Women

My friend Jodi Winters shared this with me today.  I enjoyed it very much and felt that I needed to share it with you.  Perhaps it will stir you as it did me.

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.
• 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.
• 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 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. 
• 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 it's 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.