It is rough when you don't have a lot of the things I did have available to me during this short period of strife, that is very true.

I remember about 20 years ago when I was one of the people facing a herculean task just to have a buck for a burger. I was homeless, living under a bridge (literally) and bathed in the creek that flowed nearby. I would walk to town, about three miles various ways (my "home" was near an intersection of a few roads that lead to different areas of the nearby town). I would pick up cans along the way each way and when I had stashed away what I thought was a decent amount (I learned rather quickly just how many cans it takes to make a pound so I could gauge my earnings before going to the recycle center) I would turn them in.

I eventually saved up enough money to get a bicycle and with that a regular day job since it didn't take me an hour to get to town. Eventually I was able to get a one room efficiency apartment and then a small car.

It is part of life to go through troubles. How we react to, and handle, those troubles is what makes us "us".

Maybe my past is part of why I was able to focus on the good so quickly and stay focused. I know I have been worse off and this situation I was facing recently was nothing in comparison to what I have been through.

I hope others that are having a hard time are able to get motivation to look at the positive and work towards a better life for themselves. It is possible, it is not easy, but possible.