Aging gracefully Quote by Nancy Boutilier

““Dressed to Live Today is my newest garment. Let me put it on with ceremony. Let me step into the day as if to bathe in the passing hours. Let me tuck in the loose ends with precision. Today is my newest garment. Let me wear it as if it holds my head high, as if it can carry me on its shoulders, as if it will protect me from the howl. Today is my newest garment. Let me fill my pockets. Let them bulge with riches: light on the wide sidewalk, kind words from a stranger, things perched, newly born, carefully placed, aging gracefully. Today is my newest garment. At night let me disrobe grateful and whole, knowing that tomorrow I will dress again.””

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