A Warrior Vision

“The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse.”
-- Don Juan, Mexican shaman (quoted by Carlos Castaneda)

I like this quote about being a warrior, I think the attitude spoken of is also descriptive of the how to have more happiness and hope in life, mostly in not seeing life as being laden with "curses" or trials.
Life is just life- the second you believe that everything will be better when... Or if... you have set yourself up for disappointment and sorrow. Life is always going to be harder than you would like, and is seldom follows the plan you have set out.
But, life is also full of little miracle. You have to accept the challenges and not take notice of each curse so your heart and soul is open to the blessings and miracles.
When you learn to take notice of the blessings I think you will find they are more numerous than the challenges.