Christina Sticka-JacobsApr 18, 20215 minStirring up the futureImagine, if you will, that you are preparing to make a delicious soup or sauce that has been passed down from your grandparents, to your...
Christina Sticka-JacobsMay 18, 20205 minWorthy of celebration“This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.” This is a quote attributed to Maya Angelou, an American poet, singer,...
Christina Sticka-JacobsApr 28, 20205 minComputers, Compost, and CoffeeI’m sure your days are strange, like mine. The seasons are changing and there are activities and events that have historically occurred...
Christina Sticka-JacobsMar 30, 20203 minToday is a new dayAll the craziness I think it’s safe to say you feel a bit out of sorts. The world has been turned upside down, shaken, and set up again...
Christina Sticka-JacobsFeb 15, 20204 minThat feeling you have between your Thanksgiving meal and dinnerAs I sat down to write, my immediate response from my brain was – “but I have nothing to say!” This happens just about every time I...
Christina Sticka-JacobsDec 10, 20194 minFacing the shadowAre you panicking yet? Do you ever feel like the world of consumerism thrives on us panicking from time to time? They know it’ll happen....
Christina Sticka-JacobsDec 1, 20193 minCome on baby light my fireThe Doors wrote a song in 1997 called “Light My Fire”. When I sat down to write, this is what came to mind. Maybe because I find myself...
Christina Sticka-JacobsOct 24, 20193 minKindling that inner glowYou are outside and the wind is so strong, so mischievous in it’s tenacity that you feel your feet might actually leave the ground. You...
Christina Sticka-JacobsSep 27, 20193 minWell that’s just shittyYou are not alone. Have you heard that one before? Yah, me too. I know it is said with the best of intentions and that deep down I...
Christina Sticka-JacobsSep 4, 20195 min10 Mind MythsThe mind interests me. What we seem to know about the mind is constantly being challenged. Here I’ve taken an article I found in the...
Christina Sticka-JacobsAug 31, 20194 minYou have 24 hours to liveImagine you are sitting at a table at your favorite restaurant or coffee shop and the waiter comes by and slips you a note with your meal...
Christina Sticka-JacobsAug 24, 20194 minIt’s all about your ikigaiThis Japanese word (pronounced ick-ee-guy) is said to have been born out of the island of Okinawa and is your personal reason to get out...
Christina Sticka-JacobsAug 13, 20194 minComedy; the feather that makes you laughI don’t know about you, but when I’m laughing – full out, hard core, belly-aching, gasping for air – laughing, the world pauses. I...
Christina Sticka-JacobsAug 9, 20195 minGifting your spiritI really, really enjoy getting gifts for other people. However, there is one caveat to this endeavor that I covet. If I feel pressured...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJul 28, 20194 minHave you ever wondered about your sixth sense?Have you ever entered a space and felt a significant urge to get out of it as soon as possible? Or maybe you’ve visited a city or museum...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJul 23, 20194 minAh ha! What our feelings revealWhat is it that we are looking for each day? Searching, scouring the Earth for evidence, answers to the reason for our existence? If...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJul 17, 20194 minInspiration that is uniquely youToday you woke up. I know you did because your eyes are open if you are reading this, which is a sure way of knowing you are awake –...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJun 27, 20194 minEveryone is a photographerWhen photos were first taken there were only a few people that were really considered capable of this daunting task of photography. Over...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJun 21, 20194 minFirst day of summer and 3 important words to begin embracingThe calendar tells us it’s so! The first day of summer is upon us. Ahh – TAKE. IT. IN. I can still easily conjure up the winter we...
Christina Sticka-JacobsJun 20, 20193 minThe merry-go-round of lifeLife doles out events, circumstances, context in which we live our lives. In order to adapt to our surroundings, we develop patterns and...