Suffering only hurts because you fear it. Suffering only hurts because you complain about it. It pursues you only because you flee from it. You must not flee, you must not complain, you must not fear. You must love. Because you know quite well, deep within you, there is a single magic, a single power, a single salvation, and a single happiness, and that is called loving. Well then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. Taste how sweet it is in its essence, give yourself to it, do not meet it with aversion. It is only aversion that hurts, nothing else.
– Herman Hesse
The Buddhist concept describes the truth of our existence, which is that nothing is ever ultimately satisfying. Now if 2 or more circumstances offer themselves and you seem to have to make a choice, still don't choose based on the circumstances, choose whichever option aligns itself most with your preferred state of being. Don't choose your circumstances, they are handled for you by a level of your consciousness that has far more awareness beyond time and space. YOU can simply relax, and enjoy your state of being and stay true to choosing only that. Choose your state, and let life flow from there always.
No advice as to skipping anything, but tons of advice as to change your state of being. Which will make the ride a hell of a lot more enjoyable, and allows the bumpiness to disappear more and more as well.