Outlook on life

I'm an optimist at heart but a pragmatist in thought.
I guess I try to manipulate my surroundings to achieve a positive outcome that I know is possible. If that doesn't work out, I try a different angle of approach until you get a satisfactory result.
I feel that you need to buy or build a glass that suits your needs dimensionally, and put in as much water that you feel is right for you. Then you have no one to blame but yourself. You make your bed, now you have to sleep in it so to speak.
I also feel that the key to life is knowing when to start and knowing when to stop.
This is especially important in conversations. If you are talking too much, chances are that you aren't listening enough.
We all get dealt a bad hand in life at one time or another. Deal with it and move on. There are a lot of people worse off than you.
Maybe dwell more on the good times you have had than the bad ones and you'll change your perspective.
Learn to laugh at yourself!