Write an article based on this "Practice thinking  confident thoughts. Encourage yourself to keep learning. Learn from your mistakes. Step outside of your comfort zone. Use your passion and interests to find a fulfilling vocation. Express gratitude on a daily basis. Practice mindfulness Accept the consequences of your actions."
article: Confidence, like many things, is a skill that can be learned. Even if you don't start off feeling confident, the more you practice, the better you'll get and the happier you'll feel. Think positively about your life. When faced with an obstacle, tell yourself that you can overcome it.  Even if you’re not feeling confident, try acting confident with body language. Stand up straight while you're walking or sitting. Avoid standing with your arms crossed. Instead, put your hands on your hips. Just smiling, even if you force it, can help you feel instantly happier and more confident, as your brain releases endorphins.   Stop negative thinking. Every time you start having negative thoughts about yourself, stop yourself and re-frame the thought into a positive or neutral one. For example, if you find yourself thinking "I am so worthless,” think instead, “I am really valuable to myself and others.” Never stop educating yourself throughout your life. It will keep your brain sharp, lower your risk for diseases like Alzheimer's, and give you interesting things to discuss with other people. Start with subjects that are interesting to you, such as video game design or historical costuming.  Educate yourself about what is happening in the world: advances in science, medicine, politics, art, and current events. This keeps you in touch with what is going on. Try to learn a new skill, such as knitting, speaking a foreign language, or understanding astrophysics. Reading books and articles, watching the news and documentaries, or doing online tutorials are all great ways to keep learning. No matter how successful you are, no matter how healthy you are, no matter what you do or don't do, you're going to make mistakes and experience failure. Sometimes these incidents will be your fault, sometimes they won't. It's how you respond to them that will determine your ability to be successful at life.  Your attitude toward life shapes how you experience things. Let go of your expectations and accept life as it is. This will empower you to handle whatever comes your way.  Don't be afraid to make mistakes. When you do make a mistake, ask yourself how did things go wrong, what did you learn from it, and what will you do differently next time? To learn from your mistakes, you must first take accountability for them. Acknowledge where you went wrong so that you can fix it. Although it can be a little nerve-racking at first, these experiences will help you gain confidence and the resources to deal with the uncertainties of life. You might try something as intense as sky-diving or rock-climbing or something more mundane like meeting new people or speaking in front of a crowd.  Take small steps to get better. If you have social anxiety, for example, your small step could be talking to 1 unknown person a week or making 1 phone call per week. You can eventually work up to going to an event by yourself or dealing with people on a regular basis. Try to do something that pushes you each day, even if it is a small thing. You'll start to get better and better about confronting unknown and potentially unnerving situations. In the end, you'll be better prepared to deal with them. Your vocation is your calling in life that gives you meaning. Sometimes, this is your profession, but it can also be a hobby, a passion, or a side project. Study your interests, passions, and hobbies. Use those to guide you towards a vocation that is meaningful to you.  While you may not have been able to achieve all of your dreams, you can still incorporate your passion into your daily life. Perhaps you may not become an actor, but you can teach acting at a school or work in a local community theater. If your job isn’t your passion in life, try to think of all the positive benefits of it. Make a list of all the good things about your job, such as having coworkers you like, making a difference in people's lives, or making enough money to buy a house. Gratitude lets you lead a life where you feel content and fulfilled. Once a day, find something that you are grateful for. Write it down or say how much it means to you.   Being grateful affirms that there are good things in life, even if not everything is good at the moment. For example, if a loved one has died, you have every right to be sad. Instead of focusing on their death, however, focus on how grateful you were to have them in your life. Keep a gratitude journal. Jot down all the little things that happened throughout each day that you were grateful for. This will create a habitual practice of gratitude. . The practice of mindfulness helps you experience each sensation and detail in the moment. Take a few minutes to notice everything around you. Pay attention to the sights, sounds, feel, and smells. Don't assign value judgments to things (such as a "beautiful sky" or "cold wind"), but simply notice them.   Meditation is a great way to get started with mindfulness. For 15 minutes each day sit quietly somewhere. Breathe deeply, and focus only on your breath. If you get distracted, return your attention to your breath. You can also practice mindfulness while eating. Notice what you're eating: the texture (smooth, crunchy, chewy), the taste (is it salty? Is it sweet? Is it spicy?), the temperature (hot, cold). Try avoiding distractions, such as TV or reading, while you eat. Mindfulness can help with depression and anxiety, reduce your stress, boost your memory, increase your focus, and create better emotional stability. Remember that life is a series of choices. To take control of your life, you need to take responsibility for those choices, rather than acting as if everything happens to you. Instead of blaming someone else, accept  responsibility, and do what you need to do to fix the situation.  Make the choice to not react to things in a negative or destructive way. For example, if your friend said something mean about you behind your back, don't get try to get revenge or snap at them. Instead, ignore the comment or politely confront them. While you cannot always control what happens to you in life, you can control how you react to it. For example, if you get diagnosed with a disease, instead of saying "why me?", let it galvanize you to live the life you've always wanted.

Write an article based on this "Apply for a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN). Register for healthcare. Apply for a Canadian driver’s license. Enroll your children in school (if applicable)."
article: This is required in order for you to receive an income in Canada, so do this as soon as you possibly can upon arriving. This number also enables you to receive government programs and benefits, including taxes. Find a Service Canada office or check out their website to apply for your SIN.  If you’ve lived and/or worked in Canada before, you already have a SIN. This number will not change. Generally, only one SIN is issued and it’s assigned to you for life, much like a Social Security Number is in America. Canada offers both public and private healthcare options. Each Canadian province has its own health department, but there is also a national service available there called Medicare (not to be confused with Medicare services of America).   Get more information from your particular provincial and territorial ministry of health website. These websites can also help you determine your healthcare eligibility and provide important contact information. Your home country driver’s license will be valid in Canada for a few months after you arrive, but you should arrange to get your Canadian driver’s license as soon as possible. These licenses are issued through provincial and territorial departments and are valid in all provinces of Canada.  If you do plan to use your home country driver’s license when you arrive in Canada, obtain an International Driver’s Permit (IDP) before you move. An IDP will translate your current license into French and English (Canada’s two main languages). Canadian law states that all children under the age of 15 must be enrolled in school, so if you have children, enroll them at their new school as soon as possible. You can visit CIC’s website for a listing of schools nearest your new Canadian address.

Write an article based on this "Mix the mortar. Spread the mortar. Place your tiles on the wall."
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You'll need thin set mortar to lay your tiles. While you should always go by the manufacturer's instructions, a general rule of thumb is to start with the powder in a bucket and just add water slowly and mix until the consistency of the mortar becomes like peanut butter. You should also allow it to "slake" after you first mix it up. This means you allow it to rest for 10-15 minutes and then stir it up again. Now it is ready to use. Working in a roughly 2x3' area, use a tiling trowel to apply the mortar. Hold the notched trowel at a shallow angle against the wall, so that the notches on one of its long sides dig grooves into the mortar. Use long, sweeping motions to apply the mortar. The direction of the grooves doesn’t matter but the lines should all be roughly parallel.  Your trowel size will depend on the size and type of tile you're using. For the average small wall tiles which are currently popular, you will want to use a 1x4" square notch trowel. Test a tile to make sure the mortar is mixed and spread correctly. Mortar a small spot and then place a tile. Pull the tile up and look at the pattern that is create on the back. If you see clear lines, then the mortar is too dry. If you see goopy mounds then the mortar is too wet. With the mortar ready to go, you can start placing your tiles. Just  twist them into place, sticking to the small area that you prepared for yourself. Place your spacers between each tile as you go. These are usually cross shaped and placed at the corners but if you have unusual tiles you may have to improvise, such as by placing only one arm between tiles and letting the rest of the spacer stick out.  If the mortar rises up between the tiles as you place them, the bed is too thick and you will need a smaller trowel. Check the tiles for level as you go. This is when a laser level can really come in handy.