"This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross.

This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away."

~ Mevlana Rumi, 13th century sufi poet and mystic

from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

Yet another of Rumi's thoughts on the value of challenges: "It is God’s kindness to terrify you in order to lead you to safety.”

How can we possibly grow without challenge and a bit of discomfort?

Here's to our polishing!