Reading from Tuesday July 2, 2013 yoga class
There is a free newspaper that I pick up when I am in Louisville called "Underwired." My favorite page is the last page, which is always inspiring to me. This is what was on that page in the August 2012 edition:
EVERY GIRL SHOULD...
Know how to hang a picture
Know what grounds you
Have a well thought out worldview and continue to let it be shaped by your life experiences
Have a plan for handling your stress in a healthy way
Know how to be alone...to date and love yourself first
Have at least 5 go to recipes
Create a vision and a purpose of your own and pursue it
Love your body and know how to dress it
Know where to go to get inspiration
Read a book that changes your life
Write beautiful, thoughtful thank you letters
Know how to be acutely aware of your surroundings
Know how to say no graciously or set other appropriate boundaries
Know how to ask for what you want/need
Know how to sew
Know how to financially take care of yourself (not only earn money, but understand how to use it)
Know how to improvise
Know how to fall in love without losing who you are as an individual
Know how to jump a car, change the oil, fix a flat
Know that you can create the circle of people you want close to you
Know how to accept compliments without undermining them
Listen and trust you own body signals and inner voice...they, somehow, already know the answer!
Makes me pause... Can you do each one... there's a few I am still working on!!!
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ReplyDeleteI love this! I think I'll print this out and save it for when my daughters are older... I think I a good one to add would be to celebrate other women. Lots of things I can work on as well! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteOh and I hope you don't mind that I shared this on my blog! :)