While most of us realize that life is filled with ups and downs, we don’t usually remind ourselves of this reality on a regular basis. There will always be moments when we feel the world is ours and we can conquer anything. Then, suddenly, we can be hit with a major adversity that makes us forget our previous feelings of power.

Although we would like to maintain a state of ecstasy, reality contains the full spectrum of experiences. Thus, we must embrace the extremes of good times as well as...