Q: A bad dream can leave strong images in your mind that are difficult to forget. If you have a bad dream and can’t forget it, find a way to distract your mind. You could get out of bed for a few minutes. Consider watching peaceful images of a beach or mountains from a sleep or meditation app on one of your devices.  Leave your bedroom for a bit and sit or lie someplace relaxing. Turn on a dim light if that helps you feel better. Read, watch a funny show, or listen to soft music, all of which can divert your attention from the nightmare. Show a pet some love, which can calm you and help you forget the dream. Talking to your pet may also help you. For example, stroke your cat and say, “Hello Socks, would you like to snuggle for a bit? What a good kitty you are. Listen to you purr. That makes me happy.” Load apps on one of your devices that promote sleep and/ or meditation. These often have soothing music and images that can distract your mind and relax you. Cognitive reframing is a technique that has you step back from a situation and alter its various aspects. Change out terrifying parts of a bad dream positive images. Reframing the storyline of your bad dream with different and happy images can help you forget its details. In turn, this can help you relax and get back to sleep.  Keep in mind how often you forget dreams in the process of thinking about other things. Reframing your bad dream in alternative terms can help you forget it just as quickly as other dreams. Switch the storyline of the bad dream as soon as you wake up. Remove whatever upsets you by thinking about it or even writing it in a journal you keep next to your bed. This is especially useful because handwriting is closely associated with memory. Replace the bad elements of the dream for something happy and positive. For example, if you dream that a whale capsizes your boat, tell yourself or write, “A giant whale swam next to us and then guided us to a tropical paradise.” Avoid assigning meaning to your dreams as well. Remind yourself that dreams are just a product of your brain’s processing functions. They do not indicate something about you or about the future. Try not to assign meaning to the dream or to try to interpret the dream. If you want to consider the dream further, then do so later on when you are feeling calm. Dim lights can provide comfort in the dark of the night. Turn on your nightlight or small lamp next to your bed as soon as you wake up from a bad dream. This can relax and re-orient you to your surroundings.  Choose a light in a soothing color that won’t stimulate your body to wake up. Hues in the red, yellow, or orange range are the best choices.  Set the light near your bed so that you can turn it on easily when you wake up from a bad dream. If you have a clock in your bedroom or next to your bed, turn it so that you can’t see the time. Watching time pass can make the physical and emotional distress from a bad dream worse.  Ignoring your clock can help you forget the dream and get back to sleep more quickly. What you smell can positively affect your mood and your dreams. If you wake up from a bad dream, place some fresh flowers or an aromatherapy oil next to or near your bed. These may help soothe your thoughts, relax you, and help you fall back asleep. Consider some of the following scents:  Coconut Jasmine Lavender Marjoram Peppermint Rose Vanilla Grounding exercises can help to reduce anxiety and calm yourself down after something frightening has happened. If your bad dream has left you feeling shaken, then doing a grounding exercise may help you to feel better. Most grounding exercises require you to engage with the five senses. A simple exercise that you can do is to name or write:  Five things in the room that you can see. You might see a clock, a picture, your cat, a lamp, and a dresser. Four things you can feel. You might feel the blankets on your skin, your pillow, cool air on your face, and your cat’s fur. Three things you can hear. You might hear a car passing by, your cat purring, and the sound of a fan. Two things you can smell. You might smell the lotion on your arms and the scent of fresh rain coming in through your window. One thing you like about yourself or that other people like. You might note that one good thing about yourself is that you are kind to people.
A: Distract yourself. Reframe your bad dream. Turn on a nightlight. Ignore your clock. Bring some fresh scents into your room. Perform a grounding exercise.

Article: Keep in mind, however ,if you are cutting warm bread, you'll need to go for thicker slices. This will help keep the bread from going all mushy. Hold it just firmly enough to keep it in place, but not so firmly that you are squashing it. Keep the knife at a slight angle. Position the knife so that it is parallel to the cutting board. Carefully bring it down towards the board. If the bread is warm, you might have more luck with thicker slices.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use an electric knife to get thin slices or to cut warm bread. Hold the bread lightly by the sides. Turn the knife on and cut into the bread slightly from the side. Cut straight down once you pierce the crust. Cut the slices as thin or as thick as you want them.

Q: Your new iPhone will come with a SIM card if your carrier requires one. The SIM card may already be inserted in your phone. Not all carriers use SIM cards. The SIM tray can be found on the right side of the iPhone. Use the SIM removal tool or a small paperclip to eject the tray. New phones will take a few moments to boot up. If you are trying to activate a used iPhone, you may be prompted to log in with the previous owner's Apple ID. The only way to bypass this is to perform a complete wipe and reset of the iPhone. If this still doesn't work, the previous owner reported the iPhone as stolen and it cannot be activated. Enter in the password if the network is secured. If you don't have access to a wireless network, you can plug your iPhone into your computer and use iTunes to activate the device. You will be prompted to activate automatically after plugging the phone in. Your iPhone will attempt to activate automatically as soon as it connects to the wireless network.  If you receive a SIM card error, ensure that you have the correct SIM card inserted in the iPhone. If your iPhone can't connect to the wireless network, plug it into your computer and use iTunes to activate the iPhone. After activating, the setup assistant will continue guiding you through the iPhone's setup process.
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Insert your new SIM card in your new iPhone (if necessary). Power on your new iPhone. Slide the "Hello" screen to start the setup process. Select a wireless network. Wait for your iPhone to activate. Proceed with your iPhone's setup.