Article: The term “emotional debt” is often used to describe emotions that we have never fully healed from and allow to play out repeatedly in our day to day lives. You should be honest with yourself about any past emotions that are still lingering, consciously breaking the patterns that you have developed as a response to those emotions, and step outside your comfort zone. This will allow you to be aware of how past emotions influence you and to move past them. You might think that your comfort zone protects you from bad feelings, but by staying there, you are letting those unpleasant emotions hold you back. When you step outside of it, you can take control over them. When some experience or person falls short of the expectations you place on them, it hurts. Remove as many expectations as you can from your life, and when you do make an expectation, keep it as broad and undefined as possible. This stops you from subjecting yourself to emotional pain for everything that doesn’t go exactly how you’d like it to. You can also change your expectations to be more realistic. For example, you expecting that today will be warm is much less likely to disappoint than expecting that today will be exactly 73 degrees Fahrenheit, breezy, and sunny. Keeping busy is shown to improve contentment. Deliberately choose activities that drive you toward your goals or somehow benefit you. Offering yourself incentives will help justify staying busy. It also allows you to pour your energy into work, working out, cleaning your house, etc., rather than seeking out emotional ties. Avoid letting people get too close or control you with promises, pleas, or apologies. Define the types of relationships you want to be in, and have only those relationships. Be in control of how invested you are in any given relationship. If you are overwhelmed by past traumas and cannot seem to let the emotion go, you may need the help of a professional psychologist. Issues like chronic depression or anxiety should not be ignored. Your therapist can help you decide what clinical approaches and/or medications might be appropriate to help you move past your emotional debt.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Let go of your past emotions. Avoid setting specific expectations. Keep yourself busy. Keep relationships on your terms. Seek professional therapy.
Article: Add ⅔ cup (150 g) of sugar and ¼ cup (52 g) of fractionated coconut oil or olive oil to a medium size bowl. Use a spoon to mix the ingredients together so they’re fully combined.  If you don’t have fractionated coconut oil, you can melt solid coconut oil in the microwave. The sugar and oil mixture should have the texture of semi-dry sand. Adjust the amounts of each ingredient accordingly if you find that the mixture is too thick or too thin. When the sugar and oil mixture has reached the proper consistency, add 15 drops of lemon essential oil to the bowl. Stir well to incorporate the essential oil throughout the scrub.  If you don’t have lemon essential oil, you can substitute 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of fresh lemon juice. You can also mix some lemon zest into the scrub to increase the lemon scent. When the scrub is completely mixed, carefully spoon it into a glass jar. Make sure that the container has a lid so the scrub will be airtight. Leave it next to your kitchen or bathroom sink, and scoop out a small amount to massage over your hands when they get rough. After massaging the scrub over your hands, rinse it off with warm water and pat your hands dry with a clean towel.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Combine the sugar and oil. Mix in the essential oil. Transfer the scrub to a jar with a lid.
Article: If the other party is riled up and looking for violence, words might not do any good, but it's usually a good idea to try. Physical fights can very likely end people in the ER, so avoiding them at all costs is advisable. Try to determine why the other person is angry, and see if you can talk them down.  Some people may be motivated not by anger but by something else, like a mugger whose motivation is money. Trying to talk them out of the attack would be a bad idea that could cause even more trouble. In such a situation, giving up your money without defending yourself is the wisest choice to avoid harm. Physical fights very often start as a verbal fight, an argument. If you sense that a confrontation you're in might escalate to physical violence, try to quell the argument. First, lower your voice and end the shouting match. Say things like "I don't want to fight," and "I understand why you're upset" to make it very clear that you're not interested in escalating the conflict. Once the other person has calmed down some, start talking it over by conceding the points of the argument that they are right about, and what, if anything, you did wrong. While it may seem easier to fight, you should always run away rather than fight. It might wound your pride to run away from a fight, but a wounded pride is better than a wounded body, especially when a wounded body can have serious long-term repercussions. If you tried talking it out, and that didn't work, try getting away. Don't turn your back and run, as this leaves you vulnerable. Just slowly back away, while watching for any sudden moves. If your assailant is a mugger, give him your money. Chances are he has a knife or some other kind of weapon, and the money in your wallet is not more valuable than your life. Most fights with no good reason behind them start because of a combination of intoxication and miscommunication. Don't let your ego get in way of apologizing, even for something you didn't do. And keep your voice low and calm when you try to reason with the other party. This will avoid an escalation of shouting that leads to fists being thrown.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Try talking it out first. Let go of your ego and escape. Lower your voice and apologize.