I can honestly say I don't think there has been anything in my life I either wasn't prepared for or couldn't pull up my boot straps and handle.  Not that I'm some kind of bad-ass or perfect person, but I've always been taught that everything in life is a choice, even those situations that seem thrust upon us because we a choice in how we deal with them.  Through my life thus far, I've chosen to live happily and productively and not allow negativity to get me off that path.

Happiness is not a destination.  It is a method of life.  ~Burton Hills