Stand Strong/TGIF

Happy Friday Everybody,

Being an adult, is what we all yearn for as children. Doing things and not having to answer to anyone seemed to be heaven, how little did I know. We always answer to somebody right? Sharing insight, ideas or pains with another can be therapeutic and educational. The road is paved and woven with so many different textures. We may not be in the military, but every day you live, you're fighting and at battle about something.

I saw the actress Suzanne Somers on a talk show this week. She has a new book "Knockout: Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer--And How to Prevent Getting It in the First Place" that she's promoting. She had cancer about ten years ago, and was in remission until a year ago. Her doctor's diagnosed her as having full body cancer, something that I've never heard of before. She takes 60 pills a day and hormones. To understand that doctor's are just 'man' and not God is so powerful to comprehend. Standing in the battlefield armed and prepared to address whatever needs and ailments necessary is the only way to prepare for combat.

In my life, my greatest heroes have always been women. Their strength and vulnerabilities are so incredibly attractive. Society doesn't always show them in the best possible light, and sometimes they aren't considered equals, yet without them where would we be? Life seldom is fair, and STILL it's rare to see them complain, and more often than not will always go to bat for whatever cause at hand. A woman loves her children and is fearless when it comes to them, a woman loves her man, right or wrong. A woman serves her God, and a woman prepares her table for feasting. Do they cry, yes they cry, but seldom is it ever a pity poor me yelp.

Women stand strong through any adversity. I remember my mother's struggle with Ovarian Cancer. She would take two 800 milligrams of Motrin and work a 12 hour day, with stage 4 cancer. She did that for months. Ironically her doctor never stopped to suggest taking a CA 125 test, which isn't covered by your HMO but it's a blood test that checks for Ovarian cancer. So going back to Suzanne Somers book, I think it's your right to stand strong, and fight for your right to live and be vigilant about what happens in your life.

We men rarely say job well done to the homemaker, the wife, the mother, the corporate CEO who also prepare our meals, it doesn't matter how tired she may be, we expect the intimacy and want our needs and desires fulfilled on the regular . To say I may not always know your struggle, be it equality, your hurts, fears or desires, but to say I'm here with you, through the struggle regardless, I'm with you and I stand strong, because like you've provided for me so many times, today I can say I got your back this time.

What are you doing with your life?