Pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone is the only way to reach your full potential. When you feel the pressure and tension that comes from trying something new and taking a risk, remember how diamonds are made. You need to endure the pressure and the heat that comes from the sweat of your brow. The choice is yours. You can remain a lump of coal with an unknown potential or take the heat and unearth the diamond that lies inside you!
Perhaps this is why diamonds and gold are gifts we give to those we love the most, for true love requires patience, kindness, caring, compassion, creativity, and so much more, in good times and in not-so-good times. I call this alchemy and paradox that symbolize our shift from either/or thinking to both/and thinking and acting. In today’s turbulent world, these gifts from nature remind us to “stay the course in times of trouble,” that love is the most powerful force in the word, powerful enough to turn simple elements into precious gems and a chemical element (Au) of great worth.