No pressure, no diamonds.
— Mary Case
Most of us don’t choose to take on hard times. When faced with hard times, most people look for relief. We seek for a break. We try to find ways to relax or otherwise distract ourselves from the challenges we face.
This is a natural response. It is natural to want relief from trouble. To want the easy road. However, this approach to life can rob us of our best opportunities for growth and improvement.
Diamonds aren’t formed with ease. They are formed to pressure and heat. They are rare and they are valuable because they are rare. We don’t place value on diamonds because they are easy to make. Rather they are valuable because they are so difficult to make.
We can let the pressures we feel become a powerful tool that will enable us to become the best version of ourselves.
Just like a diamond, our lives are made more valuable when we allow our pressures and trials to refine us and strengthen us. So bring on the pressure. We are all diamonds in the making.
How can you use the pressures and challenges in your life to grow and become better? In what ways have your challenges helped you to be better? How can you experience that kind of growth more regularly?