Are we ever ready for anything?

Lately, there have been so many challenging scenarios coming my way. Work consumes a lot of my energy. I cannot stand negative energy, I need my Jade stone or my obsidian stone beside me all the time. Deep breathing is really not working for me anymore, I'd rather stroke my jade. But this is the reality of life you either swim or sink. There is a saying in my line of profession we eat our young. Yep, the true nature of carnivores we are indeed! I'd rather stick to green leafy veges, thank you very much!