Fight night: Are YOU in?
Before Ronda’s last fight, I tried to rally our apraxia community to participate in a hashtag campaign showing our suport. You can find the post here:
Why I fight: Inspiration from Ronda Rousey
I have actually had that post hidden until tonight since at that time, Ronda had yet to say she had apraxia and I was getting a lot of backlash from people who didn’t really seem to see my vision.
Ronda has another fight coming up in November, and I just think it’s cool that we can all rally together and support her. This may sound weird, but to me, watching Ronda beat her opponent is like watching her beat apraxia personified.
Apparently Ronda herself has received some backlash for fighting; and she attempted to explain herself…explain why she fights, in an article she wrote for the Herald Sun.
To me fighting is not an exhibition of brutality or a glorification of violence.
Fighting is a metaphor for life.
Everyone you meet every day is fighting for something, but life gets complicated and what you’re fighting for sometimes isn’t very clear.
But an actual fight is black and white, a relief from all the grays in the not so literal ones we’re all engaged in.
I don’t know what you think about when you read that, but I think about my life, and Ashlynn’s life, Cody’s life, Jace’s life, and how she is right. Fighting is a metaphor for our life. If it weren’t, there wouldn’t be a popular meme out right now that everyone seems to relate to:
Just because we don’t know someone’s battles doesn’t mean they aren’t taking place. They are. Everyone is battling, fighting, or overcoming something. I believe life is about learning, and to learn,to grow,we have to overcome a battle.
Some people are open with their battles, like Ronda. In her book she is not shy about admitting her battles with: a speech impediment, bulimia, a relationship with her mom, her dad’s suicide, poverty, and failed relationships. You know what though? You know what makes her so inspirational? It’s that she had those battles and overcame them all. Only when people are willing to share there stories can we find our own hope and inspiration in them. We relate to them and think, “I can do that too. That ending can be MINE too.”
That’s why I’m so excited that THIS time, for this fight, I have more people on board supporting Ronda. I want her to know that her support did not go unnoticed. When you are part of a small community like apraxia, someone coming out on the big GMA stage is pretty incredible. It’s also a time for all of us to come together and to cheer for hope. To cheer for success.
Saturday November 14th is her next fight – this one is in the ring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And you can bet I, along with others in the fight to Knock Out Apraxia, will be watching.
Want to be involved in spreading awareness about Apraxia through the upcoming #KnockOurApraxia campaign? Join the Facebook group…
Ronda Rousey: #KnockOutApraxia
Oh and remember, “every revolution, starts with a fight.”
