Fight or flight?

When we're faced with conflict we have two options: fight or run away. So what do we do?

Look at a relationship, for example. What happens if you are crazy about someone – crazier than you ever thought you could be about anyone – but the world wants you to be apart? Do you fight for what – or who – you love or do you take the easy way out? Everyone wants to say that they would fight for what they believe in. But let's face it, we wouldn't all do that. And to me, that's such a shame.

"What's worth the prize is always worth the fight" - Nickelback
"Nothing good ever does come easy/ no, nothing good ever comes without a fight" - Everclear

We are surrounded by the idea that love is something that should be fought for no matter what happens. It's going to be hard, but it's going to be worth it. My best friend once told me that if you're right about something, then you have to take a stand for it.

I'm not really sure where this madness came from tonight guys. I could hear my roommate watching The Notebook and it just made me start thinking about this. I guess I tend to hold on to something until I have time to sort it out in my head, and tonight I kind of used this as my organization tool to figure it out for myself. What happened with Ali and Noah gives me hope. That even after years apart, after Ali's parents ripping her away from the man she loved, they were still able to find a way to be together. It's a great story. But is it really possible to have the fairy tale ending with such difficult odds? I have to believe that the answer is yes. I have to believe it otherwise I lose hope.

Peace and love,

Caitlin