Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

It doesn’t feel good to be snubbed. To be snubbed is to be rejected. It means being overlooked or dismissed. But there’s a new kind of snubbing to worry about, a distinctly modern snub. It’s called phubbing, and it means phone snubbing. I think we’ve all experienced that uncomfortable moment when we’re midsentence and look up to see the person we were talking to engrossed in their phone. If we’re honest, we’ve all probably been guilty of phubbing someone else. It may seem obvious to say that phubbing is annoying and frustrating, but now we have some empirical evidence to…

Philosopher Scott LeBarge has pointed out that ancient thinkers understood that viewing the natural order as well-designed has a tactical, therapeutic value: a world that is too harsh would be unexplainable. Accordingly, the Stoic Epictetus asks: Has rationality been given us by the gods for misery and unhappiness, for us to spend our lives in sorrow? He prods us to answer “no.” But if we were not designed for suffering, then why are so many of our lives full of the deaths of our closest loved ones? Our children? Our spouses? What kind of design is that? The Stoics took…

Our self-esteem and lovability increase as we become psychologically healthy. These specific practices build our integrity and effectiveness. 1. Maintain a Radical Loyalty to Reality As healthy adults, we see and accept the givens of life. We accept the limitations in ourselves and others. We appreciate our own and others’ gifts. Our adult aspiration is a full acceptance of what is unchangeable, the courage to tackle what can be improved, and the wisdom to know the difference. 2. Set Healthy Goals We set reasonable goals for ourselves in all areas of our lives. Examples might be psychological progress, excellence in…

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Have you ever noticed how a breakup sometimes hurts less because of the other person, and more because of what you’ve lost of yourself? I started this topic three times before I could submit it. Maybe that already says something. My point is that we don’t just break up with a person. We break up with our “old self”—our old identity, habits, patterns, and behaviors. In my example, my “old self” was the version of myself who did not have clear boundaries; who expected things that the other person could not give, and who was operating under an illusion about…

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 26 points, including a tie-breaking 3-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help No. 10 Michigan State hold on for an 85-82 win over No. 5 Illinois on Saturday night.With a chance to send the game to a second overtime, Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.The Spartans (20-4, 10-3 Big Ten) knocked the Fighting Illini (20-4, 11-2) out of first place in the Big Ten and ended their 12-game winning streak.Illinois’ David Mirkovic scored 18 points, Andrej Stojakovic had 17 points and Tomislav Ivisic fouled out with…

There is no vampire name more famous than Dracula, and the number of films and television series he has appeared in reflects that legacy. There’s a chance some people are tired of seeing Dracula. Luckily for me, that’s not the case. I’ll take as many Draculas as I can get — especially good ones — and the Dracula in Dracula: A Love Tale (2025) is a great Dracula. Of course, that’s subjective. But Luc Besson’s dreamy vampiric romance delivers exactly my favorite kind of vampire. This Dracula is a loverboy first and foremost, and the entire film seeps with the…

“Longevity” is the flexible term that can either mean just “lifespan” or both lifespan and healthspan—years spent in good health. The internet is flooded with articles that claim to tell you how to increase your longevity. And why not? Most of us want to live longer, especially if we can still possess the vitality of our younger years. In addition, research tells us that getting older brings with it a happiness bonus—a fact so amazing to me that I wrote a whole book about it. Most articles on longevity emphasize the healthy habits you should be practicing or the unhealthy…

The story you tell yourself is the most important story. You learn that story from a thousand sources—your caregivers, your authority figures, your family, friends, peers, teachers, and your experiences. What story do you tell yourself? I buried myself in books as a child to escape a ferocious family. While they were busy taking no prisoners, I read fairy tales, King Arthur, Greek and Roman myths, adventure stories, biographies, the Arabian Nights, Narnia and Middle Earth—everything I could get my pudgy little fingers on. So the story I told myself involved righting wrongs, accepting invitations to dangerous quests, rescuing fair…

You’ve undoubtedly heard it somewhere, sometime before: that you are unique, that you’re here in this life for a purpose, and that your goal is to live a life that truly reflects who you are. It sounds good and feels right on a good day, but it is clearly easier said than done. But like a lot of things in life, the doing starts with knowing what creates the stopping—what keeps you from being you. Here are a few of the most common interrelated culprits: You’re afraid. Fear can stop us in our tracks. You’re afraid to try because you…