Pearls of Wisdom

They say wisdom doesn’t come easy—and they’re right.

Like the oyster, we don’t ask for the irritants that enter our lives. A bit of grit slips in—unexpected, uncomfortable, unwelcome. And no matter how hard we try, we can’t always get rid of it.

So what do we do?

Like the oyster, we protect ourselves. We respond. We begin to cover the irritation, layer by layer, with what we’ve got—patience, reflection, grace, strength.

That’s how a pearl is formed.

And that’s how our pearls of wisdom are born.

There will be many irritations along the way—make no mistake about that.

They’re called life lessons.

And it’s because of those lessons, not in spite of them, that we are given the sacred gift of wisdom.

So the next time life sends a little grit your way, remember:

Something beautiful is forming.