If you’re using fresh peaches, look for ones that have a nice aroma and that aren’t super bruised or soft. For frozen peaches, opt for ones that are already peeled. If you go with canned peaches, choose ones that are stored in water or fruit juice rather than in syrup.  If the fresh peaches you have are extremely hard, put them into a paper bag for 1-2 days to soften them up a bit before pureeing them. If using frozen peaches, let them thaw at room temperature before moving on to the steaming process. If you’re using canned peaches, drain them from their liquid before moving on to the steaming process. Use a pot that is large enough to fully fit 4 whole peaches submerged in water. Turn the burner to high and let the water come to a boil before adding the peaches to the pot.  It may take about 10 minutes for the water to come to a boil. Just keep an eye on the pot—once the water is bubbling, you’re ready to move on to the next step. If you’re using canned or frozen peaches, skip the boiling and blanching process entirely.

Summary: Use fresh, frozen, or canned peaches. Bring a large pot of water to a boil on the stovetop.


"Selfies" (pictures you take of your self) are popular on Instagram — simply scroll through the "Explore" tab and odds are that you'll see plenty. However, unless you're a gorgeous celebrity, followers will often get annoyed if all they see on your profile is your face, so try to avoid posting too many pictures of yourself. A selfie or two is OK every once in a while, but doing it all the time can make you come across as vain or narcissistic, which can have a negative effect on your likes. In this section, we'll give you a few tips for getting lots of likes with the selfies you do take. However, keep this first step in mind — no matter how good your selfies are, taking too many can be a very bad idea. Research has shown that certain color combinations make selfies statistically more popular on average. In particular, cool tones like blue and purple and earthy tones like tan, beige, burnt orange, and so on seem to do especially well. On the other hand, bright, "warm" colors like red, yellow, pink, and so on seem to be less popular on average. Sometimes, the best selfies are ones that show you as you actually are. Posting a selfie without an obnoxious, overpowering filter can be a boost to your popularity if it helps convince others that you're not especially vain about your appearance. In fact, besides those with the "Willow" black-and-white filter, selfies with no filter at all have been found to be the most popular on average. You can sometimes get away with posting lots of selfies if the selfies themselves are shot in interesting ways. Playing around with the composition can help here — for instance, you might try to show off your amazing eyes by posting a close-up of your iris, or you might advertise the new lip gloss you're crazy about by posting a selfie that only captures your face from the nose down. It's up to you — there's no "right" way to take a creative selfie, so use your imagination!

Summary: Limit your overall number of "selfies". Lean towards "cooler", earthier colors. Reduce your reliance on filters. Use imaginative composition for your selfie shots.


Test it out, observe and study your subject.  Be objective and look at everything as if you have never seen it before. Observe it as if it's a totally unique thing, but most importantly, observe your relationship or interaction with the experience and the object. The ways we can learn the most about a subject as well as how to gain the best outcome is to observe our relationships - how do we feel about the experience - is the mind open or closed to the experience?  This helps you observe life more completely, rather than being selective, or allowing parts of the mind to cloud the issue.  Ask yourself often to identify what you see, as you might not always know, even if you do identify it but a secondary feeling or idea arises, then identify that as well. Once you can identify them, you can explore them, just like once you've identified the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, you can start to put the puzzle together and you can gain practical understanding and skills. Luckily, in essence there are very few cases when the solution to many of our life challenges aren't already within the problem we experience - or in essence, our relationship with the problem. By exploring the foundation of the problem, a solution can be found, or if a solution is simply impossible, then a person can then start to come to terms with accepting the realities of life and finding a silver lining or creative opportunity if they are practical. In life aspects, many of our frustrations, unhappiness, depression and sorrows happen because we aren't looking at things completely and applying our understanding, or observing the issue to understand it. Generally it is wise to go back to the beginning and examine the central facts and test those in relation to what you see. You might be studying to gain an insight into a maths project, but if you are too tired or not interested then it is useful to identify this feeling as this is your relationship with the subject. Sincerity is actually deep in the practice and benefits of understanding. If you are seeing something that is real and can be retested to give the same result, then you will have to satisfy yourself that it is what it is. It might mean consequently you have to let go of other ideas or wishes, but ultimately that is up to you to let them go, because you cannot progress beyond these hurdles. You have to climb over them until you can leap over them. For example, it took a while until you could repeat the alphabet without error. Some people can learn it quickly, but these are very rare people so it pays to keep observing and learning. Very often things can suddenly make sense (like a "light-bulb moment"), even things you have seen dozens of times before. Through life experience, your mind develops the tools needed to put together pieces of the puzzle, as well as identify different angles and ways that the experience can be improved. The mind is often able to relate what has been seen to prior experiences in order to make connections. By using an inward observation, eventually even this tool and skill gathering becomes apparent.
Summary: Develop your levels of observation and the subsequent knowledge that arises. Be sincere. Keep observing the subject in order to improve both the depth of understanding and observation.