This is a great Ted talk on how to be more resilience.
Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html
In a nutshell, for every one negative thought replace it with 3 positive actions
Physical Action- don't sit still, move
Emotional Action- visual baby animals
Mental Action - count backwards by 7s
Social Action - shake someones hand or send a thank you text
