Update or Upgrade?

Several years ago, my mom asked me what the difference is between a security update and a security upgrade on her computer. I told her the updates are the included, ongoing patches to her existing program’s contract and that upgrades are offered when it is time to...

Ending The Year Strong!

Now is a great time to take stock of life and your goals as the Fall Equinox approaches (Saturday, Sept. 22). You’ve probably noticed the earlier sunsets the past few weeks heralding the close of the summer season. An equinox represents balance of all kinds –...

Breakthrough Your Comfort Zones

Breakthrough.  At first I was disturbed to see that the first definition on dictionary.com uses war language: “a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy’s front-line defense.”  Yet the more I thought about breakthrough from this angle, I...

Stop Pretending You Don’t Know

 “Oh, my god!  Mom, I think I just saw a whale!  Yes!  I see the tail!  Oh my god!  There’s the spray again!”  I leapt off my cozy sofa to stand in front of the giant window in my living room, my eyes widened to see as much of the ocean in front of me as I could. “Do...

The Winter Solstice 2018

The Winter Solstice is the longest, darkest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, yet this darkness rebirths the light. In the land of The Modern Goddess, i.e. my LA circle of goddesses, we pause at the Winter Solstice to acknowledge the gamut of our year:...