Every Woman Has a Story: Many Voices, Many Lessons, Many Lives

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Chapter 1: Women and Friendship : The Circle of Decades
Imagine yourself in a room surrounded by women from all walks of life. Women so dissimilar to the eye that one might wonder what could possibly have brought them together. Then, as each woman begins to speak, the differences fade and the common thread

Chapter 1: Women and Friendship : Letters to Friends
I'd been putting this off, this spring cleaning, for about three years. And that day was the perfect day to do it: Outside, the clouds were pregnant with rain, inside, a fire cracked and popped in the woodstove.

Imagine yourself in a room surrounded by women from all walks of life. Women so dissimilar to the eye that one might wonder what could possibly have brought them together. Then, as each woman begins to speak, the differences fade and the common thread that runs through them begins to emerge. Clearly, they all belong to the same sisterhood, and their differences pale in comparison to the shared experiences that bind them together. Welcome to... Every Woman Has A Story

A thoughtful compilation of personal essays from dozens of everyday women, this inspiring and empowering book will make you feel as though you've made a host of new friends-women of all ages who, amid tears and laughter, honestly reveal their feelings and tell you of the truest and most important moments in their lives.

From turning thirty to realizing you're metamorphosing into your mother...from deciding to have a child to deciding to begin a new career...from joyfully watching children grow to the bittersweet letting go when they leave the nest...from overcoming tragedy to being overcome by the simple wonders of daily living...you'll find yourself in these pages.

Have you ever felt like jotting down your thoughts or feelings about something that was insightful and momentous to you? How do other women feel about love, friendship, independence, and the many issues that they face today? Now you have your answer. The rites of passage that every woman must face in order to grow and be strong are shared by us all. It is indeed comforting to know that Every Woman Has A Story.

When Daryl Ott Underhill put out a call to women everywhere for their personal stories, she received hundreds of wonderful replies. Now in Every Woman Has A Story she offers you the honest and deeply felt thoughts of dozens of women, young and old, as they travel through life's many passages.

I do not know if I will ever have that great relationship with a man. But I'm learning that all relationships are worth working on if they are worth having. I am blessed to have some wonderful friends who have helped me through some pretty rough times.

When we go walking, we do not walk briskly and get exercise. We walk slowly and stop to admire a spiderweb or a squirrel.

Yes, my children slow me down. They make me pay attention, and remind me it is the pauses between the busy notes of life that make the music so beautiful.

Daryl is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, and from a very early age found people and their stories intriguing. Facing her life each day with the motto that your "attitude is everthing" she wanted to find a way to share this with others, and this is the heart and soul of the book. Her brothers believe it is her tenacity and search for answers that makes her successful and led her to creating the Every Woman projects.

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