"Never forget the battles you have fought and won"

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"overcome a challenge"?

Some things you "overcome"

Bachelor degree. Do not have to renew or take tests again


Some things are ongoing. Like if you get a job, the boss could fire you tomorrow (in the state I live in)


And not all "challenges"should be "overcome"


For example, sometimes it takes too much time, money and energy to do something. Even if you have the moral high road, the verdict of the trial is not guaranteed. The only thing guaranteed, is lawyers cost $$$ and some lawsuits take two years. And you have to get subpoenaed to court a lot.


And how much of the outcome, do you claim credit or blame for?

To be honest I'm lost at this point. What point are you trying to make?

The point I'm making is that we all face challenges. When we're going through rough times it helps to remember the challenges we've already overcome.

Basically it boils down to: "I overcame that, I can overcome this to"

do you prefer over/around the ear [big phones] or on the ear [small phones]?

Over the ear headphones.

^^well i hope that you soon will be able to do that.

what is won?
there's no definitive to that, what you win can turn and go against you
or it crumbles away silently
i fought the father, that didn't work out well
then you get the sibs indoctrinated against you
when the parents get around the sibs keep attached to the idea you're a loser and a nobody
(ofcourse they would)

or the hub, its like he's got everything and i nothing,
oh well i live and mustn't complain

anyway, its too early to worry, that'll invite itself later

I went through this with ShortBaldFatUglyMan a bit, but will state it again.

You have to define "battle" and "won" for yourself. I consider it a win whenever I overcome a personal challenge. Example I've been using lately: I have a sensitivity to chalkboards, and have to teach a class in which I must write on a chalkboard. Every time I teach this class I show up an hour early to write up all the notes on the board before class. It takes a long time as every stroke of the chalk is painful, and I frequently have to stop and rest. (People in this thread have wisely suggested I started wearing headphones to make this less painful, a suggestion I will try out soon). I consider it a "battle won" when I get all the notes written, because I was able to overcome my sensory issue to accomplish a necessary task.

A few months back I was suffering from crippling anxiety and rolling panic disorders. I went to the emergency room 6 times in 2 months each time coming back saying it was nothing but a panic attack. When I started undergoing treatment I considered each week I didn't go back to the emergency room a "battle won."

No one wins all the time, not every challenge can be overcome, and sometimes the bear eats you. It just helps to remember the times you ate the bear.

Can't you get an overhead projector?


Dry erase board

Even a small one

Doesn't anyone in the school have one?

Antrax, thank you for your story. It is a valuable reminder and a path to a positive mindset by which we can each make our way.

"never forget"

"Never" is strong

Sooner or later you have to forget something

One battle that I had to win the hard way in grad school was in the area of picking the wrong research advisor. I hope you have better luck with your research advisor than I did.

Battles I have won:

^^^just surviving to adulthood is winning a major battle.

^^You survived Uncle Sam's Army....that's pretty good.......

^^^thank you you made it in NYC, you can make it anywhere

It's actually pretty easy to make it in NYC if you just stay out of the way of people. Don't look for trouble. The anonymity is great in NYC!

Uncle Sam's Army----no anonymity. You had to use your survival skills. I don't know if I would have made it in the Army, to be honest.