Rebecca Liston

Practicing Makes…GRUMPY! Dear Reader, I hated practicing the piano when I was a kid. Practicing the piano was stressful. Agonizing. Miserable. It felt like […]

Sticks and Stones and Seashells and Stuff Dear Reader, Ever since I was a wee one, I have been a Collector of Stuff. Sure, there were years in which that Stuff was mostly Barbie items, […]

A Way to Navigate Change Dear Reader, I need to start by stating a really bold truth: It’s weird for me – especially as a Canadian —  to sit and write this note to a pr […]

Time After Time There comes a point in (almost) everyone’s life where they will find themselves feeling a bit pressed for time. It could be a fleeting moment, or t […]

For The Love of The Work Some moons ago (like many, many moons!) I was invited to speak to a large group of women leaders in Calgary. I could choose any topic, but it […]

On Showing Up (again) Over time, I’ve become very picky – or shall we say “discerning” – about whose spaces I step into. I often say that it’s because I learned the […]

Am I Really That Old?!? An Elder? Recently I was invited to be a speaker on a Symposium entitled “Elders of the New Earth.” And at first blush I remember thinking, “Elder? Elder […]

The Impact of an Email  On Sunday night, I received an email that started with, “Hello, friend!”  (And no, it was not a spam note from someone seeking $10,000 to get […]

A Lug Nut, Two Screws, and a Soggy Sticker Dear Reader, While I suppose it is possible that I am the only one who looks for “signs” on New Year’s Day, knowing y’all, I somehow doubt I […]

Cousin Marty Dear Reader, We have this saying in our house that come October, it’s just really a slippery slope of holidays, one after the other, bouncing u […]

You, Me, and Our Growing Edges Dear Reader, As many of you know, in the fall of 2020 I chose to make a dramatic change to coaching services: I implemented the Stretch Method […]

Because Sometimes We Just Don’t Know I’m writing today during the final moments of the waxing of a Super Blue Moon. I have barely slept the last two nights, and, in total t […]

Embracing Who You Are, Releasing Who You Are Not

Sitting in the Dichotomy Dear Reader, Many moons ago, Stella and I got to talking about the use of the phrasing “Yes, and…” I cannot quite remember what the conte […]

Those Little Voices In My Head I took a swim in our pool at lunch yesterday and part of me felt a bit like I was getting away with something. A swim sandwiched between a morning […]

Tina Turner: Trusting This Will Resonate Dear Reader, I don’t really follow The News much (I have a lot to say about that but that’s not what I want to talk about today) but som […]

On Marking Milestones Ten years ago, Dear Reader, I signed the final paperwork to release my legal action against the driver that caused my car accident in 2008. It took […]

Hold Space for You (Yes, you!)

Holding the Universe Together A Love Letter To The Girls We Were…and Once Knew “The apartment below mine had the only balcony of the house. I saw a girl standing on it, com […]

Maybe I Don’t Want a “New Me” I don’t know about you, Dear Reader, but some of the New Year marketing turns my stomach. New year, new me!? Yes, yes, I know it is a New Year a […]