INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Economic issues are constantly changing. Make sure you have the most up-to-date information by reading or watching multiple news sources, including those from political stances different than yours. This helps you best understand the current economic issues and best courses of action to respond to them. Certain news aggregates will allow you to set up alerts, such as Google Alerts, to let you know when new news is published regarding a certain topic. If, for example, you are interested in a local election, you can set an alert for "Peoria, IL election 2018." Help keep your community informed and engaged by bringing in experts local economic issues to speak at your community centers. Think about what issues are most relevant to your area, and talk to regionally-knowledgeable experts about setting up events where they can connect with your community. If, for example, you want to champion eating locally, talk to a local chef about doing a cooking demo at the farmer's market using locally-grown and produced ingredients. If you have time available, try volunteering for local organizations such as pet shelters, food pantries, or other non-profit organizations. Volunteer work helps contribute to your local economy in two ways: First, it allows you to offer for free services that are typically paid. This frees up money in communities that are often underserved or underprivileged to invest in themselves. Second, it keeps you in touch with the economic interests of your community. By seeing where volunteers are needed and speaking with others in your area, you can better inform yourself about what others in your area value.

SUMMARY: Keep yourself abreast of local, national, and international economic issues. Organize local speaking events. Volunteer in your community.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Do things that will prevent you from giving in to the temptation to contact the person you're trying to get over. This means making plans on nights when you know you'll miss them most, and staying busy. If you know that you'll feel lonely on Friday night and want to call them, make plans for Friday night. Do this even if you're depressed and don't want to do anything. Make plans and try to live in the moment while you're out with others. Socialize and take up new hobbies or revisit old ones. The key is to have fun without the person you loved, because as impossible as it may seem, you are capable of doing so. You must do things to lift your mood, otherwise you'll just dwell on your situation and become depressed. Examples of hobbies: music, art, sports, dance, movies, video games, reading, cooking, attending plays or local festivals, checking out museums etc. Experts say that the best way to kick an old habit is to adopt a new one. Start a new hobby or rediscover your love for an old one. When you begin to feel sad and like something's missing, direct your energy toward your new habit instead of thinking about your lost love. Note that this does not mean you should start seeing someone new or otherwise try to replace the person you loved with a new person. That would be an unhealthy thing to do. It can be hard to move on from a relationship when you feel like part of you is missing. Rebuild your concept of who you are without that person. A good way to do this is to spend some time alone and explore your hobbies, feelings etc. This might not be possible for the first few weeks or months. You'll know you're ready when you're not thinking of that person every single waking second of the day. When you're dealing with grief it's more important than ever to take good care of yourself, both mentally and physically. Do things that make you feel good on the inside and outside. Eat well, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep and exercise, meditate you might even buy yourself a new outfit or get a nice haircut. Experts say that stress is the primary trigger for indulging in addictions, and this includes exes. If you're feeling overwhelmed, tired or otherwise stressed out, you'll have more difficulty resisting the temptation to connect with the person you're trying to get over. Studies show that nurturing the parts of yourself that you neglected during a relationship can help you move on. Think about what unhealthy behaviours you turn to when you're feeling upset or stressed, and try to avoid these. Common unhealthy coping behaviours include the following: Drinking, using drugs, eating too much or too little, isolating yourself from loved ones, engaging in aggressive or violent behaviour, spending too much time on the Internet, or pretty much any other excessive behaviour (gaming, shopping, watching pornography, exercising etc.). For example, if you know that you tend to binge eat, counter this by going for a walk or a run, or doing something with your hands such as drawing or crafts. It's common to desire justice when you feel you've been wronged; however, studies have shown that far from making people feel better, revenge actually increases stress and impairs health. Some studies have shown that taking revenge can actually force you to play the situation over and over again in your head, whereas not getting revenge helps make the situation seem less significant, making it easier to forget. You are not a worthless person. That person you loved did not throw you away; things just didn't work out. It's not being conceited to know that you're a worthy person (that is, as long as you don't think you're more worthy than others). If you struggle to see your worth, sit down and write a list of things you like about yourself. It might only be one thing the first day, and even that might be a struggle, but if you do it every day, maybe within a week you'll be able to come up with five good things about yourself maybe after a few months you'll be able to fill a page.

SUMMARY: Get in your own way. Have fun with other people and by yourself. Get a new addiction. Figure out who you are. Take care of yourself. Avoid unhealthy coping mechanisms. Don't try to get revenge. Know your worth.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You want to leave a nice long tail so you can weave it into your stitches and finish your hat. You should have plenty of yarn left over in your skein, so cut a one-foot tail to be on the safe side. Remove and store your stitch marker at this point. You don't need it anymore for this project. Thread the tail of the yarn through your tapestry needle. Slip the needle into each of the remaining 10 stitches, pulling the free end of the yarn through the stitches. You should slide each stitch off the needle, onto the free tail. When you're finished, all the stitches should be off the needles, and you should have some yarn left over hanging loose. There will be a small hole at the center of the 10 stitches. Pull the free tail to tighten up the end of the hat and draw the stitches close. The hole should be drawn into a pinpoint. Turn the hat inside out, then weave the tapestry needle through your stitches to secure the free end of the yarn. This is called "weaving in the ends" of the yarn. When you're sure that the yarn won't come loose and unravel your hat, cut the rest of the tail off with scissors. Do the same thing to the free yarn at the brim of the hat, where you cast on your original stitches.

SUMMARY:
Cut the yarn with your scissors. Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches. Pull the yarn tight. Weave the free yarn into your stitches.