<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 03:44:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@adamroa/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There’s an aspect to being lonely that’s so paradoxical: we all feel it. It doesn’t ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... have to be a consistent part of our experience, but it’s something that we have all felt. Isn’t it interesting that the very feeling of loneliness, being isolated, is a feeling that connects us? When]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-110213</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-110213</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrGbwfPoTmpiWESzSjWCf8AjW6bQCFvdh2LRzSyZnxnG3asxavs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is beauty everywhere. Thank you Cape Town for reminding me that it’s all in ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... what I choose to focus on.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-103204</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-103204</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHreGTFWmwn3ShdBRoQmb3ziK2Sup2CL4naGPkQayb26xx3cH6rs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reunited and it feels so good.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-96593</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-96593</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 02:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5N2FxEDAvrFV9fuvTrjT2RhiFjcTVCJMU6uvrJUyhT7gz1K4taMP5krrxevq4SsJAi2HcLrt544Ey7MuCAfWDfzPbgBdeWZVxQCuHJYUKsinToJ4CH9heFYQckzLtKN2xzWv2wG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[As you evolve and grow, your new beliefs will stack on top of old ones. Make sure ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... your foundation is made up of values you actually want. Compassion. Integrity. Self-Worth. Build yourself with intention and you won’t have to worry about being knocked down by accident.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-92815</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-92815</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrHvkup57z7UQJjE6PDgQsf7EXmpqrvQ5VWuxPhyRv24dQKPnQw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the rest go.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-89431</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-89431</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrH3NTaRm5waBwzpTSFRrjmoPinPXYMmxqVvc9KGEdB9odHHr4X?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check Post.

Yesterday was the type of day that I don’t normally talk about ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... that much. While most of my posts talk about what I’m learning along this crazy journey called life, philosophizing about the meaning of it all, I don’t dive into details of my day-to-day that often.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-86607</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-86607</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrei6jBht6Le5Ky9gW1cx6Cd7xUKXxH6cPPWeboH8TSLPrv5S5u?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am in a state of shock to find out about the death of Kobe Bryant. While he was ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... polarizing and not loved by everyone, he was inspiring to me. His work ethic. His handling of public hate. His unshakable commitment to excellence. A lot of people don’t even know that Kobe won an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-85465</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-85465</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:14:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrH3ZzUjTGv8ttQNvfN46aFaMTDYUKKVg5CVsHN3iptWJeEofuq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today is the first birthday in over 12 years that I have spent NOT in relationship. ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... I have been in romantic partnership for literally every birthday since my early 20s. Each January 19th was spent with someone who was there to celebrate my life. I had someone to acknowledge my existence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-82246</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-82246</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHreBt85LwkTTuwUW1QmUfiZMLAM1PMJdjnKgHSMyiVkJmrzY9aF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve noticed that the times in my life when I have struggled to find joy for someone ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... else’s success have been when I have felt like things weren’t going well for me. When I haven’t been feeling like I was “living up to my potential” I would often see the accomplishments of others as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-79181</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-79181</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrGgw6MJ4ajfHyYSjLVFZcG8c6ZT9dE65gfJYBExbd9u432sSDM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m still learning to be an artist.

I’m still exploring parts of my creative process ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... that I feel frustrated by and continuing to push the boundaries of what I think is possible for myself. Because I know I can keep growing as a creator. And that process isn’t always easy. Two days]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-77500</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-77500</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:12:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrLZibu8pLrCwukc4m4vqsq7BjC5b8PBtj8ZnoaN5yskwR9znGF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your perspective is everything.

You can choose to focus on the areas of your life ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... that bring you joy, that light you up, and give more of your energy into amplifying them. You could also choose to focus on the things you don’t like or don’t have and as a result, amplify them instead.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-72969</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-72969</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHreGGnRxZZnnKr9EnY8YHcu5noBomeGu1q5hxSEPk2g9QBfY4ej?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is ready for your voice. How do I know? Because you’re here. You’re alive. ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... You’re a part of this crazy mosaic we are living and that means you have a purpose. One of my dearest friends and mentors recently said that the secret to happiness is living your purpose. The most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-71713</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-71713</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 15:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrKEuVeS3XDwtkGBSHiGf6atoqk7V62szMjDNKHMUPo1RnXhAWT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can’t put a limit on your sadness without putting a limit on your joy. Why?  ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... Because it’s all EMOTION. Energy in motion. We FEEL. It’s what we do. That’s us being present. That’s us being human. What a gift. It’s the next step in the process that gets tricky. When the mind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-68318</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-68318</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 15:04:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrHV8WnTK63eipHw4vCbqxn3ax9nNRLtU47Ls6er7sEK95hazXy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is the time to pray.

Right now, during this Holiday season, the collective field ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... is ripe for transformation because so many people across the world are consciously believing in Magic. All the children dreaming of Santa. All the adults remembering when they did too. No matter your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-67333</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-67333</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrfatPKBEdGQsDiGjzBSH6Nfh88qVpLLS3JmmXQwLKACdi2nkNj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actions are the expression of someones emotions, thoughts, and beliefs. They are ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... the translation of the inner world into the outer world. So pay attention to what people DO, which includes what they don’t, because their actions contain a wealth of information. And be careful, because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-66890</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-66890</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 01:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrLehwaxRoKfB4DTvLqnR6EPrgrAvtzFni3ubNEvqa5XUVWXEWB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I became a better artist when I became a better listener.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-61196</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-61196</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrJNW33uLXXz9rfhQDaWpHJkcxkmaukuZvxGUwoWKALEjBEvUgw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you ever been blamed for something that you didn’t think was your fault?
Have ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... you ever had someone dislike you and you didn’t know why? How did it make you feel? How many people do you have non-favorable opinions of currently, whether you know them personally or not? Donald]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-60127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-60127</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 23:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHreBs9iBcZXsd5YrFMrtJtKzExT9h3mvk6rMyW5BhfnEohwqyif?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to think I disliked cooking. So I didn’t do it. I started dating someone who ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... enjoyed cooking for me and I never had to think about it. Then we broke up. I started to realize that the stories I had about who I was weren’t facts of life, they were decisions I’d made consciously]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-59100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-59100</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrf9YS2iyEKfsUKFxWZ7PZd3amiTeEB8SSFKnrD5UsJNMua72vB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love disrupts even the best laid plans while giving hope to the hopeless.
It’s the ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... subject of most poetry and yet barely understood by the poets that wrote it. Because love doesn’t make sense. It’s meant to remind us there are things beyond our control. We don’t choose who we love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-57323</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-57323</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHrHvg3gi5wysF7LSo7geZ27UCideffgQ6WYisDt5PH4wTiUFynX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is art that will shift the planet.
I truly believe that.
It is art that bypasses ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... the defense mechanisms of the logical mind. It is art that reaches the quarantined parts of ourselves that we set aside long ago because they were too tender to feel. It is art that allows us to see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-54460</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@adamroa/appics-v1-appics-im-54460</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adamroa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTyuNyi9HXetezAgmM2NN4jTtLVdkfXUvRhjxcv6JUyP8rktHJvdWPHreGAznwaqjdGNqTLDykePLxj11FUgB1dzUdiNEVwCguUWuJG2K?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>