I recently discovered that one of the most significant causes of emotional instability for me

is being under the wrong kinds of pressure. And I say the wrong kinds of pressure because

not all pressure is bad. In fact, pressure can be incredibly beneficial. I look back at many high

pressure moments in my young adult life fondly. Because even though they were absolutely

horrifying in the moment, uncomfortable, scary, honestly, even at times miserable, I came out the other

side a better person, a more flexible person, a more confident person. It's almost like

we're rocks. And the more good pressure we have on us, the more that we develop into a diamond.

Diamonds form when carbon atoms bond together under intense heat and pressure deep within the earth.

Imagine that we are carbon atoms.

And imagine positive, healthy forms of pressure in our lives turn us into diamonds.

Isn't that just a beautiful metaphor?

Enjoy that metaphor.

Take that with you.

Good pressure can be really good.

Bad pressure on the other hand.

A type of pressure that I think we all tend to pay less attention to can be really good. Bad pressure on the other hand. A type of pressure that I think we all tend to

pay less attention to can be detrimental. And instead of turning us into a diamond can cause us to

crumble. This is something that I realized recently. I knew that I was under good types of pressure.

I was aware of the benefits of pressure,

but for a long time I was unaware of the dangers of the wrong kind of pressure. And so I wasn't

really paying attention to the types of pressure that I was inflicting on myself that were

damaging me. Because I want to be clear, there are pressures in our lives

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