Contents Under Pressure

"Contents under pressure." Remember reading this on a can for the first time as a child?  I had no clue what it meant. Of course, when you read it "content under pressure" it has a whole different meaning.

Do you ever feel you can be content when you are under pressure?  Some people do their best work when they are under tremendous pressure.  You know those "do it at the last minute" junkies. I had friends like that in high school and college.  They just were waiting until, literally, the last minute to get assignments done and tests studied for.

Pressure makes me nervous. I like to have things thought out ahead of time. To review and review again.  And I like having the time to ask someone else's opinion or advise. Mulling over what to do will help spark a genius idea for me.  Then I run with it! Sometimes, I can't run fast enough to stay caught up with the idea or plan.

You have heard of all the negative press causes: bed sores, uneven skulls in infants, sagging body parts, and busted water lines.  Negative peer pressure can help a young person make a bad mistake, like smoking or underage drinking.

Have you heard of the positive things pressure causes?  Diamonds.  A good massage. No jiggle when you walk in a tight dress.

Ok, so now I want for you to think of how pressure, when given correctly and timely, can produce good results.  Let's think of the human body.  I have a buddy with severe cerebral palsy.  He has been in a wheelchair for his whole life.  The lack of proper pressure on his body has resulted in his body not forming correctly.  His limbs are poorly developed, with his hips note being formed symmetrically.

So think, we were made for pressure.  Literally, our bodies were designed to undergo pressure in order for a well made adult body to form over the course of time. If our bodies were made like this, I think so were our emotions and neurological skills.

We can NOT expect to fully develop without pressure.  It is useful. It is helpful. It is necessary.

Next time you are in a pressured situation, remember, contents are under pressure, but the label didn't say they would burst...