To Fight or Take Flight

Sometimes I have no fight in me and just want to run!!!! Who am I speaking to? Often times we women; we "superwomen" think that we have to fight through everything. I'm not so sure if that's necessarily true. There are times that we can simply walk away from it, whatever it may be. I'd venture to say that it is a case by case basis. I think we have to make the decision each time we are faced with either or. Fighting is good when we truly have to push through things. However, there are times when the fight may be senseless or not worth it. Please understand and get it in your head, that fleeing from something is not a sign of weakness. Depending on the situation, it can be a sign of strength.

I'll give you two examples of things that I've dealt with recently. One I chose to fight the other, I chose to flee. Just this past week, I felt a surge of anxiety. I had never experienced that so intensely before. I was honestly afraid. I chose to fight it. I started talking to myself and praying at the same time. I reached out via text to a friend and she calmed me down some more. In that moment, I could have given into the anxiety, begun to hyperventilate, had a panic attack or possibly passed out. I knew that if I gave it anymore energy that I was going to be in trouble. I simply decided to refuse to give into it and I fought with God and the help of a friend. That was worth fighting through. It took all of my conscious strength to do it but I had to. The other was a situation with a colleague; do I continue to fight someone that has motives and ill intentions? For a while I thought I needed to prove that the person was out to get me or how wrong the person was. I decided that it wasn't my job to do so. That trying to prove anything of the sort would cause me unnecessary stress and frustration. So, in that case, I chose to leave it totally up to God. He will fight my battles. This particular battle didn't belong to me and I simply took flight. I walked away gracefully. Did I lose a fight? No, I didn't. I made the best, healthy choice for me.

Fighting takes a lot of energy and will drain you physically, emotionally and spiritually. It will deplete you if you are fighting unnecessarily. So, "choose your battles" wisely. Decipher what's worth it and what's not.

Take flight if you need to and don't be ashamed about it. If taking flight means that you get to keep your sanity, do it. Knowing when to let a situation or circumstance be, takes strength too.

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