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
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 won't mind 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
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...
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not
been perfect...but its
over...
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW....
what she would and wouldn't
do for love anymore...
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...
A 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...
By: Maya Angelou
Absolutely love it ms joice!! I need to take some copious notes on this one and study hard:)
ReplyDeleteWomen should...something me.
ReplyDeleteI dont know what...but something.
I know u like quotes so here is one for u
ReplyDeleteA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — ‘Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.’ — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.
I like this one a lot. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteRunning after dreams that have come and gone
ReplyDeleteRunning in hopes of crossing the finish line with a personal best
Running for the glory only seen and celebrated in a reflection
Running to be what I want to be
Running to see what it takes to achieve
Running to avoid the powers that be
Running will lead me to the front
Running. Always running. Except when contemplating or compensating.