{"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 (10.4.24) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2yqOiRgW5S\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-10-4-24\/\">Five Things (10.4.24)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-10-4-24\/embed\/#?secret=2yqOiRgW5S\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Five Things (10.4.24)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"2yqOiRgW5S\" 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. At every turn, I&#8217;m convinced I must be one of the luckiest people in the world. There&#8217;s a nagging part that questions why me, but I know exactly why: it&#8217;s partly circumstantial (the true luck of the draw), and the rest can only be attributed to the sacrifices my parents made\u2014and continue to make\u2014so that I can live a life of, and on, my terms. The older I get, the more intense and frequent these waves of gratitude. They&#8217;ve been tidal lately. 2. I&#8217;ve been absent here because I&#8217;ve been everywhere else. (Mostly\u00a0here, where I&#8217;ve been sharing my beauty nonpareils and objects of affection.) It&#8217;s a tale as old as time, isn&#8217;t it?\u00a0I promise I&#8217;ll write more\u2014I say into the digital void\u2014then disappear without a trace for nearly two months. Writer&#8217;s block only exists when I&#8217;m tasking myself with a project (even one as simple as a little blog post here and there), yet miraculously lifts the moment a brief or commission comes through. If I were feeling more articulate, this would&#8217;ve turned into a stream-of-consciousness dissertation on how capitalism trains us to value career (or production, really) over fueling self and soul\u2014but I only have the wherewithal to&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/aninssa-kermiche-love-handles-black-vase-stack-of-fashion-magainzes-books.jpg"}