Our happiness seems to come back to one thing.

Not how lucky or unlucky we are but how we deal with adversity.

Happiness is born of adversity because happy people tend to face their problems when they occur.

Rather than wishing problems away, take steps to deal with adversity and develop the optimism that comes from being proactive.

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