Article: When you are sick, you look tired and weak. Splashing cold water on your face will help close your pores and make you appear less tired. It will also leave you feeling refreshed. Peachy or warm undertones will leave you looking natural and refreshed. Applying a little bronzer to your jawline, upper cheekbones, and hairline can also help give you a healthy glow. Using a concealer with a hydrating base will not only moisturize your face, but it will also help cover up the areas of your face that are red and irritated. However, you should avoid applying concealer to areas that are really dry and flakey as the makeup will cling to the flakes of skin and this will only make you look worse. If you have a runny nose, you can avoid looking like Rudolph by investing in high quality tissues. Many brands now offer tissues that include lotions, which can alleviate redness. Although it might be difficult to fight the urge to wear your pyjamas out in public when you're feeling under the weather, you should continue to dress as if you're feeling your best. Otherwise you risk drawing attention to yourself and the fact that you're sick.
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Splash cold water on your face. Apply some tinted lipbalm or blush to give yourself a vibrant, healthy look. Put some concealer on your face if it is red and blotchy. Use only tissues infused with aloe vera. Get dressed in clothing you'd regularly wear.
Article: Hold onto the scabbard with your nondominant hand so your thumb rests on top. Put your thumb against the circular guard around the handle of the katana and lightly push it forward. You will feel some friction before the blade slides easily within the scabbard. The scabbard holds the blade tightly in place near the guard so the katana doesn't slip out accidentally. Be careful not to push the blade out too far or it could fall out from the scabbard. Reach across the front of your body using your dominant hand and hold onto the handle 1 inch (2.5cm) from the guard. Push the handle down lightly as you pull it out so the cutting edge doesn't get caught on the scabbard when you remove it. Pull the blade straight out and slowly point the tip out in front of you so the blade faces down. The katana will have a sharp cutting edge and a dull edge along the back. Cup the bottom of the scabbard near the opening on the end so your nondominant hand makes a U-shape. Wrap your thumb around the top of the scabbard to hold it firmly in place so it doesn't move around while you try to insert the katana. Never try to resheathe the katana without holding onto the scabbard since the blade could easily slip from place. Slowly and carefully turn the tip of the blade toward the scabbard so the cutting edge points up. Set the blunt edge of the sword on your fingers underneath the scabbard's opening and use your dominant hand to push the tip inside. Keep your grip firmly on the scabbard even after you put the tip in. Be careful moving the tip of the katana toward you so you don't accidentally cut or stab yourself. Slowly guide the rest of the blade into the scabbard using your dominant hand. Don't let the cutting edge scrape the top of the scabbard since it could dull the blade. Continue pushing the blade in until you feel friction, which is usually when there's about 1 inch (2.5cm) left to insert. Don't try to force the blade into the scabbard since you could damage the blade. Hook the thumb on your nondominant hand around the guard of the blade and pull it into the scabbard. Don't try to force the blade into position or else you could damage the tip. Keep pushing the guard until you can't see the blade anymore and the katana doesn't move around in the scabbard.
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Push the katana's guard from the scabbard with your nondominant thumb. Pull the blade out by its handle. Wrap your hand around the end of the scabbard when you sheathe it. Guide the tip of the katana into the hole in the scabbard. Push in the katana until there's 1in (2.5cm) of blade exposed. Press the guard against the scabbard with your nondominant thumb.
Article: In order to maintain talent in multiple areas, train yourself to prevent negative thoughts that can diminish your ability to work towards achieving the multiple goals you set for yourself. There are several ways to rid your mind of negative thinking: Overcome fear. Audacious, yes. But reflect on what's holding you back. The most common barriers to acquiring talent are based on your emotions. Recognize this and prevent emotional perspectives, such as fear, from preventing you from pursuing whatever talent you wish to acquire. Filter out the negative. We tend to filter out the positive and be overly concerned with the negative, especially in terms of our perspective on our own abilities. Don't fall for this mental trap. Contemplate your room for improvement only so far as it motivates you to continue improving. Recognize the middle ground. Abandon the concept of perfection. Don't think that you must be perfect at something to consider yourself talented. Optimism isn't going to make you good at anything on its own, but it will help. Recognize that it is objectively within your control to decide how to think about something, especially goals you set for yourself and your ability to accomplish them. Respond to negative thoughts that arise by re-framing them in equally true, but more positive perspectives. For instance: Instead of thinking, "I've never done this before, and it seems hard," think, "Here's an opportunity to learn, and there are a few different ways to approach this." Instead of thinking, "I'm too lazy" or "There's no way I can do that," tell yourself, "I haven't put enough time into this, but I can at least try it and see how it goes." Finally, don't get discouraged by thoughts about how slowly your talents are improving. Decide to tell yourself that it's worth one more try. Even convincing yourself to favor positive thinking takes practice. It will pay off though. Become less critical of the world around you, and of yourself, simply by repeating positive sentiments to yourself and pushing away negative thoughts. Maintaining a positive mindset will not only improve your mood, but will help motivate you to stick with the hard work required to acquire new talents.
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Defy negative thoughts. Strengthen your position with positive thinking. Practice the thinking part too.