The Fight of Your Life

"It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." 

Rocky, from the movie Rocky Balboa

Life is a fight. From the very first moment we take in a breath, we are fighting to survive.We fight to be heard. We fight to succeed. We fight for Love. We fight for our kids. We fight to be first. We fight to make the team...and once we have made the team, we fight to stay on the team.  The fact is I'm fighting for people to read this blog. My hope is, that in some cases I will win that fight and some of you will read what I have written. And, in so doing, you will come away with something to think about that will stir you to maybe consider that in this fight that is life, it is often about more than just what's in front of you...you know more than that nose on your face, or that bulge in your mid section.This blog will be a place for me to get out some of the fight that is in me, since I prefer not to hit anyone. Hopefully this will spur on men in particular, since I am afterall of the male persuasion. However, maybe some women too, will look inside and consider what it is in life that is worth fighting for.
Why Cinderella Men?? Because of the movie titled "The Cinderella Man". It is the life narrative of a depression era boxer, and I do like boxing, by the name of James J. Braddock. When I saw this movie, I was struck by the similarities I saw in his story, to that of my own life. It's not that I am a boxer (although there was a time when I did some amiture boxing), but it was the fight. The overarching theme of the movie, at least from where I viewed it, was that he kept fighting. No matter what came against him, he kept fighting. And it wasn't just in the boxing ring, it was all around him. He fought to keep his family together. He fought for his marriage. He fought for his reputation. And eventually, he fought to be the Champion of the boxing world...and won! As with the story of Cinderella, it is a true rags to riches story. The columnist from that bygone era named Damon Runyon deemed Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", in a column that he penned for the feature article before his Championship bout with Max Bear, and it stuck. And, like Braddock, as we consider this fight that is life, my hope is that you will find yourself a Cinderella Man and fight for all its worth.
So check in with me and see what it is that is worth fighting for...to quote Miracle Max from the Princes Bride, "Hey what's so important...whattcha got here that's worth living (fighting) for." Just substitue the "living" for "fighting" and it might surprise you to find that it maybe the same thing that you are fighting for. And then again, maybe not. Either way, I at least get the opportunity to fight it out on this blog.