Was reading up a friend's blog @ LJ. & I thought this was something really meaningful to share with all the lovely ladies out there. Read it. "Dear Emotional Creature: I believe in you. I believe in your authenticity, your uniqueness, your intensity, your wildness. I love the way you dye your hair purple, or hike up your short skirt, or blare your music while you lip-synch every single memorized lyric. I love your restlessness and your hunger. You possess the energy that, if unleashed could transform, inspire and heal the world. Everyone seems to have a certain way they want you to be -- your mother, father, teachers, religious leaders, politicians, boyfriends, fashion gurus, celebrities, girlfriends. In reporting my new book, I learned a very disturbing statistic: 74 percent of young women say they are under pressure to please everyone. I have done a lot of thinking about what it means to please; to be the wish or will of somebody other than yourself. To ...