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‘I fell in love with life while I was travelling in Africa. I went on a safari and witnessed a cheetah chasing a baby gazelle. As we know, the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world, and I’ve often wondered how it could NOT catch any prey it wanted. Certainly the baby gazelle’s fate seemed to be sealed. However the tiny gazelle started running in tight, continuous circles. This prevented the cheetah from achieving any kind of speed or distance, paralyzing its greatest strength. Still the cheetah kept chasing and the gazelle kept running. So around and around they went. The chase lasted a while, until ultimately to everyone’s astonishment, the cheetah gave up and ran away. The baby gazelle survived. This is something I will remember forever because it has taught me about perseverance and determination and never giving up. It is a vintage moment that I will empower others with just to know that it doesn’t matter how small you are you can run with giants!’

Angie Hoggett