Excellent, excellent post… one that more and more people should consider.

Some time ago, Ryan posted the following, and I find it rather appropriate to your post:
“When you let external factors validate your
happiness, you lose the sovereignty of self.”

Taking this whole topic a step further, I suppose even let Nicholas Taleb’s commentary would fit:
“Stress should be irregular and ferocious – early men did not have bad bosses, but they did occasionally run into lions.”

The present isn’t always perfect, but you can do a lot to handle yourself – your health, your mind, your attitude — and be that much more prepared to deal with the occasional bump in the road.