<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:20:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ann-hoy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When A Writer Is Teething]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would happen if we quit every time it was hard to learn a skill? Like writing. When my writing is stuck, I feel frozen. If at first I don’t write something good, I try,try, again, like a masochist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ann-hoy/when-a-writer-is-teething</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ann-hoy/when-a-writer-is-teething</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:22:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961M39z3i69cVVCuwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Steemit Is Like a Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Haynes simplifies Steemit in Investopedia. His analogy of Steem mimics a marriage. Here's a link to his article: In his analogy, here are the options: You can divorce Steem and cash out your account]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ann-hoy/why-steemit-is-like-a-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ann-hoy/why-steemit-is-like-a-marriage</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:36:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961YePgzNNdX5n9HAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Robbins Made Good Morning America Great]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Robbins tweeted that he was going to be on GMA and tickets were free! I was flying to New York from Vancouver the next day and I wanted to see Tony!! I was staying in Brooklyn, and “GMA” sets up before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@ann-hoy/tony-robbins-made-good-morning-america-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@ann-hoy/tony-robbins-made-good-morning-america-great</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 08:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52TdHnx88BjGJXpnzxmEnB8yNLCo37xWGfMtGtRsLqSft9eqztK4ge5J7wFe5UHDXfkna6fshACaQHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upvote If You're Not Wearing Pants - Steemit For Baby Boomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a burning question.  Who is the oldest Steemer?  Is it me at age 54? I began exploring Steemit three weeks ago, staying up past my bedtime until 2am for a few nights  hitting the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/upvoting/@ann-hoy/upvote-if-you-re-not-wearing-pants-steemit-for-baby-boomers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/upvoting/@ann-hoy/upvote-if-you-re-not-wearing-pants-steemit-for-baby-boomers</guid><category><![CDATA[upvoting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961QHFcnjftZTvSitW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theresa Puts On A Great Show Connecting With The Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[My son is a skeptic. He can’t believe that he is watching Theresa Caputo, the psychic medium with the hit TV show, connect with the dead in front of him. Messages from the departed to their loved ones]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skepticism/@ann-hoy/theresa-puts-on-a-great-show-connecting-with-the-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skepticism/@ann-hoy/theresa-puts-on-a-great-show-connecting-with-the-dead</guid><category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72bvWzXbkeWWRcNVGwbAnGvuSETAJkxrzcrd5tmrJdYBQiXP19vKf5BJR4ztBNSFKuQQpUQ91ykxNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attention New Steemit People: Proving Your Identity Is A Huge Thing on Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some great advice from a Steem buddy today:  “Make sure you post your ‪#‎introduceyourself post with a picture of yourself with a sign stating the date, and like HI STEEMERS it's really me Brenda]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ann-hoy/attention-new-steemit-people-proving-your-identity-is-a-huge-thing-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ann-hoy/attention-new-steemit-people-proving-your-identity-is-a-huge-thing-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PWhW6mTQY9G6snv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Incalculable Value Of A Pencil]]></title><description><![CDATA[ You buy a yellow pencil the day your child is born. It will be handy to mark his height on the door frame each time you measure once he learns to stand. When he starts school, you tuck the pencil]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ann-hoy/the-incalculable-value-of-a-pencil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ann-hoy/the-incalculable-value-of-a-pencil</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PEsCovUkKQ3YADL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting Out Your Ego Fire With Gasoline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once lit, my ego is a powerful flame.It ignited today, and I had to detox from it. I’m doing okay. Meditation helps me detach from my negative thoughts, and connects me with my true nature. My true nature]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivational/@ann-hoy/putting-out-your-ego-fire-with-gasoline</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivational/@ann-hoy/putting-out-your-ego-fire-with-gasoline</guid><category><![CDATA[motivational]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7HZA5xrZrYQY4ZmwmqQtUPDSTh1dFN8Zf9wUbHnoQxPwdXSP96NwWEyKGT9WMphfKb6GVceNaiw3eNGVMq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was That Your 'To-Do' List Flying Out The Window With Mine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you fool enough to plan your life like I am?Do you make to-do lists, and deceive yourself that you will check off all the items?Me too! Ben Franklin resounds in my head At my house, being responsible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ann-hoy/was-that-your-to-do-list-flying-out-the-window-with-mine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ann-hoy/was-that-your-to-do-list-flying-out-the-window-with-mine</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE4Pv29kULafDGhWxLyHkdg8q2wyTSjekQkBxpkBrYqJN2mpQ3D9WTaZU2GR8uBQkUPanRucUj5cMzNKyKUrhvuV89mo9MAtoUmN5ojneBnk5xRAFEz43nQCuCXYAQLiJ1SDhQV7goAkMuxMdzHqMqUCcp9H3VMxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Loving Yourself Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahoy Steems! I am Ann Hoy, writing about themes of loving yourself and well-being.   If I learned to love myself, anyone can.  I am a mom of three boys who read self-help books from the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ann-hoy/the-loving-yourself-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ann-hoy/the-loving-yourself-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNcexr7CN6oLFxdYPTk9EAY9hdGJZM5wxLb8Jbjf8UeRMBQFHbY3PuLjnDdmFiL3wEZQm6N3V6TaNsQQ3YdfBcxmzPvPbTaVa1ezsHKFWWimsC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting The Prime Minister In The First Class Washroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Me on the left with The Right Honorable Kim Campbell Mid flight, I was standing in the washroom, in first class. All of a sudden, the door opened, then shut abruptly, with a lady uttering something as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ann-hoy/meeting-the-prime-minister-in-the-first-class-washroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ann-hoy/meeting-the-prime-minister-in-the-first-class-washroom</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961XBL5QcrhAjKvJTx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposure to Steem is Great For Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exposure is great for writers, but Steemit knows that exposure alone hasn't paid one bill for a writer. Grocery stores don't accept exposure at the check-out. Writers write because they have to, not for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/exposure/@ann-hoy/exposure-to-steem-is-great-for-writers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/exposure/@ann-hoy/exposure-to-steem-is-great-for-writers</guid><category><![CDATA[exposure]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 06:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnsYwyVt4XsXtqfStyZZ5fgTZWYJVTQGyEJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Won't Regale You How Adopting A Dog Improves Your Life and His]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t adopt a dog unless you want a forever buddy who is always there for you and makes you laugh. Don’t adopt a dog that runs to the kitchen every time you open a package of cheese and makes you smile.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/adopt/@ann-hoy/i-won-t-regale-you-how-adopting-a-dog-improves-your-life-and-his</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/adopt/@ann-hoy/i-won-t-regale-you-how-adopting-a-dog-improves-your-life-and-his</guid><category><![CDATA[adopt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:37:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking Your Way To Happily Ever After]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a wedding ceremony, the pastor asked if anyone had anything to say concerning the union of the bride and groom. It was their time to stand up and talk, or forever hold their peace.  The moment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weddings/@ann-hoy/asking-your-way-to-happily-ever-after</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weddings/@ann-hoy/asking-your-way-to-happily-ever-after</guid><category><![CDATA[weddings]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:44:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wars Start and End With Words Not Guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Words Are Mightier Than Guns. Wars start with words and end with words. Cut out the middlemen, and you don’t need their guns. Malala Yousefzai was shot in the face by terrorists for standing up for a girl’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/words/@ann-hoy/wars-start-and-end-with-words-not-guns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/words/@ann-hoy/wars-start-and-end-with-words-not-guns</guid><category><![CDATA[words]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ann-hoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:27:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>