{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Five Things (10.29.21) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w5Gf23PEAT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-10-29-21\/\">Five Things (10.29.21)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-10-29-21\/embed\/#?secret=w5Gf23PEAT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Five Things (10.29.21)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"w5Gf23PEAT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"1. This article from\u00a0The Atlantic, &#8220;A Profession is Not a Personality.&#8221; For as long as I can remember, being an Independent Career Woman\u2014essentially a Sheryl Sandberg Lean In heroine\u2014was my only goal. To me, this was both the pinnacle of success and the best possible form of rebellion against the patriarchy, so I committed to the fantasy with full steam. It took 20 years and a cross-country move for me to realize that this was a delusion, not\u00a0the\u00a0dream. That to live, breathe, be my job was to be a cog within a construct developed by and for men to serve but a small percentage of the population. True, this is our reality (and I would be remiss not to admit that it&#8217;s served me), but I no longer needed to lose myself within its web. To be clear: this epiphany is still in its infancy stage. The blinders may be off, but I&#8217;m learning how to navigate with this new perspective. My mini-sabbatical in sunny L.A. has helped tremendously in processing it all, but as uncertain as I am at times, I&#8217;m also confident in wanting to choose happiness. Which for me, happens to include personal growth and stability within&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-to-stop-your-job-from-becmoing-your-identity.jpg"}