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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

Travis Long

The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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June 18, 2003	Mel Nathanson
Talking quietly, hypnotist Jim Pellow (left), induces a hypnotic trance in athlete Christopher Keller (right) in Pellow’s Chapel Hill office. "I'm looking for a way to improve my martial arts performance," says Keller as hypnotist Pellow explains the process of hypnosis and inquires as to what Keller’s goals are. Dating back to ancient times, the process of hypnosis induces a psychological state superficially resembling sleep in which the person hypnotized experiences enhanced receptiveness and responsiveness to suggestions by the hypnotist. Hypnotist throughout the world work with people dealing with disease, back problems, sports performance, substance abuse issues, weight loss, emotional problems and many other issues. "A huge amount of our society's resources are spent dealing with disease," say Pellow. "I believe that most disease is not based on an imbalance of the body but a imbalance of the spirit. Hypnosis gives you the ability to resolve events in our past that continue to affect us."