by Deborah Yaffee Spring 2009 Spirit: What’s Love Got to Do with It? The association between food and our experience of love is more than a metaphor. It is literal: FOOD IS LOVE. We know this with our whole being, … Continue reading →

by Elronn Ferguson A woman looks out her window, hoping to see him drive home once more. A man stares at his phone, wishing she would call. Thoughts invade their minds at all times, causing severe emotional pain and sadness. … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee July 2006 We are entering a time when the long-abandoned gifts of the labyrinth are being rediscovered and passionately pursued. Labyrinths are springing up everywhere—in backyards, in public parks and playgrounds, in churches and hospitals, on the … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee “How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it!” — Old schoolyard joke Introduction Water might well be the richest, most versatile, and most pragmatic of metaphors, images, symbols and actual mundane substances … Continue reading →

by Deborah Yaffee Spring 2007 G is for Gratitude and gratitude may well be the fastest and most direct way to feel better, gain perspective, and gently open the heart and mind to make the space for creating change. The … Continue reading →