Overcoming Personal Struggles Gifts

Boxing with yourself

"I dunno, I guess I just don't believe in myself anymore."

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

"You think you're a monster because you have poor self image."

Courage. Love.

I have to get the Positive Thinker...

Wanna talk about it?

"I told you, if you're looking for a road map for your life, that's all you're gonna get."

When life gives you lemons...

"I did seize the day. But then it seized me right back and used some kind of jujitsu move to flip me on my ass."

"Cheer up, Simon. . . I'm always here for you!"

Man on a unicycle trying to guard credit from nasty 'Bankruptcy'.

New Orleans Will Come Back Blues.

'Having the money tree has really helped out.'

What Sisyphus Learned: "When life gets rough, you sure find out who your friends are!"

'Whoops. There goes one of my prostheses.'

Covid Juggling

'I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you're going to get to relive the thrill of building your company up from nothing!'

Ready for the curves life throws at you.

"My name is Jose Hernandez, and my story begins when my parents moved from Mexico to the United States to work the fields. I would find my own special calling."

Happy Days are here again

"Night of the living adjunct professor" "What's a sabbatical?" "Tenure is boring!" "I have four desks in four schools!" "I have more prestige than a grad student."

Three years ago during a special episode of the Ask Sadie™ show, our resident octogenarian asked readers for advice about how she could deal with her midlife crisis. You should try a radical makeover. When I hit midlife, I dyed my hair, got some tattoos, and dropped 75 pounds. My husband barely recognized me when he returned from overseas. He was not happy with my "new self," so I divorced him rather than change who I'd become. It was the best decision I'd made since I cut my thieving mother out

"Look at me - I can do this!"

Still Here

"...and I'd like to thank my mother, who is a lesbian, for guiding me through a real tough gender-identity crisis."

Easy Budget Terms Are Not That Easy.

It's difficult to swim the channel without the benefit of convincing inspiration.

When the going gets tough the tough gets going...and the rest hide in the washroom and cry.

Life gives you lemons

The Manifestation of Dreams

"This accident will not affect my career as a football pro. Fortunately, I'm left-footed."

"Unfortunately, my holding on to tech-stocks was faith-based."

'Please do not ask for change.'

Covid Winter