109Tess was initially worried about her roots showing, but after a bit of persuasion chose to participate with this quote.

She said: "I attended Quaker meetings on the Euston Road in London one summer, think it came from there. I take it to mean many things.

"But the most obvious - Don't count the grains of sand... 'Don't sweat the small stuff'; get your priorities right - see what the truly important things in life are! Don't obsess about the minutiae of life (petty quarrels, dripping tap etc)

"...Go swim in the ocean... 'Embrace life to the fullest'; think big, have aspirations, change things, get out into the world (ocean).

"Or just get out of your head - if it can be obsessive like mine - and into your community, you can make a huge difference) :)"

Taken at the Prince Albert pub in Notting Hill, London, UK. Merry Christmas!