The fight...

Everday we fight something....whether it be a fight with a boyfriend /girlfriend, a friend, your parents, your teachers, your bank, your boss, your coworker. Those are all just petty fights, but none the less apart of our lives.

This month marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many people out there today are fighting the fight of Breast Cancer, and other forms of cancer as well. This fight is all so real to me. My mother fought and survived skin cancer. But more recently I have seen a lot of people fighting for a lot of different reasons... So My question is this..... What are we fighting for? And is it worth fighting for?

Relationships can be tricky, you can fall in and out of love, and all the while still trying to catch a breathe and see what is real versus what is fictitious. But should relationships be that hard? Should you have to fight for that relationship to last? I mean seriously how many of us actually fight to keep friendships and relationships alive, or do we rely on the other person to call us, text us, email us, fight for us? Recently I have seen a lot of loved ones endure this fight....

My Aunt and Uncle who are both bravely fighting on a daily basis to conquer cancer, my aunt has pancreatic cancer and m uncle has cancer of the bladder. As I see them, and their struggle. I see so much, I see two people who have had a world of hurt in their lives, losing two of the children to tragic accidents. And now both being diagnosed with cancer. What can this mean for them? And on top of all of the sadness, and hurt and anger, I see love, I see two people who are willing to fight til the very end for their lives and for each other. That to me is true love...

I have a friend who is also in a world of hurt and pain, but not due to an illness but an unhappy marriage. How do you help your friend fight for her marriage? What if they just don't want to fight but instead give up? Should a marriage be that hard where you have to fight to keep the spark alive?

And then today...I was recently reminded how precious life and the gift of life can be. The miracle of having a child, and what a gift that child can be to your life and your families life no matter what the circumstances may be. Its amazing how many times I have seen a child save a family, save a woman, save a marriage. But today as I was told the sad news of a loved one passing a way, and what that person meant to so many. I was reminded of all of the dear loved ones in my life who have also passed away. When I think of them I smile, and sometimes laugh when remembering things about them. They will always be missed, but when I think of them, I don't see quitters in any of them, but all of them were fighters. They fought for their families, they fought for their marriages, they fought for their friends, country, wives, husbands, sisters and brothers. So when I think of the ones that can't be with us today, I can't help but think of how we should all try to be a little more like them each day and not want to so easily give up, and quit, but be a fighter. Whatever it may be in your life that you are struggling with, FIGHT! Don't give in, Don't give up, Don't fall down, it may be a long journey, and a hard path, but be a fighter, your life is worth fighting for, that friendship is worth fighting for, your marriage, your children, your job....its all worth fighting for!!!!

Fighter