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A Woman Should…

This about sums it up! I wanted to share these words of wisdom.  I’m off to a much needed girlfriend spa getaway.  I’ll share the details tomorrow night. Btw, we should all be this healthy, please pass this one on.
Xoxo,
Brooke

MAYA  ANGELOU’S’
BEST POEM  EVER


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 it’s 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…

SEND THIS TO 3  WOMEN….

You will have good luck for an entire  day..

SEND THIS TO 6  WOMEN….

You will have good luck for all of the  year or if nothing else…
you know that you are truly loved and  thought of by the friend,
who sent this to you…
and  that she only wishes the best for you and your  life…

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