MIND-BLOWN.

Holy wow! I am completely mind-BLOWN!! A crisis. Multiple CRISES. Who woulda thought such a thing could be GOOD or healthy?? Not me, that's for sure!

We learned that a crisis is an event that necesitates change and although it can be hard, can be a positive and needed thing. Brother Williams showed us this ABC -> X Theory created by Reuben Hill:

Actual event (stressor)
Both resource and resposes (tangible and intangible)
Cognitions (thoughts)
____

total eXperience

Some key notes were: 1) Don't let the stress that's outside come between you (spouse, family, etc); 2) it's the structure of the relationship, not the stressor, that determines the outcome; 3) act, don't be acted upon! Remember: Heavenly Father loves us so much that he doesn't want us to go through life without crises. He gives them to us so we can learn and grow.

We also talked about cheering up! Your spirit chooses what you do! And, "that which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do - not that the nature of the thing itself has changed, but our power to do is increased."