The following poem I wrote some years ago may help you understand where I come from and how my attitude developed.  If you like it let me know, I got a million of em.

LIFE SINGS

The things in life that come along

will affect your life like a song.

It's not always right, sometimes wrong

but the melody plays on.

A blue note can lead the way

to sadness, so sing out and say

I'll keep on looking for a happier way.

And the melody plays on

When discord sends your senses reeling

and all you have is a long lost feeling.

March right up and sing to the ceiling

'cause the melody plays on.