In life, a lot of things happen that are beyond your control. Any of us could get sick tomorrow or we could win the lottery; we have no way of telling what will happen. Sometimes you can't keep bad things from happening to you. But no matter what happens, you and you alone have the choice of how you're going to face the world and what you want your attitude to be. Changing your thoughts might not seem like much, but it's the groundwork for improving down moods. Sometimes having the right outlook is half the solution.