I’ve gone back to it again and again over the years at various stages, dog-earing pages and marking passages that stood out. And so this became one of those books that has accompanied me all throughout my life. The first time I read this book it struck me that what I found there made a lot more sense than the values and priorities of our youth-obsessed society. But I can remember what it was like to be that way…and not always liking it all that much because I could sense that I hadn’t figured out what really mattered or where to find it. It is an intense and varied experience…” So true!! It’s why I would never want to be a younger woman, especially in this culture with its emphasis on rushing around on the surface of life in pursuit of such superficial and trivial things. Now with only one year remaining before my 70th birthday, I know what Florida Scott-Maxwell was getting at when she said: “We who are old know that age is more than a disability. Back then I was in my early 20’s with many years still ahead of me before reaching old age. It is an intense and varied experience…” So true!! It’s why I would never want to be a younger woman, especially I first read this book a few years after it was written in the late 60’s by a woman who was in her 80’s at the time. I first read this book a few years after it was written in the late 60’s by a woman who was in her 80’s at the time. Maxwell's incredible wisdom, humanity, and dignity make The Measure of My Days both timeless and timely-an important contribution to the literature of aging, and of living.more
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Written when Maxwell was in her eighties, The Measure of My Days offers a panoramic vision of the issues that haunt us throughout our lives: the struggle to achieve goodness how to maintain individuality in a mass society and how to emerge-out of suffering, loss, and limitation-with something approaching wisdom. Written when Maxwell was in her eighties, The Measure of My Days offers a panoramic vision of the issues that h 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 passionate than ever. Kimberly Nyborg blogs over at kimberlynyborg.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 passionate than ever. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this verse too!
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Thinking about what that looks like…continue to do those things that will cause your spirit to be free of garbage, your soul to be certain of what view of eternity it will take and to take good care of your temple.įriends, I am convinced that no matter where you might be on your journey, the days are short and growing shorter! And I don’t want to sound morbid but seriously, what are you doing to be mindful of the time that is left? My prayer would be that we would make our days count as we draw near to the finish line on this side. And my blog even includes the Spirit, Soul & Body, theme. And that really does line up with God’s word, because we are to treat the temple of the Holy Spirit with respect and take care of it.
This heart of gaining His wisdom continues to grow within me as I have made the choice to embark on a health journey.
My self-talk mantra became “I want to finish strong!” (And it still is!) Momma is now gone but I haven’t changed my outlook on this thought and the actions that follow it. When I decided to commit to three days a week at a gym it came out of taking care of my momma who wasn’t who she used to be and had developed health issues.
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