My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 For years at different intervals, on a regular basis I have met with an eminent psychologist. Today, it was as if I c...

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Drawing a nude model is such pleasure. The first few moments are the most fearsome because there is only a blank pag...

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 On weekends, after I awake and dress, I have been walking to a coffeeshop in the art district, about a half-mile away...

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 I am conscious of an invisible thread that weaves between my life and others. Even when I am alone, I sense the presen...

Each moment contains fullness and emptiness both. In our union with God and creation, we can know complete contentment of oneness. On the o...

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 This past week I participated in an art workshop, called “Painting in the Venetian Style.” The class was taught here in ...

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Our bodies store memories. While swimming on Wednesday afternoon, I had not gone far when I felt as if floundering. Stayi...

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 I could not finish listening to the audio book, "Madame Bovary." Gustave Flaubert's writing is superb, with...

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 It is the New Year and I anticipate happiness. My heart connection with the world is strong, so that every situation is ...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 Deep and silent snow covers everything. It fell all last night and most of today. Many offices and businesses closed due...

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 This Christmas has been simpler, less cluttered and more peaceful. I made a charitable contribution that replaced mo...