The Measure of My Days

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Florida Scott-Maxwell writes about how to maximize our days and be individuals in our society, becoming the best versions of ourselves and how to come out of struggles and hard times. I find this even more intriguing and notable because she wrote this in her eighties, having experienced so much life, able to give readers such great advice. One of her quotes that spoke to me was when she said, "I wonder if living alone makes one more alive. NO precious energy goes into disagreement or compromise. No need to augment others, there is just yourself, just truth- a morsel- and you. You went through those long years when it was pain to be alone, now you have come out on the good side of that severe discipline." This is meaningful in regards to the society we live in because we often feel lost and out of place if we are alone, without friends or a partner, but that simply isn't true. There is so much importance in learning to be alone, and once you can do that, it will better prepare you for life to come when a relationship forms. 

Another quote that stuck out to me is, ""We are also blind to the miracles of good that come to us. We hardly heed them, we even protest against them." We need to open our eyes more in life, to the good. There is good all around us and we are completely blind to it. This made me want to begin to open my eyes wider, see the goodness in each day, take note of it. It may even be beneficial to write these things down to make sure I see life in a brighter way.