{"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":"pearls of wisdom &#124; wanting what you can&#039;t have &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oJiMLldpAu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/pearls-of-wisdom-wanting-what-you-cant-have\/\">pearls of wisdom &#124; wanting what you can&#039;t have<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/pearls-of-wisdom-wanting-what-you-cant-have\/embed\/#?secret=oJiMLldpAu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;pearls of wisdom &#124; wanting what you can&#039;t have&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"oJiMLldpAu\" 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":"It&#8217;s only human nature to want what we can&#8217;t have &#8211; you know, something along the lines of that good old adage about &#8220;the grass being greener on the other side.&#8221; It is the unattainable that seduces us &#8211; it provides for us a challenge, a bit of mystery, and injection of interesting in comparison to what we already know and have. The majority of us live what we see as normal. Boring. Monotonous. We pine over the intangible, making ourself sick over material things, places, people that aren&#8217;t obtainable. We obsess and dedicate our lives to owning whatever it is we want, and can&#8217;t have. And in that process we forget to appreciate what we do have, and what truly is best for us. Let&#8217;s look at love (or lust) for instance; why is it that centuries of human romanticists have yearned for unrequited love? It&#8217;s seductive, it&#8217;s tantalizing, it&#8217;s interesting. It brings excitement to our otherwise boring lives &#8211; what fun is love returned? It&#8217;s expected, and so we take that unconditional love for granted. We must be grateful for what we have, and what is given to us. The birds can fly anywhere on this Earth, and&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/jadore152.jpg"}