{"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":"Hold Your Horses &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dxugnNoFMx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/hold-your-horses\/\">Hold Your Horses<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/hold-your-horses\/embed\/#?secret=dxugnNoFMx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hold Your Horses&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"dxugnNoFMx\" 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":"A few things to consider with (very quiet) Chinese New Year celebrations in tow: Hold your dreams and plans close. In a culture that promotes oversharing (which is rewarded by social platforms&#8217; need for engagement, not just a desire for authenticity), I suppose I\u2019m traditional in wanting to safeguard the ideas that are most precious until I\u2019m ready. New-age philosophers will say otherwise, but you can be declarative in private; it keeps the magic within instead of diluting both your process and imagination with external commentary. (This, of course, depends on who and where you are in life. In my teens and early 20s, I wished I asked more questions. Now, I answer them\u2014and find relief in being able to do without pressure.) Be intentional about what you consume. This is more a public reminder for myself than a soapbox finger-wag. Content is so bite-sized that even a bit of controlled scrolling feels harmless, but this, too, distracts and dilutes. To help get myself back on track, I\u2019ve been watching Brian Eno interviews, whose takes on technology and art have been incredibly reassuring as a creative. Read more literary fiction. There were a few years, maybe even a decade, when&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oddatide-ai-generated-fire-horse-lunar-new-year.jpg"}