Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

It’s like I have no emotions; I’m numb a lot of the time. Something is missing in me. I have no idea how I feel about anything. Sometimes my chest feels hollow. I feel empty inside. What might seem like five unrelated statements is actually five different people describing the same feeling. It’s a difficult emotion to identify, and even harder to put into words. Everyone says it differently because there is no standard label for it. But for these five people, and thousands more, it is the same feeling, caused by the same problem. The one word that sums…

President Trump said he’d be “proud” to visit war-torn Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave now faces the long, daunting road to reconstruction — which is expected to cost more than $50 billion. The territory has been largely flattened in the two years of fierce fighting, with at least 60 million tons of rubble to be cleared, the United Nations’ Environment Program estimated. That is more than 30 times the amount of rubble cleared from Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. President Trump speaking at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm…

GAZA STRIP — Senior Israel Defense Force commanders have warned dismantling Hamas’ terror tunnels under Gaza needs to be a top priority if the ceasefire is to hold. Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Hamas-Israel war does not include details on how Hamas infrastructure such as its underground tunnels and weapons production facilities will be destroyed. Israel Defense Forces Res. Brigadier General Danny Van Buren told The Post the eradication of the Hamas tunnels “is a major part of demilitarization of the Gaza Strip. “In order to keep the ceasefire and put a foundation for peace in place, one necessary…

This is not how you celebrate Columbus Day. A pair of crazed climate activists were busted Sunday after hurling red paint at a mural of Christopher Columbus — in a bizarre caught-on-camera art attack at a Spanish museum. The two vandals, members of the radical group “Futuro Vegetal,” were caught on shocking video throwing red paint at “First Tribute to Christopher Columbus,” a massive mural of the Italian-born explorer painted in 1892 by artist Jose Garnelo and displayed at Madrid’s Naval Museum, Spain’s El Pais reported. Climate activists from the group “Futuro Vegetal” vandalize a Christopher Columbus mural at Madrid’s…

Many moons ago, I was a college student at a bonfire party on one of Southern California’s many beautiful beaches. It was late at night and the party was full of music, laughter, and the kind of idealistic energy that many of us fondly remember from our early 20s. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a friend take off in a sprint and leap over the bonfire pit, clearing it to the astonishment and applause of the crowd. In that moment, whether he meant to or not, he sparked an unofficial rite of passage for the young…

Families of Israeli hostages released by Hamas as part of the cease-fire agreement found their loved ones had undergone dramatic physical transformations during their more than two years in captivity. The horror story of the torments endured by the 20 remaining living hostages freed Monday was clearly visible by their changed appearances, including shocking weight loss, sun-kissed complexions turned sickly pale, muscular physiques atrophied by inactivity and their once full, healthy faces now appearing gaunt and pallid. Though many of the families ripped apart by the terror group have now been reunited, the former captives, despite their smiles and tears…

HOSTAGE SQUARE, TEL AVIV-As Donald Trump arrived in Tel Aviv Monday to take a victory lap at the Israeli Knesset, in the streets of this traumatized city, it was a love fest for the American president. Some Israeli conservatives may adore Trump — but, right now, even those on the staunch left here have only praise for the man credited with saving the remaining hostages. “Trump! Trump! Trump!” Israelis by the thousands shouted at Hostage Square Monday morning in the hours before the final 20 living hostages were driven across the Israeli border by the Red Cross and delivered to…

The Israeli hostage who was forced to dig his own grave in captivity had a jubilant reunion with his parents Monday as one of the 20 living hostages freed by Hamas. Evyatar David was seen with a huge smile and his hands on his head in disbelief as he was finally returned to Israel, more than 700 days after he was snatched in the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack. He was pictured with his arms around parents Avishai and Galia, who had previously had to endure seeing him looking skeletal as his inhumane kidnappers forced him to dig his own…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s “60 Minutes” debut Sunday night is making waves after what looked to some like a flirtatious exchange with CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan that began with a reference to President Donald Trump’s praise of him as “handsome” and “tough.” “When you met President Trump back in May, he described you as handsome, tough, and said you had a strong past,” Brennan said during the interview with the Syrian leader which aired on Sunday. Al-Sharaa cracked a smile as he replied to Brennan: “Have you any doubt about that?” Brennan, who appeared somewhat taken aback, was determined…

President Trump has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington for discussions this week, fresh off the high of ending the war in Gaza, The Post can confirm. Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olha Stefanishyna confirmed that Zelensky received an “official invitation for the president of Ukraine to come to the United States for a meeting,” the embassy exclusively told The Post on Monday. While the embassy did not reveal the day of the meeting or when the invitation was given, multiple media outlets reported it would occur on Friday. It comes after Zelensky and Trump held back-to-back calls on…