Hard Times

Hard times do not equal bad times. Challenging seasons and times are prime opportunities for growth, learning and formation. Economic hard times can present new opportunities like lower entry points into businesses and markets, great investment opportunities and they can teach better financial management. All these things would be difficult to do/learn when things are booming.

The same principles apply and even more so for personal growth. We do not learn much when things are smooth sailing. Most often it takes hard and challenging times to cause growth. Knowing that can make the hard times much more tolerable.