#(which i have also done 4000000 times)

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i feel like i've made this exact sim 4000000 times

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23 :)

23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?

living in Florida for most of my life has given me great experience when bitching about the weather in the orange verse

I had a minor knee injury that has resulted in lifelong chronic pain, which i ramp up 4000000% to describe Silver’s agony

I once used actually, non-anachronistic first aid techniques in an orange fic to subliminally inform my readers the proper way to care for an ankle or wrist injury

OH and also, the story Silver tells of accidentally running away with the wrong horse in an orange fic, is inspired by a story my mother told me of something that actually happened to her:

she only very recently became a US resident and so is doing things for the first time, and EVERYTHING is a Struggle. everything is a story.

 this story, is about a trip to the DMV. 

she needed to get new tags for her license plate. you know, the little tags with the date that gets put on the corners of license plates and expire every year?

my mum is terrified of cops and her tags had expired like, the day before. she was frantic getting to the DMV because she didn’t want to be pulled over and given a ticket. 

she goes to the DMV and it is, as you all probably know, a Struggle. the DMV is never easy, and she’s never DONE this before. she was waiting there for ages, she wasn’t sure if she had the write paperwork, she got into an argument with the lady, because the car used to be in my dad’s name and now it’s not, etc. It’s a Struggle.

she gets her tags. she leaves the DMV.

it’s florida, so it has started to rain.

my mum is terrified of driving in the rain.

she goes out to the parking lot, and because she doesn’t want to get pulled over iN THE RAIN she decides she’s got to put her tags on ASAP.

most people, you know, usually just stick the tags on top of the old ones. it’s a lot easier. but my mother? has never done anything the easy way a day in her goddamn life. 

so she gets down on her knees, in the parking lot, in the rain, outside the busy DMV,and starts peeling the old tags off the license plate.

she gets about two off when she realizes -- the stickers she’s been peeling off haven’t expired yet.

she was removing the tags from the car parked next to hers. 

at which point she got up, got in her own car, and drove the fuck away. she did not get pulled over for having expired tags. 

the end. 

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Balli Healer Hinduism

     Gusti Manku Sasak is a 76-year-old Usada Bali healer who most likely works harder than anyone you know. Bali is a area in India that is populated by 4000000 people. Sasak is one of 8000 healers that use medicinal plants, hands-on treatment, and spiritual energy to heal patients. On top of that healers in the area are four times more popular than doctors and services from Sasak are copious. Not only does he have his work cut out for him, he is the embodiment of compassion. Sasak never charges more money that would negatively affect the patient's lifestyle, and says “I never lock my door; if people show up at night, I will wake up.”.  Sasak holds traditional Bali healer methods and practice of his father. With the proper analysis and concentration of the bodies energy, Sasak is able to cure chronic illnesses such as liver problems, deafness, headaches, and even breast cancer. He also practices forms of yoga to center himself and patients for religious and health reasons. During the year he will celebrate Pagerwesi, a holiday observed every six months, during which a series of prayers, rituals and offerings are done with the intention to fortify their minds and hearts against encroaching evil forces. They also practice Teluk cleansing rituals which are supposed to heal the body and follow the same principles of blank yoga. Sasak doesn’t let the practice of healers get in the way of the health of his patients. He believes in a holistic approach to medicine similar to western medical practices and admits that his practice works best alongside doctors with serious illnesses in concern. 

    It's interesting to read on how far Hinduism has taken healing practices. I am a kinesiology major with an interest in pre-medicine and find it awesome that people have different successful forms of healing based on their culture. The holistic approach that reflects the practice of Doctors of Medicine in America.  It's also cool to see how Bali healers incorporate mindset of yoga into their practice. The people who live the longest meditate daily so I believe that the Bali healers idea of wellness through yoga has validity. I also think that finding a mindset beyond basic desires is holistically good for yourself as well which should be encouraged more in medicine practices like in Hindu culture.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/world/what-this-76-year-old-man-can-teach-about-healing.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FHinduism&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection