Page 11 - Whispering Squirrels
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Cosmos Crow here again. Now, let’s spend some time talking about what happened in the story and what you can learn from the story. First, all three squirrels had the same thing happen to them. they were walking past two whispering squirrels. Then the two squirrels stopped whispering, laughed and starting whispering again. Secondly, we saw that each of them felt and acted differently.
This story and others in this series, will help you understand why we feel and act the way we do and how to control and change those feelings and behaviors.
Let’s talk about the ABCs of our lives.
(A Activating event or experience (the Whispering Squirrels) This can be anything from a test in school to someone calling you a name.
(B) Your Beliefs (about “A”)
What are you thinking (telling yourself)
Is it GOOD THINKING or STINKY THINKING
(C) The Consequences of your thinking (“B”), your emotions and behavior. Are your emotions OK or Not OK? Are your behaviors Thumbs Up, that is appropriate for the situation or Thumbs Down and cause you probems.
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