EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
...one old love she can imagine
going back to... and one who reminds
her how far she has come...
...enough money within her
control to move out and rent a place
of her own even if she never wants
to and needs to...
...something perfect to wear if
the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...
...a youth she's content to
leave behind...
...a past juicy enough that
she's looking forward to retelling it
in her old age...
...the realization that she is
actually going to have an old age
and some money set aside to fund it...
...a set of screwdrivers, a
cordless drill, and a black lace
bra...
...one friend who always makes
her laugh... and one who lets her
cry...
...a good piece of furniture
not previously owned by anyone else
in her family...
...eight matching plates, wine
glasses with stems, and a recipe
for a meal that will make her
guests feel honored...
...a resume that is not even
slightest bit padded...
...a feeling of control over
her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
...how to fall in love without
losing herself...
...how to quit a job, break up
with a lover, and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship...
...when to try harder... and
when to walk away...
...how to have a good time at a
party she'd never choose to attend...
...how to ask for what she
wants in a way that makes it most
likely she'll get it...
...that she can't change the
length of her calves, the width of
her hips, or the nature of her
parents...
...that her childhood may not
have been perfect... but its
over...
...what she would and wouldn't
do for love or more...
...how to live alone... even if
she doesn't like it...
...whom she can trust, whom she
can't, and why she shouldn't take
it personally...
..where to go... be it to her
best friend's kitchen table... or a
charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...
...what she can and can't
accomplish in a day... a month... and
a year...
-- Unknown
