The Good Fight

I'm not good at fighting--it leaves me angry and sad and more worn out than I like to be. But there are times when we can't help fighting...

When we fight for our kids, to get them what they need, or what they deserve, it is a good fight.

And when we fight with our kids, to make them stronger, smarter, more caring people, it is a good fight.

When we fight to make things better, it is a good fight.

And when we fight to keep things from getting worse, it is a good fight.

When we fight for our own stability, security, success, it is a good fight.

And when we fight for the stability, security, and success of the people we care about, it is a good fight.

When we fight, not for the thrill of the fight, but for the importance of the result, it is a good fight.

And when we can say that the anger and the sadness and the worn out feeling have been for a good cause, we realize that there is, in fact, such a thing as a good fight...