You Cry Until You Laugh

"Affliction- A condition of pain, suffering, or distress."
-Google
Oh how I love Google. Not this time though. My friend Heidee and I have an inside joke about 'diggin'. It comes from our seminary class sophomore year when a kid in our class was not getting the point our teacher was trying to make. Our teacher said "Dig!" and the guy said, "I'm diggin!" Well tonight, Heidee and I were, in a sense, 'diggin.'
1 Nephi 1:1 talks about afflictions. The topical guide would define affliction as 'Blessing; Gifts of God.' Sorry Google, you're misleading.... Well I started searching the deapths of my soul to find the meaning I was supposed to get out of this scripture that was presented to me, out of the blue, by a good friend. I realized, a trial does not become an affliction until we take the good, the blessing, and the lesson away with us. Affliction is a positive word. Affliction is looking towards the Lord and letting Him guide you, instead of turning away and wondering, "Why me, why now?" Why couldnt I have realized this 2 days ago? Trial and error, I suppose. (No pun intended).
In other news, I have a great singles ward, my bathroom now has a door, and for those of you wondering, I got my textbooks ordered. :] Tejitu and I had a lovely afternoon together of her bossing me around and me making fun of her. She's content playing by herself with anything she gets her hands on and I'm content just watching her play. This afternoon she played with a necklace, a small box lid, and two pieces of plastic for at least half an hour. She makes my day.
I'm still looking for that cost-free hobby. I have an idea or two....
Here's to making trials into afflictions.