Write an article based on this "Take a personal inventory. Ask people you trust for help. Make time for yourself. Start small. Create art. Challenge yourself. Spend time with people who make you happy."
article: By taking an inventory of your strengths and areas that need improvement, you will begin to see what you do well and what you need to work on. This can be a good starting point for figuring out who you are. When you create your inventory, phrase your list so that the strengths use "I am" statements and the areas of improvement use "I want" statements. For example, for strengths, you might include things like "I am a good friend" and "I am generous with my time." For areas of improvement you might include things like "I want to be a better listener" and "I want to care less about what other people think of me." To make your list even longer, you can ask your friends what they think your strengths are and where you could use improvement. Make sure you're asking people who know you well and who will provide you with constructive, positive feedback. Do not ask your friends for help with your list if you think that it might hurt your feelings. Schedule some alone time so that you can look over your list. Scheduling some alone time will also give you a chance to do some self-exploration. You may even want to make scheduled alone time a regular part of your day for a while so that you can have the time and privacy to get to know yourself better. Keep in mind that you don't need to spend your alone time meditating or being reflective. You can discover something new about yourself, even if you're just watching your favorite movie or getting some light exercise. The important thing is to make time that is just for you and enjoy it. Deciding what you want to change about yourself can also tell you about your priorities and help you better understand who you are. If you have identified some areas that you want to improve, then try setting a small goal for yourself. Think about what this goal says about you. What does it say about who you are? Make sure that your goal is small and measurable.For example, if you have decided that you want to be more assertive, then set a goal to speak up for yourself once per day. This can be as simple as voicing your choice for dinner or telling someone "No." You may think that you're the least creative person on the planet, but maybe you never gave yourself a chance. Try writing a poem, story, or song. Paint something or sketch whatever you see outside your window. Take an acting class or make videos with your friends. Hang out with creative people and see if they can teach you something. Forcing yourself to be creative will take you out of your comfort zone and may help you to discover something new about yourself. Don't be too critical of your art when you are just getting started. Remember that the point is to explore who you are and enjoy yourself. Do something that you would never do because it scares or intimidates you. Don't let obstacles stop you. Instead, start with small challenges and work your way up to larger ones. You may discover that you're more determined than you thought and you may even discover a talent that you did not know you had. For example, you could go up to a new group of people and try to make friends, sign up for a 10K though you've never run more than two miles, or see how long you can go without logging onto your Facebook account. You'll learn more about yourself if the people around you encourage you and make you feel good about yourself. Steer clear of people who are negative of critical of you and seek out people who build you up. Try to find people who excite you, live their lives in a way you admire, and who are fun to be around.

Write an article based on this "Think of your strands as having different numbers. Place strand one over strand two and under strand three. Place strand five over strand four and under strand one. Place strand two over strand three and under strand five. Place strand four over strand one and under strand two. Continue this pattern until you reach the end of your hair. Secure your braid."
article: This can help you keep track of the braiding process when you first begin braiding. As your hair begins to weave together, the numbers will matter less, but can be helpful to start. Think of the leftmost strand as strand one. Move to the right, numbering each strand as you go. Keep numbering until you reach the rightmost strand. This is strand five. Remember, strand one is the strand to the left. Strand two is just to the right of strand one, and strand three is just to the right of strand two. It's very important strand one goes over strand two and under strand three and not the other way around. Strand one should now be between strands 3 and 4. You are more or less repeating the process on the other side. Remember, strand five is the rightmost strand. Strand four is just to the left of strand five. Strand one should be at a sideways angle, near strand five. After passing strand five over strand four, pass it under strand one. You should begin to see the roots of a braid forming. Strand two is now the leftmost strand. Strand five is now the second strand to left on the right side. You will repeat the same basic process with strand two that you used to begin your braid. Make sure you remember that you always pass a strand over first, and under second. Over and under is the pattern of the five strand braid. So, make sure strand two goes over strand three, which is the middle strand, and then under strand five. Strand four is now the rightmost strand. It is now closest to strand one and strand two. Moving from strand one to strand two, make sure to weave strand four over and under. As you can see, there is a pattern forming. You alternate between the leftmost and rightmost strand. You always braid into the strands just to the left and just to the right of these strands. Remember the pattern - over and under. Take the leftmost strand and braid it over the first strand to the right, and then under the second strand to the right. Take the rightmost strand and braid it over the first strand to the left, and then under the second strand to the left. Continue this process until you have braided all your hair together. Hold your hair tight with one hand to prevent it from coming undone. With the other hand, take an elastic band and wrap it around the end of your hair. You have now successfully completed a five strand braid.

Write an article based on this "Use a scraper to scrub it down. Use a steel brush to get into small areas. Rub the polyurethane down with after wash. Repeat as needed. Sand the surface to remove polyurethane. Soak your discarded rags and steel wool in water to avoid fires."
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A metal scraper is a good place to start, though if you're worried about scratching the surface, you can use a plastic one. The polyurethane should peel off fairly easily as you move along. The paint stripper should have done the hard work. Scrape in the direction of the wood grain. Scrubbing against the grain can damage the surface of the floors or furniture. Plus, if you add any scratches, it will look like the grain of the wood. In curved or decorative areas, a scraper won't work as well. Instead, scrub it with a metal brush, as the bristles will get in all the nooks and crannies and remove the polyurethane. After wash is a solvent you use after paint stripper. Its purpose is to clean up the end of the polyurethane, as well as remove the paint stripper you used. Just use a paper towel to rub it in. You don't have to leave it on for any time. Just rub it on until the rest of the polyurethane comes up. If the first round didn't take off enough of the polyurethane, go through the process again. Apply another layer of paint stripper to the area, and then scrape it down again, checking to see if that completed the process. After you've removed most of the polyurethane, sand down what remains. You can simply use fine steel wool. You can also use 150-grit sandpaper. The sandpaper will smooth it out and take off the last of the polyurethane. The after wash should have taken off most of the polyurethane, which is why you shouldn't need a heavy-duty sandpaper. Always rub with the grain. Take the water and rags to a hazardous waste disposal unit in your town, along with leftover stripper. Do not throw rags and chemicals directly into the trash or sewer. Contact your city to find your local waste disposal center.