INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Other people are outside your control, and if you can't get past worrying about your own image, you can't live freely. You can't please everyone, so thinking that you can will leave you alienated and disappointed. Don't let other people's views become the words you mold yourself around. Once you get to the point where you are saying to yourself and everyone else that you're just trying to be what everyone else wants, you have reached a point where you cannot be free. Detach yourself from "toxic" people in your life. These are the people who try to tie you down through manipulation, negativity, and other forms of control. Better still, learn how to disarm such people by learning non-violent communication techniques and standing your ground through being less reactive and more responsive and assertive; you have the power within you to remain free of such people and to live free from their harmful ways. Good friends will help you find your balance. Be free by focusing on what can be done, rather than on what cannot. Shift your attention to what you can do to make things better for yourself and for others. By doing this, you'll find greater freedom to live the life you want to live. Remind yourself of your successes instead of your failures. If work or school isn't going as well as it might, focus on your family, your relationships, or how awesome you've become at shooting three-pointers. Focus on the positive. Watch your language. Avoid negative statements like "I can't." Language is powerful, both in convincing yourself and in convincing others. By changing these negative phrases to ones focused on what can be done, you will free yourself from inaction and procrastination. Instead, say, "I've got to do this." Lies create a tangled web of deceit that keeps you from being free. Learn to recognize the lies you tell yourself and others. Being sincere and truthful allows you to connect better with people you can trust because they can identify with your vulnerability. Lies are one form of reacting defensively; for many of us, it is natural to feel a need to defend ourselves in a situation of conflict. Lying during a conflict may seem like a good, defensive way of getting someone to leave you alone but it binds you even more tightly to that person because you've made things less clear and have evaded your real needs rather than stood up for yourself. By responding with loving kindness, you regain your freedom in relationships because you learn to acknowledge the pain, hurt and other negative feelings of others without escalating the conflict and still make it clear that you retain your power to make your own decisions and choices. Many people associate "having enough money" with freedom, but your attitude toward money says much more about freedom than money itself. Treat money as a tool in your life, not the driver of your life. Learn to save, budget and be a conscious consumer. Look for what you can do to remove yourself from parts of the consuming cycle that you feel burden you. For example, if you're fed up paying high prices for organic food, dig up your lawn and plant a beautiful vegetable and fruit garden instead. Tend to it regularly, knowing that the fruits of your labor are repaid through communion with nature, health through quality food and role modeling sustainable behavior to your children, neighbors, and friends. Start bartering your skills with others who have skills in making things you can't or don't enjoy making, so that a virtuous cycle kicks into place. From this, you will also gain friendships and connections that might just amaze you. Make use of online resources to connect with like-minded people, share items and services, and to encourage others to get involved in ways of living more freely. One site you might find useful is Sharehood, a collaborative consumption website that helps you to bring together the local community and your neighbors for sharing resources and skills.

SUMMARY: Give less value to what other people think of you. Stop focusing on the bad. Be honest. Come to terms with money (and any lack of it). Make things that you're good at making.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Lounges are usually available to First Class or frequent-flyer passengers for free, but all passengers now have access to them after paying a fee. They offer comfortable seating, newspapers and magazines, food and Wi-Fi access, and some have showers or screen films as well. Access differs between airlines, so ask at the front desk of the lounge to see if you qualify for, or can purchase entry. Find a comfortable chair and catch some shut-eye for a while. Bring along or purchase noise-canceling headphones, a neck pillow and an eye mask to upgrade your sleeping experience, but make sure to set an alarm on your phone or ask someone to wake you up before your flight to avoid oversleeping, and potentially missing your flight. Some airports offer cots to passengers with delayed or cancelled flights. Ask the staff what your airport's policy is. Airports offer quick takeout options if you're in a time crunch, or nicer sit-down restaurants if you have a longer layover. Check out an airport map or ask an employee what your food options are if nothing looks good in your terminal. Some airlines will give you meal vouchers to use in the airport or outside it if your flight is delayed or if you have a long layover (usually six hours or more). Inquire at the ticket counter even if your airline doesn't offer them in its official policy, or if your layover is slightly shorter. Some airline personnel might offer them anyways, and it never hurts to ask. Stretch out your legs before a long flight and go for a stroll. Some airports, like Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas and Phoenix Sky Harbor in Arizona, have walking paths that wind right through the terminals. " Take advantage of these quiet spaces to pray, meditate, or simply relax away from the bustle and stress of the terminal. Some larger airports, such as London Heathrow Airport in England, also have chaplains or faith representatives on call. You can meet people in an airport you'd never cross paths with otherwise, so take advantage of it if you're feeling chatty. Start off with a simple, "Where are you headed to today?" and take it from there. Some people prefer not to make conversation when they travel, so don't be offended if someone isn't interested in talking with you, and don't try and force a conversation on someone who doesn't want one. But remember, it certainly doesn't hurt to say hello. Some airports offer full beauty treatments, manicures and pedicures, or massages to help you relax before or after a long flight. Check out what your airport offers before you arrive.

SUMMARY:
Head for an airport lounge. Sleep in the terminal. Grab a bite to eat. Walk around the airport. Go to a chapel or meditate in a "quiet room. Start up a conversation. Visit a spa.