Article: Anxiety and fear can make people think in very irrational ways. One of the best ways to approach a pushy or overly-involved parent is by listening to his concerns and trying to assuage them. Let your parent feel validated. Listen to his concerns, and let him fully explain himself before you respond. Once a person has had the opportunity to vent, he is more likely to be willing to listen and compromise. Once you've listened to your parent's fears or anxieties you will need to address the things he is worried about. Acknowledge each concern or fear that your parent has, and offer ways to address those concerns. Offer alternatives to being pushy or overly involved. Some parents behave this way because they feel insecure about their role as parents. Suggest other ways to get involved, like taking an interest in your hobbies, or spending more time together on weekends. Some people call them "helicopter parents," while others simply call them pushy and demanding. It can be difficult to deal with pushy parents, but it's important to remember that your parents are pushy because they care about you, and what you interpret as pushiness is their effort at expressing it. Let your parents know that you understand they have your best interests at heart. Gently point out bad behavior. Even the best, most responsible parents may have moments of frustration. Many parents become pushy in the heat of the moment. In these cases, the parent may not even realize that he is becoming pushy or demanding, and is probably overcome with emotion. Try saying something like, "I know you're upset, and I completely understand. But let's find a way to deal with this together, in a respectful manner." Many children who have pushy parents feel like they can't make their own choices, or can't work on issues in a way that will be most helpful to them. If you're having problems with your parents, try setting up healthy boundaries so that everyone is happy. Encourage a pushy parent to let you make independent choices. This boils down to a matter of trust, and you may want to remind your parents that they will need to trust you to make your own decisions at some point in life. Remind the parent that judgment and decision-making skills need to be developed throughout life. You may want to say something like, "If you want me to be able to make my own successful decisions later in life, shouldn't you start teaching me how to actually make my own decisions now? I need that freedom in order to learn."
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Listen to your parents' fears. Calm your parents' anxieties. Address pushy behavior. Suggest better boundaries.
Article: To create a crafting table, you'll need four wooden planks, which can be crafted with one block of wood from a tree. Trees are in most areas of Minecraft, so just look around. Face the tree trunk that you want to break, hold down the right trigger until it breaks, and then walk over the block to pick it up. You don't need any tools to break wood, though using an axe will expedite the process. Press X (Xbox) or square (PlayStation) to do so. This is usually the tab that opens immediately; it has an image of a wood plank on its tab, which is at the top of the menu. Select the "Wood Plank" option, scroll down until you find your version of wood, then press A (Xbox) or X (PlayStation). For example, if you collected birch wood, you would scroll down until you found the Birch Wood Planks option. Scroll over until your cursor is selecting the crafting table icon. Press A or X to do so. The crafting table will automatically be added to your equip bar if there's room for it; if not, it will go to your inventory. You can place the crafting table on the ground by selecting it in your equip bar, facing a block on which you want to place the crafting table, and pressing the left trigger.
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Find a tree. Collect one block of wood. Open the crafting menu. Select the "Structures" tab. Create wood planks. Select the crafting table. Create the crafting table.
Article: See if there are any Hindu temples or community centers where you live that would allow you to join their congregation. The widespread acceptance of the major world religions has made finding places of worship in unlikely locations more common. As a member of a temple, you will be guided through puja and be given advice on yoga meditation and understanding the Vedas (scriptures), which will help you on your spiritual journey. Unfortunately, it is still somewhat common for Westerners and those of other religious foundations to be rejected from practicing Hinduism in a formal capacity. If this happens to you, keep looking until you find a temple that will accept you, or continue your study and worship on your own. Learn about different ritual activities from the leaders of your temple or community and incorporate them into your practice. In addition to puja and yoga, there are many other rituals that encompass important aspects of Hinduism. While most of these are spiritual in nature and center around paying tribute to divinity, others are more personal and practical, and function almost as good-luck rituals or reminders of the need to excel in your station of life. Puja is the most commonplace form of ritual in Hinduism, and is usually performed every day. Other important rituals for the Hindu follower to observe include making offerings and sacrifices (symbolic in meaning) to the various deities of the pantheon, decorating the body with markings that represent spiritual aims and sitting in meditation of the truths of the Vedas. Other more sophisticated rituals, collectively identified as a yajna, require the oversight of qualified holy men and typically entail systematic group offerings and blessings. These rituals are more akin to what you might expect to find in churches where Abrahamic religions are practiced. If you belong to a Hindu temple or spiritual community, a yajna is likely to be conducted by the group's most prominent leaders. Hindu festivals are based around the seasons and usually commemorate or symbolize important events in Hindu theology. Some of these celebrations, such as Makar Sankranti, require visiting cultural landmarks like the Ganges river, but many holy events can be honored anywhere with prayers and offerings particular to the day. In becoming immersed in the Hindu religion, make an effort to learn the significance marking these occasions and take part in observing them. Among the most venerated annual Hindu festivities are Holi, a celebration of springtime and rebirth occurring the day after the full moon in early March; Diwali, the "row of lights" ceremony that commemorates the end of the Vikram calendar; and Mahashivaratri, a birthday celebration for Shiva, one of the three highest deities in the Hindu religion. The majority of Hindu celebrations are scheduled by the Vikram calendar, which follows a lunar progression, and fall on notable days of the moon cycle. If you have fully committed yourself to following the Hindu religion, you might plan a pilgrimage to visit holy sites in India and its outlying regions and pay your respects. Embarking on a pilgrimage will offer you a rare opportunity to see the shrines of deities and saints, refocus your spiritual devotion and purify yourself of sins and impurities. Pilgrimages are time-consuming and expensive undertakings and may not be feasible for all practitioners, but they are venerated tradition in Hinduism nonetheless. Some of the most famous sites for pilgrimages include the "big four" Indian towns Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka and Badrinath, as well as Nepalese stops like the Pashupatinath Temple. A small percentage of larger Hindu organizations that are funded by local communities may offer all-expense-paid group pilgrimage opportunities for those who could not otherwise afford them. Check and see if your temple or organization is one of these.
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Become a member of a temple. Take part in ritual practices. Attend Hindu celebrations and festivals. Undertake a spiritual pilgrimage.