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The Measure of My Days: One Woman's Vivid, Enduring Celebration of Life and Aging

Playwright and Jungian analyst Florida Scott-Maxwell explores the unique predicament of one's later years: when one feels both cut off from the past and out of step with the present; when the body rebels at activity but the mind becomes more passio

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“Hardihood is a quality supposedly created by difficulty, and I have always felt it to be a stimulating virtue. I like people who have it, and that must mean I like people who have been disciplined by hardship, which is true. I find them realistic, not easily daunted, and they make a few childish cla…”

— Florida Maxwell Scott, amazon.com

Tagged: Prepare

“Always, through everything, I try to straighten my spine, or my soul. They both ought to be upright I feel, for pride, for style, for reality's sake, but both tend to bend under a weight that has been carried a long time. I try to lighten my burden by knowing it, I try to walk lightly, and sometimes…”

— Florida Maxwell Scott, amazon.com

Tagged: Obstacles