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Life\u2019s big mystery is about <\/em>feeling<\/em><\/strong> with presence, <\/em>thinking<\/em><\/strong> with clarity, and <\/em>observing<\/em><\/strong> with a cool-headed distance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, I tuned into a podcast about two influencers (\u2640\u2642) who stir up all kinds of drama\u2014no names, but you probably know the type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No woman should be out here trying to match a man\u2019s game. We share the same species, so why not embrace our femininity without worrying about disrespect? \u269c\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slavery\u2019s been fading out, sure, but it lingers in sneaky ways\u2014like how society still turns women into objects. We\u2019re not things, not animals, we\u2019re human<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is femininity vulnerability?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, I caught some news stories about women buying into the idea that we\u2019re objects and using it to make a living in a world where survival often means compromising principles\u2014or even dignity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying they don\u2019t have dignity; I\u2019m saying some have pawned half their soul to this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls, young or old, seem obsessed with likes and comments on social media, where their bodies are displayed like cuts of meat at a butcher shop, priced for the highest bidder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One influencer girl, who got famous by racking up a boys count, bragged in an \u201cinterview\u201d that she\u2019s all about women owning their bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there\u2019s this misogynist influencer guy, who claims to be \u201cChristian\u201d yet puts his masculinity above women\u2014this expression symbolizes another religion\u2014 treating us like objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He actually agreed<\/strong> with her, saying she represents modern women\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear reader, I got chills<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The audience just eats this up, watching these two parade their extreme views as if they\u2019re the only options in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking for a lot of women here: what this girl\u2019s doing isn\u2019t body autonomy. Her body\u2019s running her mind, convincing her it\u2019s freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her choices lean on instinct\u2014survival, desire, biology, you name it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real control over your body comes from your mind. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s knowing society trains men to see you as an object\u2014either decoration or something to control\u2014you need refusing to play that role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know I call it like I see it, not for clout or applause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this girl and so many others are doing, even in secret, isn\u2019t sexual freedom\u2014it\u2019s self-objectification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling it \u201cbody control\u201d is a lie when you\u2019re handing your body over to external logic: the spectacle, the validation, the unresolved trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you truly get what body autonomy means, you realize it\u2019s not about doing whatever you want\u2014it\u2019s about choosing what nourishes<\/strong> you, not what tears you apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying \u201cno\u201d to anything that turns you into an object\u2014even if it\u2019s dressed up as \u201cempowerment\u201d\u2014is a spiritual act, not repression. It\u2019s a firm \u201cI don\u2019t buy it\u201d to the mindset society tries to drill into us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paradox<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both influencers, from opposite ends, are preaching the same thing: your body is currency\u2014your worth is what you do with it for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What gets lost in that logic is what\u2019s sacred: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your inner world, your consciousness, your true dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In times like these, it\u2019s not revolutionary to dress provocatively or talk about sex without shame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s truly<\/strong> rebellious is cultivating clarity, self-care, depth, and healthy boundaries\u2014healthy meaning what feeds your spirit, soul, and mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn\u2019t go viral. It makes you less<\/strong> dependent on the world\u2019s noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gossip Sesh:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, Hardy\u2019s Mirror<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, my best friend from Sweden told me her little sister was almost kidnapped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hit me hard!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As women, we have to face a truth: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re vulnerable. But embracing that reality with the right mindset empowers us. I told my friend\u2014and every woman in her circle\u2014to learn self-defense in every sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a line from Romeo and Juliet<\/strong> goes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese violent delights have violent ends.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Tess of the d\u2019Urbervilles<\/strong> (no major spoilers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dotdash: Tess Durbeyfield is a young peasant girl whose poor family learns they descend from a noble lineage, the d\u2019Urbervilles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sparks choices driven by pride, social pressure, and dreams of a better life. What follows is a heartbreaking series of injustices\u2014moral, social, and personal\u2014that drag Tess down a rough path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc94 Why does it hurt so much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because Tess isn\u2019t just a victim of one person but of an entire system: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classism, sexism, Victorian double standards, uncompassionate religion, a fate that seems to target her innocence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardy doesn\u2019t paint her as \u201cpure\u201d in a traditional sense (body) but in a spiritual, ethical, and emotional one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why he subtitles the novel A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented<\/em>\u2014a direct jab at society\u2019s idea that a woman\u2019s \u201cpurity\u201d hinges on her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who was Hardy in this society with his valuable book?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quiet whistleblower. \ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His beautiful prose was a moral rebellion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t shout, but every page was a gut-punch to Victorian society (which, let\u2019s be real, isn\u2019t so different from today).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who was Tess?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her revolution isn\u2019t in what\u2019s said but in the deep compassion woven into her story\u2014one many would rather judge or ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf12 The ending\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No spoilers\u2014but let\u2019s just say: Hardy isn\u2019t cruel to Tess; he\u2019s cruel to the world that failed to protect her. The same world that criticizes us and exposes us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Last Gossip\u2026 Are We Things?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I watched Wolf (1994)<\/strong>, with Jack Nicholson as Will Randall and Michelle Pfeiffer as Laura. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dialogue hit hard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Randall: <\/strong>\u201cYou know, I think I understand what you’re like now. You’re very beautiful and you think men are only interested in you because you’re beautiful, but you want them to be interested in you because you’re you. The problem is, aside from all that beauty, you’re not very interesting. You’re rude, you’re hostile, you’re sullen, you’re withdrawn. I know you want someone to look past all that at the real person underneath, but the only reason anyone would bother to look past all that is because you’re beautiful. Ironic, isn\u2019t it? In an odd way, you’re your own problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That dialogue doesn\u2019t just dehumanize; it sets a trap:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– If you\u2019re beautiful, you\u2019re objectified.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– If you\u2019re not (by their standards), you\u2019re invisible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Either way, they don\u2019t care who you really<\/strong> are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, being a woman can hurt because it\u2019s raw and real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That scene, though fictional, cuts into a collective wound: women reduced to their bodies first, then discarded as if their inner selves are optional, only valuable if the surface pleases\u2014like we\u2019re animals or slaves who need to make a scene to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s exactly what Hardy captures in Tess<\/strong> (written in 1891). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s used, judged, idealized, rejected, redeemed\u2014all from the outside. She\u2019s never fully granted the right to be human before being a symbol.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this isn\u2019t about losing feminine charm\u2014it\u2019s about highlighting strength. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura\u2019s response nails it:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry. Wrong line. I am not taken aback by your keen insight and suddenly challenged by you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the line we women need to throw at society\u2014without sacrificing respect for our bodies and minds. We\u2019re human<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That moment of emotional defiance, dismantling the script with the very beauty it hates, shows a woman\u2019s intelligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just in pop culture or men like Nicholson\u2019s character\u2014it creeps into how many women see themselves, as if their worth depends on others\u2019 gazes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet\u2026  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a quiet resistance:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Demanding to be seen with respect.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nurturing your mind as sacred.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Caring for yourself out of self-love, not approval.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Refusing to trade your soul for body validation.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the woman the world tries to silence\u2026 because she\u2019s the freest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tess, though her fate is tragic, is a figure of quiet power. Even when society drags her down, she never surrenders her dignity. That\u2019s a mirror some avoid, but others, like you, dare to hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent Resistance <\/strong>\ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My philosophy:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I must choose, I\u2019d take a good book\u2019s certainty over the fleeting thrill\u2014or potential heartbreak\u2014of a new conquest. In a world of overstimulation and external validation, that\u2019s almost revolutionary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel alone, remember: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being truly alone is better than being accompanied by a lie. Your integrity doesn\u2019t need an audience\u2014just roots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where change begins. Even if it hurts. Even if it doesn\u2019t go viral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t feed your soul with fake dopamine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Wolf<\/em> scene captures a longing to be seen for your deepest self, only to face a gaze stuck on the surface, reducing your worth to the physical while judging you morally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It stings because it\u2019s a real wound for women, then and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholson\u2019s \u201cbeautiful but vulgar\u201d jab isn\u2019t just objectifying\u2014it leans on an ancient misogynistic logic that traps women in an impossible choice:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Be \u201cpure\u201d and \u201cspiritual\u201d but invisible.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Be desired but \u201cvulgar\u201d and disposable.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That scene shows how women often don\u2019t see themselves in freedom but through others\u2019 broken mirrors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an exhausting internal battle:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– I want to be seen for who I am, but the world only sees my body.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– I want to be admired for my inner self, but admiration often starts\u2014and ends\u2014with the outside.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like your soul\u2019s screaming inside a decorated display case, and no one bothers to open the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens if we stop seeing ourselves through those broken gazes?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key shifts: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop chasing being seen<\/strong> and start being felt<\/strong>\u2014by yourself. Then, filter which gazes deserve access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not every look earns the privilege of seeing your inner world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a call to a radical act: exist without permission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t forget:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \ud83d\udc8c Love has become a transaction dressed up with flowers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc8d Marriage, a contract masquerading as emotion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\uddd5\ud83c\udffd And in many places, women still lack voice, movement, or choice\u2014as if their bodies belong to the state, family, or religion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hardest thing to see isn\u2019t overt oppression\u2014it\u2019s the global indifference, the normalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom is evolution of self\u2014The rest is just a sale disguised as empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

This isn\u2019t some feminist manifesto or a moral soapbox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s just a girl raising her hand for all of us. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bye now! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n

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Life\u2019s big mystery is about feeling with presence, thinking with clarity, and observing with a cool-headed distance. This week, I tuned into a podcast about two influencers (\u2640\u2642) who stir up all kinds of drama\u2014no names, but you probably know the type. No woman should be out here trying to match a man\u2019s game. We share the same species, so why not embrace our femininity without worrying about disrespect? \u269c\ufe0f Slavery\u2019s been fading out, sure, but it lingers in sneaky ways\u2014like how society still turns women into objects. We\u2019re not things, not animals, we\u2019re human. \ud83c\udf39 Is femininity vulnerability? This week, I caught some news stories about women buying into the idea that we\u2019re objects and using it to make a living in a world where survival often means compromising principles\u2014or even dignity.  I\u2019m not saying they don\u2019t have dignity; I\u2019m saying some have pawned half their soul to this game. Girls, young or old, seem obsessed with likes and comments on social media, where their bodies are displayed like cuts of meat at a butcher shop, priced for the highest bidder. One influencer girl, who got famous by racking up a boys count, bragged in an \u201cinterview\u201d that she\u2019s all about women owning their bodies.  Then there\u2019s this misogynist influencer guy, who claims to be \u201cChristian\u201d yet puts his masculinity above women\u2014this expression symbolizes another religion\u2014 treating us like objects.  He actually agreed with her, saying she represents modern women\u2026 Dear reader, I got chills.  The audience just eats this up, watching these two parade their extreme views as if they\u2019re the only options in today\u2019s world. Speaking for a lot of women here: what this girl\u2019s doing isn\u2019t body autonomy. Her body\u2019s running her mind, convincing her it\u2019s freedom.  Her choices lean on instinct\u2014survival, desire, biology, you name it. Real control over your body comes from your mind.  It\u2019s knowing society trains men to see you as an object\u2014either decoration or something to control\u2014you need refusing to play that role. You know I call it like I see it, not for clout or applause.  What this girl and so many others are doing, even in secret, isn\u2019t sexual freedom\u2014it\u2019s self-objectification.  Calling it \u201cbody control\u201d is a lie when you\u2019re handing your body over to external logic: the spectacle, the validation, the unresolved trauma. When you truly get what body autonomy means, you realize it\u2019s not about doing whatever you want\u2014it\u2019s about choosing what nourishes you, not what tears you apart.  Saying \u201cno\u201d to anything that turns you into an object\u2014even if it\u2019s dressed up as \u201cempowerment\u201d\u2014is a spiritual act, not repression. It\u2019s a firm \u201cI don\u2019t buy it\u201d to the mindset society tries to drill into us. The Paradox Both influencers, from opposite ends, are preaching the same thing: your body is currency\u2014your worth is what you do with it for others. What gets lost in that logic is what\u2019s sacred:  Your inner world, your consciousness, your true dignity. In times like these, it\u2019s not revolutionary to dress provocatively or talk about sex without shame.  What\u2019s truly rebellious is cultivating clarity, self-care, depth, and healthy boundaries\u2014healthy meaning what feeds your spirit, soul, and mind.  That doesn\u2019t go viral. It makes you less dependent on the world\u2019s noise. Gossip Sesh: This week, Hardy\u2019s Mirror This week, my best friend from Sweden told me her little sister was almost kidnapped. It hit me hard! As women, we have to face a truth:  We\u2019re vulnerable. But embracing that reality with the right mindset empowers us. I told my friend\u2014and every woman in her circle\u2014to learn self-defense in every sense. As a line from Romeo and Juliet goes:  \u201cThese violent delights have violent ends.\u201d  \u2014Shakespeare. Reading Tess of the d\u2019Urbervilles (no major spoilers) Dotdash: Tess Durbeyfield is a young peasant girl whose poor family learns they descend from a noble lineage, the d\u2019Urbervilles.  This sparks choices driven by pride, social pressure, and dreams of a better life. What follows is a heartbreaking series of injustices\u2014moral, social, and personal\u2014that drag Tess down a rough path. \ud83d\udc94 Why does it hurt so much? Because Tess isn\u2019t just a victim of one person but of an entire system:  Classism, sexism, Victorian double standards, uncompassionate religion, a fate that seems to target her innocence.  Hardy doesn\u2019t paint her as \u201cpure\u201d in a traditional sense (body) but in a spiritual, ethical, and emotional one.  That\u2019s why he subtitles the novel A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented\u2014a direct jab at society\u2019s idea that a woman\u2019s \u201cpurity\u201d hinges on her body. Who was Hardy in this society with his valuable book? A quiet whistleblower. \ud83d\udd25  His beautiful prose was a moral rebellion.  He didn\u2019t shout, but every page was a gut-punch to Victorian society (which, let\u2019s be real, isn\u2019t so different from today). And who was Tess? Her revolution isn\u2019t in what\u2019s said but in the deep compassion woven into her story\u2014one many would rather judge or ignore. \ud83c\udf12 The ending\u2026 No spoilers\u2014but let\u2019s just say: Hardy isn\u2019t cruel to Tess; he\u2019s cruel to the world that failed to protect her. The same world that criticizes us and exposes us today. One Last Gossip\u2026 Are We Things? I watched Wolf (1994), with Jack Nicholson as Will Randall and Michelle Pfeiffer as Laura.  This dialogue hit hard: Will Randall: \u201cYou know, I think I understand what you’re like now. You’re very beautiful and you think men are only interested in you because you’re beautiful, but you want them to be interested in you because you’re you. The problem is, aside from all that beauty, you’re not very interesting. You’re rude, you’re hostile, you’re sullen, you’re withdrawn. I know you want someone to look past all that at the real person underneath, but the only reason anyone would bother to look past all that is because you’re beautiful. Ironic, isn\u2019t it? In an odd way, you’re your own problem.\u201d That dialogue doesn\u2019t just dehumanize; it sets a trap:   – If you\u2019re beautiful, you\u2019re objectified.   – If you\u2019re not (by their standards), you\u2019re invisible.   – Either way, they don\u2019t care who you really are. Yes, being a woman can hurt because it\u2019s raw and real.  That scene, though fictional, cuts into a collective wound: women reduced to their bodies first, then discarded as if their inner selves are optional, only valuable if the surface pleases\u2014like we\u2019re animals or slaves who need to make a scene to be heard. That\u2019s exactly what Hardy captures in Tess (written in 1891).  She\u2019s used, judged, idealized, rejected, redeemed\u2014all from the outside. She\u2019s never fully granted the right to be human before being a symbol. But this isn\u2019t about losing feminine charm\u2014it\u2019s about highlighting strength.  Laura\u2019s response nails it:   \u201cSorry. Wrong line. I am not taken aback by your keen insight and suddenly challenged by you.\u201d That\u2019s the line we women need to throw at society\u2014without sacrificing respect for our bodies and minds. We\u2019re human. That moment of emotional defiance, dismantling the script with the very beauty it hates, shows a woman\u2019s intelligence.  It\u2019s not just in pop culture or men like Nicholson\u2019s character\u2014it creeps into how many women see themselves, as if their worth depends on others\u2019 gazes. And yet\u2026   There\u2019s a quiet resistance:   – Demanding to be seen with respect.   – Nurturing your mind as sacred.   – Caring for yourself out of self-love, not approval.   – Refusing to trade your soul for body validation.   That\u2019s the woman the world tries to silence\u2026 because she\u2019s the freest. Tess, though her fate is tragic, is a figure of quiet power. Even when society drags her down, she never surrenders her dignity. That\u2019s a mirror some avoid, but others, like you, dare to hold. Silent Resistance \ud83e\udd2b My philosophy:   \u201cIf I must choose, I\u2019d take a good book\u2019s certainty over the fleeting thrill\u2014or potential heartbreak\u2014of a new conquest. In a world of overstimulation and external validation, that\u2019s almost revolutionary.\u201d If you feel alone, remember:  Being truly alone is better than being accompanied by a lie. Your integrity doesn\u2019t need an audience\u2014just roots.  That\u2019s where change begins. Even if it hurts. Even if it doesn\u2019t go viral.  You don\u2019t feed your soul with fake dopamine. That Wolf scene captures a longing to be seen for your deepest self, only to face a gaze stuck on the surface, reducing your worth to the physical while judging you morally.  It stings because it\u2019s a real wound for women, then and now. Nicholson\u2019s \u201cbeautiful but vulgar\u201d jab isn\u2019t just objectifying\u2014it leans on an ancient misogynistic logic that traps women in an impossible choice:   – Be \u201cpure\u201d and \u201cspiritual\u201d but invisible.   – Be desired but \u201cvulgar\u201d and disposable.   That scene shows how women often don\u2019t see themselves in freedom but through others\u2019 broken mirrors.  It\u2019s an exhausting internal battle:   – I want to be seen for who I am, but the world only sees my body.   – I want to be admired for my inner self, but admiration often starts\u2014and ends\u2014with the outside.   It\u2019s like your soul\u2019s screaming inside a decorated display case, and no one bothers to open the door. What happens if we stop seeing ourselves through those broken gazes? The key shifts:  Stop chasing being seen and start being felt\u2014by yourself. Then, filter which gazes deserve access.  Not every look earns the privilege of seeing your inner world. This is a call to a radical act: exist without permission. Don\u2019t forget:    \ud83d\udc8c Love has become a transaction dressed up with flowers.   \ud83d\udc8d Marriage, a contract masquerading as emotion.   \ud83e\uddd5\ud83c\udffd And in many places, women still lack voice, movement, or choice\u2014as if their bodies belong to the state, family, or religion.   The hardest thing to see isn\u2019t overt oppression\u2014it\u2019s the global indifference, the normalization. Freedom is evolution of self\u2014The rest is just a sale disguised as empowerment. This isn\u2019t some feminist manifesto or a moral soapbox.  It\u2019s just a girl raising her hand for all of us.  Bye now! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":270,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnivoicebox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}