{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amber Bird | Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog","author_name":"amber","author_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"ponder: rest - Amber Bird | Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"y0TqxLvlLJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/20\/ponder-rest\/\">ponder: rest<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/20\/ponder-rest\/embed\/#?secret=y0TqxLvlLJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ponder: rest&#8221; &#8212; Amber Bird | Blog\" data-secret=\"y0TqxLvlLJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\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:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"i keep running across the concept of rest in different contexts. i&#8217;m not sure i have anything deep to say, but you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all learning that i like to talk about it when things get thematic in my life. so i figure i\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll just start listing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rest\u00e2\u20ac\u009d concepts and see where that takes us. oooo! a journey! very exciting! rest as sleep. the body has stopped. the mind hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not consciously grinding away. ideally, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sort of rest we get regularly and it lets us start anew, refreshed. i am a big fan of this sort of rest. rest in peace. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something people say who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even believe in spirits. so i know part of it is just habit. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just something you say when people die. but i think even those who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe in spirits really do hope that this ending has also brought an end to whatever pain or hurt the person had. for those who believe in an afterlife, i\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure the intent varies. we hope the person who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gone on has gone on to better. for some folks, they figure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone on to a sort of eternal lying about. to others, [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AmberBird_fromPF_portraitSQ.jpg","thumbnail_width":1324,"thumbnail_height":1324}