More power, if you can do it without adding much weight, might save you in some situations. Like when you are doing a landing approach and realise it is going bad; then you can just power out of it.

I do not know the particulars of your plane or your skill, but a different plane might also help. My GWS Formosa (low wing aerobatic plane with some extra power and weight) seems to handle wind much better than my GWS E-Starter (high wing trainer, built light).

What kind of a flying site do you have? A steady wind in a large field may be much easier to handle than a small clearing surrounded by obstacles that make the wind "bumpy". When the wind hits an obstacle it does not go through it: it goes around and starts bouncing off stuff... and then your plane bounces with the wind.

Another thing: when the wind is blowing, your plane flies in the mass of air. It does not care how fast it is flying relative to the ground. Maintain air speed.