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Thought for the Day Boxing Day is a little like being a four-year-old for a day ...

Paul Whybrow

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"Boxing Day is a little like being a four-year-old for a day. It releases you from thinking about the future or the past. For twenty-four hours everything else is on hold. If you do Boxing Day properly you should feel like you’ve had a mini holiday – by the end of a Boxing Day you should feel rested, and energised, and happy."

Peter Jones

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