a daily blog on well-being and how to feel better by Mark Barger Elliott…

I came across the idea yesterday that it’s often hard to see who we truly are as commitments, work, hardships, etc. can blur our true selves. This author compared the experience to being in a bathroom and noticing our face has been blurred by steam that coats the mirror. In our lives there are moments…

David Lynch is the director of movies like Blue Velvet and the TV series Twin Peaks. In his book Catching the Big Fish he reflects on the artistic process: “If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to…

On our way back from a Central Park last night we happened upon a remarkable exhibit of art for sale called “Editions & Works on Paper” that offered maybe 200 pieces, from Andy Warhol to Joan Miro, Jasper Johns to Marc Chagall. It was like entering a secret museum. In the midst of these masterpieces,…

“What’s important is that air is generally transparent,” writes Mitsuyuki Shibata in his remarkable book of photographs, Calling the Sea. Shibata continues: “Our space is generally transparent so we can see stars that are hundred million light years away. But inside air there are tiny water molecules that slightly interfere with light. Water molecules become…

I was talking with a family member late last night about a playoff baseball game that ended with a sudden two-run home run and she said, “it’s like nothing happens in baseball… until something happens.” And I thought, doesn’t that apply to more than baseball?   We work at a project, a hope, a dream, and…

I recently lost my paper calendar and had to purchase a new one. On my old calendar I used to cross out days and the month would have these series of lines across them. I think I did this to know exactly what day it was. I think I did this as an affirmation something…