Life is what you make it. 
You can't change the cards life has dealt you, but you can determine the way you'll play them.
For example:
When Wendy Stoeker of Ceder Rapids, Iowa, was a freshman at the university of Florida, she placed third in the girl's state diving championship. She missed first by two and a half points. While swimming in the number two spot as only a freshman on the highly competitive Florida swim team, Wendy was carrying a full academic load as well.  Wendy sounds like a happy, positive coed, capable of making life whatever she wishes it to be, doesn't she? She is such a person. As a matter of fact, Wendy Stoeker already made life what she wants it to be, even though she was born with no arms. Wendy has no arms, and yet she enjoys bowling, water skiing, and types at over forty-five words a minute. Be encouraged to follow the example of Wendy Stoeker and think positively about what you want in life, regardless of all the obstacles.
Remember, Life is what you make it.