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Tuesday 14 April 2026

What has your body done that surprised you?

Good or bad. Surprise is the criterion. — asked by Tomás

BodilÅlesund, NO

I laughed at something and my ribs did not hurt afterwards.

6

BrennaEnniskillen, NI

That the dog and I got to the top of the field without either of us needing a sit down.

8

TamzinPoole, UK

Noticed I had not thought about food since breakfast. Week 55 and that still catches me out.

4

GillyWorcester, UK

That I read a whole chapter without falling asleep.

7

RayBarnsley, UK

That I have stopped bracing for the bad three days, because there have not been bad three days in a while.

5

OmarAmman, JO

I got through a whole phone call standing up.

4

TacitaRome, IT

That I am four hundred days into writing these and I have stopped doing it for anyone else.

10

AbramAmsterdam, NL

That I can hear myself think. I did not know the noise was that loud until it stopped.

7

NadirCasablanca, MA

My ring went back on. I have not made a thing of it and I am making a small thing of it here.

5

NoleneDurban, ZA

Slept without waking, which has not happened since roughly the coalition government.

3

SerenLlandudno, UK

My handwriting is neater. I have no theory about this and I refuse to speculate.

3

TemSouthend, UK

I sat cross-legged on the floor to sort the recycling and did not think about how I would get up.

9

DillyNewport, UK

I laughed at something and my ribs did not hurt afterwards.

7

SableCape Town, ZA

That I have stopped bracing for the bad three days, because there have not been bad three days in a while.

6

PersisBristol, UK

That I am four hundred days into writing these and I have stopped doing it for anyone else.

4

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