if I were a young woman now I'm not sure
our cope with all the things that you
have the opportunities the technology
I'd like to think it could be a world of
pleasure but I fear instead it would
only be a world of pressure pressure to
be the perfect mother the perfect wife
the perfect friend pressure to be
successful a boss a leader if I had my
time again I wouldn't create a to-do
list I'd created to don't do list I'd
give myself the time to indulge in the
things that I now understand are the
most important what I wouldn't give to
extend those goodnight kisses instead of
moaning about having to get up early in
the morning oh well I wouldn't give her
an extra second to cuddling my babies
before they became too big to hold what
I wouldn't give for five more minutes on
the dance floor while my legs were still
strong enough to carry me and this isn't
about to stop in our fight for equality
mine was a generation who burned their
bras but we were never in danger of
burning out no this is simply about you
as a human being there is a most
important word being in lost in the
moment being at peace were the world
being kinder to myself
in kinder to others
being able to let go and being proud to
do so
believe me if I were a young woman now
I'd spend more time being not doing