{"id":36216,"date":"2018-12-18T12:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=36216"},"modified":"2022-08-27T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T13:06:05","slug":"your-shot-of-christmas-inspiration-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/your-shot-of-christmas-inspiration-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for thought &#8211; Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Food for thought during the holidays<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"1062\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"Food for thought &#8211; Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header-200x70.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header-400x140.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header-600x211.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header-800x281.jpg 800w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header-1200x421.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/header.jpg 3024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>I wish you a conscious Christmas and wholesome holidays from Buenos Aires! Holidays bring people together, I appreciate that. But I don&#8217;t like the hype, the pressure and especially the commercialization.<br \/>\nMy &#8216;happy hippie&#8217; brother\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snailconvention?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&amp;eid=ARBA7URkN_hXYm1rMv_Jln8MYjEnfZD-ybY1zCOeSOjBaE7Nq8v7H780lnC4DtRsCN3_aGWG8rDvvKMI&amp;fref=mentions\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=1595346537&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARBA7URkN_hXYm1rMv_Jln8MYjEnfZD-ybY1zCOeSOjBaE7Nq8v7H780lnC4DtRsCN3_aGWG8rDvvKMI%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snailconvention?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&amp;eid=ARBA7URkN_hXYm1rMv_Jln8MYjEnfZD-ybY1zCOeSOjBaE7Nq8v7H780lnC4DtRsCN3_aGWG8rDvvKMI&amp;fref=mentions\">Michael Angelo<\/a>\u00a0once summarized my sentiment perfectly in the holiday greeting &#8216;<em>Merry <\/em><em>Capitalismas<\/em>&#8216;.<br \/>\nWhat if we would all be a bit more conscious this year?\u00a0BE present instead of giving presents.\u00a0Value experiences over possessions.\u00a0Share whatever you have with old and new friends and family&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>A Conscious Christmas<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"960\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"To do list\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/To-do-list.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/To-do-list-200x307.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/To-do-list-400x613.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/To-do-list-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/To-do-list.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Mysterious clocks and calendars<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1118\" height=\"641\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"Food for thought &#8211; Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM-200x115.png 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM-400x229.png 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM-600x344.png 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM-800x459.png 800w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-15-at-12.10.39-PM.png 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>A nice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/story\/20180516-arizonas-mysterious-clock-of-ancient-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/story\/20180516-arizonas-mysterious-clock-of-ancient-times\">article about how old civilizations kept track of time<\/a>, and how we are slowly rediscovering the meaning and wisdom of their ancient calendars.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2>Kindness calendar<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"693\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"Christmas Kindness\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Kindness.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Kindness-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Kindness-400x534.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Kindness.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2>BE present, don\u2019t buy presents<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"382\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"Food for thought &#8211; Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/40c2b0c0-dc50-4ce4-b07f-75c8151c147e.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/40c2b0c0-dc50-4ce4-b07f-75c8151c147e-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/40c2b0c0-dc50-4ce4-b07f-75c8151c147e-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/40c2b0c0-dc50-4ce4-b07f-75c8151c147e-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/40c2b0c0-dc50-4ce4-b07f-75c8151c147e.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>What would make you and the other person really happy? A present as tangible proof that you thought about them? A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsforaction.org\/articles\/pathological-consumption-has-become-so-normalised-that-we-scarcely-notice-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsforaction.org\/articles\/pathological-consumption-has-become-so-normalised-that-we-scarcely-notice-it\"> gadget that is fun for a few minutes and then gets discarded<\/a>? Or some quality time, a handwritten poem or note? In these times of distraction and multi-tasking, giving somebody your undivided attention may be the best gift.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h2>The mother as a creator<\/h2>\n<p>Taiwanese photographer Annie Wang started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/mother-son-photos-annie-wang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/mother-son-photos-annie-wang\">an unusual art project<\/a>\u00a0when she was pregnant of her son. Each year she takes a photograph of the two of them in front of the photo from the previous year. This creates an incredible backdrop. Can you imagine the amount of planning, patience, creativity and determination needed to execute this idea? Can you think of a project you can create like this?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"795\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"mother\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mother.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mother-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mother-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mother.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h2>Where is Esther?<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"403\" alt=\"Food for thought - Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" title=\"Food for thought &#8211; Inspiration Shot Christmas 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ship.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36247\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h2 class=\"null\">Cruise your bruise?!?<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p>On the day of the 5th anniversary of my car accident and whiplash in Cura\u00e7ao, I had an unfortunate sporting incident, injuring both my knees and ending up with a mini-whiplash&#8230; \ud83d\ude41 I guess the universe tried to tell me it was time to slow down. And what better place to do that than on a cruise ship on a Trans-Atlantic crossing? With 14 entrepreneurs we \u2018Cruised our business\u2019 from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, with stops in Casablanca, Lanzarote and Brazil. I delivered a different workshop each day and organized excursions in the ports where I know people, including with the ex-drug dealer who now supports a charity for kids in the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro&#8230;<br \/>\nI slept a lot and learned (again) to listen better to my body. <em>\u201cIf you listen to your body when it whispers, you won\u2019t have to hear it scream\u2026\u201d<\/em> this is\u00a0one of the many lessons I am learning from the<a href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/fire-without-burnout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/fire-without-burnout\/\"> new book I am writing<\/a>.\u00a0If you have a project that you have been wanting to do, but don\u2019t have time for: in just 30 mins or 1 hr a day you can get it started again. And once it is moving, it will be easier to get it finished.<\/p>\n<p>I am now in Buenos Aires to meet friends and dance tango while I continue writing. I also start the 1 on 1 deep dive sessions with each member of my <a href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/elite-mastermind-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/elite-mastermind-group\/\">Elite Mastermind group<\/a>. 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