The universe has given us many abilities. But here's one worth noting: whatever gets in the universe's way, it finds a way to use. Even when something fights against the universe's plans, the universe turns it around and makes it serve its purpose. This unwilling cooperation becomes part of the whole whether it wants to or not. We can do the same thing. Whatever obstacles or problems we face in life, we can use them to help us reach our goals and find happiness.
As almost all her other faculties and properties the nature of the universe hath imparted unto every reasonable creature, so this in particular we have received from her, that as whatsoever doth oppose itself unto her, and doth withstand her in her purposes and intentions, she doth, though against its will and intention, bring it about to herself, to serve herself of it in the execution of her own destinated ends; and so by this though not intended co-operation of it with herself makes it part of herself whether it will or no. So may every reasonable creature, what crosses and impediments soever it meets with in the course of this mortal life, it may use them as fit and proper objects, to the furtherance of whatsoever it intended and absolutely proposed unto itself as its natural end and happiness.