing in front of a blue backdrop.
Whether it’s karaoke or skinny dipping, what helps you out of a slump? Photograph: Alys Tomlinson/Getty Images

In an era of permacrisis, what lifts your spirits? We’re interested to hear from people about the small, everyday actions that have bought you joy when you’ve been feeling down.

It could be starting a conversation with a stranger, taking a family walk, doing karaoke or spontaneous skinny dipping - the less expected, the better.

Please include a sentence or two about why you were in a slump (perhaps it was after a bad break-up, or during a particularly stressful time at work?) Tell us about the thing that helped you out of it.

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