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...

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...

That is very good for reflection, knowing how far we have already come and what yet must be settled within oneself.
thanks for posting...
Karen