Article: To start exercising your cheek muscles, make a face as though you just ate a lemon or something remarkably sour. Your lips should be in a slight pucker or pout and your cheeks should be partially sucked in. Your teeth should not be clenched together, as this can prevent you from sucking your cheeks in, but your lips do need to be closed.   Note - this method is a folk remedy. In other words, it's not supported by any sort of scientific evidence, but rather by vague, unverifiable, anecdotal evidence. Thus, it is not guaranteed to work.  Your cheeks should naturally indent inward, with the deepest part of the indentation resting in between your top and bottom teeth, roughly halfway between the front and back of your mouth. Try eating or drinking something sour if you have a hard time imagining the appropriate facial expression - your natural reaction to sourness is what this exercise is imitating. Locate the areas on your cheeks where the indentations are the deepest. Gently hold this spot down on both cheeks using both index fingers. Keep your fingers firmly fixed to these spots as you prepare to move your mouth. You can also hold these spots with your thumb or the rounded end of a pencil if you find it easier. Gradually ease your expression into a wide grin, keeping your fingers fixed to the same spots on your face. Your smile should be wide and open-mouthed, as natural dimples generally appear when someone has a fairly wide smile. Your fingers should now be positioned near the corners of your smile, where dimples would naturally occur if you had them.  Check your appearance in a mirror. If the location of your fingertips seems slightly off, you may need to slightly slide your fingertips across your cheeks to the proper location. Press your desired dimple area firmly with your fingertips or with the rounded end of a pencil. For temporary dimples, release immediately. Take a picture, if desired. Note that these dimples will disappear as soon as you relax your mouth. To train your cheeks into forming more lasting dimples, you will need to continue to firmly hold these indentations in place for at least 30 minutes.  The longer you can hold your “dimple” marks in place, the more luck you will have in getting them to last. In the past, there were actually mechanical devices aimed at creating dimples by applying consistent pressure to these spots on your face. These devices were never scientifically proven to work, but some swore by them. This dimple exercise mimics the action of such a machine. Continue practicing 30-minute dimple “exercises” on a daily basis for several weeks. If a month passes and you still have not created lasting dimples, you may want to move on. Since this technique is not supported by scientific evidence, but by hearsay, if you don't eventually have success, it may simply not work for you.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Pucker your lips and suck your cheeks in. Press and hold the indentations. Smile and reposition your fingers as necessary. Continue pressing for 30 minutes or more. Repeat daily.
Article: A gatha is a short verse that you silently recite to help you focus your attention during meditation. This is particularly helpful if you find your mind wandering when you are trying to meditate. Take two or three breaths as you recite each line:  Say "I have arrived" as you breathe in.  Say "I am home" as you breath out. Say "In the here" as you breathe in. Say "In the now" as you breath out. Say "I am solid" as you breathe in. Say "I am free" as you breath out. Say "In the ultimate" as you breathe in. Say "I dwell" as you breath out. Start with the part of your body that is closest to the ground and work your way up. Begin with your feet and then move to your ankles, to your shins, your calves, your knees, your hips, your pelvis, your spine, your stomach, your shoulders, your arms, your neck, and then lastly your jaw. Being aware of your body does not involve any thinking per se. Instead you are noticing the different sensations and how your body is moving.  Notice how your feet feel touching the ground. Notice how your muscles contract as you take a step. What kind of sensations are you experiencing in each part of your body? Do you feel your clothing touch your knees or your stomach as you take a step? How does your hip change positions as you lift your leg up or put your leg down? Notice how your arms and shoulders swing as you walk. As you meditate you will have feelings associated with your body and feelings associated with what you hear and see as you are walking. You may have feelings of comfort, discomfort, pain, pleasure, like, dislike, or neutral feelings. There are no right or wrong feelings. Accept whatever you feel. You do not have to fight your feelings or try to change them.  Do you feel any pain in your body as you are walking? Is the scenery pleasant as you walk? Do you like or dislike the sounds that you experience as you are walking? Is any part of your body uncomfortable as you place your foot on the ground? The emotions you experience while you meditate will change. They can be affected by what is happening in your life at the time or the type of day you have had. Your emotions may also change during the course of your meditation. For example, if you had a hectic time at work, you may feel stressed or anxious at the beginning of your walk and feel more relaxed as your walk continues. You will experience many different thoughts and emotions as you meditate. As you experience them, categorize them into thoughts and emotions that are negative and those that are positive. Positive thoughts are thoughts that you want to keep. Negative thoughts are thoughts that you want to get rid of.  For example, you notice that your shoulders are tense as you are walking, and you categorize this as something negative. You choose to relax your shoulders and cause tension to be released from your body. There are no right or wrong thoughts or emotions when you are meditating. It may be difficult to be aware of your body, feelings, and emotions as you meditate. Start by only focusing on your body as you meditate.  Once you feel comfortable with that, incorporate being aware of your feelings and thoughts. Gradually build up your ability to be aware of all of the different factors. The more you practice the better you will become.  When you first start practicing devote 20 minutes to walking meditation because it may take you longer to focus. Once you have gotten the hang of it, you can incorporate this practice into your daily life. Meditate while you walk from your car to the grocery store or walk up a flight of stairs. Modify your focus based on your needs. If you want to become more aware of your feelings while you meditate, you can focus on your feelings only and not include awareness of your body or thoughts.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use a gatha. Be aware of your body. Be aware of your feelings. Be aware of your mental and emotional states. Be aware of objects of consciousness. Develop your ability to focus.
Article: Research websites that offer budget calculators; most of them are free. This will ensure that you have some money set aside when baby finally arrives.  It is better to be prepared than to have to rush to come up with funds if you need them after the child is born. This will ensure that the funds set aside will not be spent prematurely. Don’t get sucked into an overblown idea of what your tiny baby may need; stick to the basics.  Begin by researching only the necessary items your baby will need for the first few months of life. Make a list of these items. Make a gift registry for the things that did not get listed as necessities or those baby items that you absolutely cannot live without, but would never actually purchase on your own.  Be precise and detailed even down to colors and sizes. Choose a larger store or online merchant to give your guests a simple, trouble-free way to buy gifts for your baby. This helps ensure that you won’t get left with duplicate items, or worse, items you don’t want. Find out all there is to know about child related tax credits. You may be entitled to a yearly tax credit for your child as well as childcare expenses. You may consider changing your plan if it does not cover well exams for your child.
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Take to the Internet. Consider reserving a bit of money once a month as soon as you have a new budget in place. Open an individual account just for baby. Make a list of all the essential baby items you will need. Talk to your accountant. Evaluate your current medical insurance plan.