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About William Tell

I live in Baltimore and am homeless. My career goal is to become a radio talk show host.

“A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful”

A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful

The headline left me skeptical. A scientist tells about success?

The article proves to be all about self-love, and backs up everything I’ve said about that subject. It also speaks to the issues I face at this moment in dealing with my feelings and the way I treat myself.

I urge you to read it.

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Chaos overwhelms the poor
A short route to agony
Life in the outer darkness
Self-comfort
Why racism no longer matters to me

Originally posted 2016-01-30.

Podcast — “Free Fallin'”

Loss of innocence

Free Fallin’

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Music:

Tom Petty, “Free Fallin’”
Lyrics:  Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'” Lyrics | Lyrics Freak
Great White, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”
Lyrics:  Great White – “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” Lyrics | Lyrics Freak
Billy Joel, “Easy Money”
Lyrics:  Billy Joel – “Easy Money” Lyrics | Lyrics Freak
Elvis Presley, “It’s Now or Never”
Lyrics:  Elvis Presley – It’s Now Or Never lyrics | LyricsFreak
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JVKE, “Golden Hour”
Lyrics:  JVKE – golden hour Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

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In the forecast: Pain

(Originally posted 2016-01-16.)

A toothache can distract you completely.

For the past two months, I have now and then, with increasing frequency and duration, had mild toothaches in (I thought) one upper left tooth and one lower left tooth. They always went away; and that’s all I thought of it.

Then last Thursday night there was such severe pain for such a long time, that I lost several hours’ sleep and resolved to get those two teeth filled the next day. But that didn’t happen. The dentist said four teeth must be extracted; and the appointments the clinic scheduled for me are two weeks and four weeks away.

This means: for the coming month, I am going to be in pain of varying severity for varying lengths of time.

It may not be much, now and then; it may be a lot, now and then, and for quite a while now and then. But it’s unavoidable. It’s coming.

How will I choose to feel about it?

Will I accept it, or react continually against it?

Will I hate myself for being in pain? or possibly hate others?  Hate God?

Will I be crying out, “Why me?”

Or may there be other options?

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From my diary:

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