A Woman...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                                   ...one old love
                                   she can imagine
                                 going back to...
                                 and one who reminds
                             her how far she has come...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                             ...enough money within her
                               control to move out and rent a place of her own
                              even if she never wants
                                   to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                          .. something perfect to wear if
                         the employer or date of her dreams
                           wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                                .. a youth she's content
                                 to leave behind...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                              ...a past juicy enough that
                           she's looking forward to
                                  retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                              ...a set of screwdrivers, a
                             cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                              ...one friend who always makes
                            her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                                   ....a good piece of furniture
                           not previously owned by anyone
                               else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                            ....eight matching plates, wine
                                  glasses with stems, and a recipe
                                for a meal that will make her guests feel honored..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

                            ...a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW

                                      ...how to fall in  love without

                                      losing herself...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                                 ...how to quit a job,
                                  break up with a lover,
                                  and confront a friend
                                  without ruining the friendship...

                                  and how to change a tire!!!!!!!

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                            ....when to try harder ... and
                            when to walk away...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                             ...that she can't change the
                           length of her calves, the width
                          of her hips, or the nature of her
                          parents...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                           ......that her childhood may not
                         have been perfect...but its
                           Over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                            ...what she would and wouldn't
                                do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                        ..how to live alone... even if
                        she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                              ...whom she can trust,
                                  whom she can't,
                                and why she shouldn't
                                take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                                 ...where to go...
                                  be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
                                  or a charming inn in the woods...
                                            when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

                                             .. what she can and can't
                                            accomplish in a day...
                                  a month...and a year...