1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hE6PPMVa4f"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/eeks-october-2021/">EEKS! OCTOBER 2021</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/eeks-october-2021/embed/#?secret=hE6PPMVa4f" width="600" height="338" title="“EEKS! OCTOBER 2021” — PoohsDen" data-secret="hE6PPMVa4f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !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); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Eeks! It is October 2021 and I just realized I havent logged on to my blog since March. I haven’t written my thoughts and random musings here as much as I would have liked to. Like always, I let the pandemic and humdrum of routine life get to me. I can promise to get better right now, but I don’t think I am ready for that promise and commitment just yet. So far, 2021 has been a year – of hope and dreams, of ups and down, of wins and losses. Quite evenly balanced that I can’t complain. In all it has been a year of being on the move. Of long to-do lists and longer nights. Of laughter and exhaustion. Of joy and yearning. Of being connected and yet feeling so alone. It is mid-October and I am pretty sure the rest of 2021 will be the same. As Novemeber rolls in, I will count my blessings and double up on gratitude. Give back in small ways and dream ahead. And end up making longer to-do lists and reminding myself that I don’t have to be perfect or even attempt to be perfect. Reading in 2021 has also been […]