<?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>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:20:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@annieb/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Help - Harsh reality of a troubled mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi my Steemit friends. Today is a hard day for me, and I discussed it with my good Boss, and he suggested I put my story on Steemit, and who knows maybe there is someone out there that can relate to me,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@annieb/help-harch-reality-of-a-troubled-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@annieb/help-harch-reality-of-a-troubled-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:38:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE HARSH REALITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[How it saddens me the harsh reality of unemployment in our country SA. We are a small business with only 4 employees. The past four months were hectic, and we barely scraping through, but I have the most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@annieb/unemployment-and-the-harsh-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@annieb/unemployment-and-the-harsh-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DONALD TRUMP - PRESIDENT OF USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a South African citizen, all I can say is HOLY CRAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I am stunned and at a los for words.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/donald-trump-president-of-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/donald-trump-president-of-usa</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 08:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1TeDdkPUw1ks9Kwgjyr3PnuVPiDC7XzwbRCNx5cVAqpiz8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The newest addition to our family........................To cute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning all. I am a little mixed breed baby girl. I am a cross between a little Toy Pom and a Yorkshire Terrier. I way approximately 300 grams, and I have been living with my new family two weeks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/the-newest-addition-to-our-family-to-cute</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/the-newest-addition-to-our-family-to-cute</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4KqRePydMpJRs1amsozXZefn8Bn2ikr3JLEL6knx4pS6RQoerAyzdw5Hui3X9Agjdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOD OUR SAVIOUR - HE IS REALLY THERE WHEN YOU NEED HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been struggling lately with so many things. Financially, feeling depressed, missing my parents whom are both deceased. I have been feeling very lonely, and generally I have not been in a good space]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/god-our-saviour-he-is-really-there-when-you-need-him</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/god-our-saviour-he-is-really-there-when-you-need-him</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxenq7ihoMdaESEuf1QHZTeV49VWdUCgCH9oKF4ZDBUE1zL4o1XdCwU827zW6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEPRESSION - A VERY REAL AND SCARY THING.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold and just won't go away, you may have depression. Depression makes it tough to function]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@annieb/depression-a-very-real-and-scary-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@annieb/depression-a-very-real-and-scary-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixipsxSf1sTSghgvEgNVEP8HUqiuRXaeCPhpGRWgr5E5J3pHsGiz4BytTSYTarA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHEATER - THE SIX SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all, I think all of us has been in this boat before, but as the years went by, and been through 2 marriages and a couple of failed relationships, I feel confidant to share the following signs of a CHEATING]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/cheater-the-six-signs-to-look-out-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/cheater-the-six-signs-to-look-out-for</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3auKdN6FdQE37fmNE7jmY31uhXSPsKgmzH5X7uPpceW7Trd7z6uxYfD4EbuLez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LATEST ADDITION TO THE FAMILY............................ AND A BIRTHDAY GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isn't she just to beautiful. This little puppy is a cross between a Toypom and Yorkshire terrier, and she is 7 weeks old. We got this cutie pie, for our little Yorkshire Terrier, which we have had now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@annieb/latest-addition-to-the-family-and-a-birthday-girl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@annieb/latest-addition-to-the-family-and-a-birthday-girl</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4KqRKPq26VWtksguTDvLAe2Qua7y3UHcuv6ZFwQEwDAx6k7LbgAEVznVJtwaz94STg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DRAUGHT - A terrible sight - An urgent call for prayer in parts of SA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning Steemit friends. I have attached a pick sent to me a day ago. This is the reality of how empty our dams are. Water restrictions everywhere here in our beautiful country South Africa. Our dams]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/draught-a-terrible-sight-an-urgent-call-for-prayer-in-parts-of-sa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/draught-a-terrible-sight-an-urgent-call-for-prayer-in-parts-of-sa</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQCimrUmaCW7MSBHBvPmPhwyoXEaZkCzXBdnceJayt1JhYPaFgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHINESE NIGHT OUT .......................... JUST TO GOOD NOT TO SHARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICKEN SOUP Hi all, I just had to share with all my steemit friends the lovely Chinese dinner my partner and I had at a lovely little restaurant in town. We have been going there for years and we have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@annieb/chinese-night-out-just-to-good-not-to-share</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@annieb/chinese-night-out-just-to-good-not-to-share</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1sKkKzhaJiMhmfyJEaMFGLRRrh971hYRnhhe9reVDeYvxmeWfWLjqNmZjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMIT PAID FOR THE REPARS ON MY VEHICLE'S EXHAUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys, I would like to share a heart warming story of how STEEMIT has helped me for the second time now, to pay for something I otherwise would not have had the cash for !!!!!!!!!!!!! I was about 200m]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/2dqssq-steemit-paid-for-the-repars-on-my-vehicle-s-exhaust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/2dqssq-steemit-paid-for-the-repars-on-my-vehicle-s-exhaust</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1sKxhaiyuRq6uXm9PaGL3TD9wEcXTYVwPqK2FMX2Jttihopq5jH9UWHtgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMIT PAID FOR THE REPARS ON MY VEHICLE'S EXHAUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys, I would like to share a heart warming story of how STEEMIT has helped me for the second time now, to pay for something I otherwise would not have had the cash for !!!!!!!!!!!!! I was about 200m]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/steemit-paid-for-the-repars-on-my-vehicle-s-exhaust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/steemit-paid-for-the-repars-on-my-vehicle-s-exhaust</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1sKxhaiyuRq6uXm9PaGL3TD9wEcXTYVwPqK2FMX2Jttihopq5jH9UWHtgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEST BUDGET BURGER IN DURBAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guys I have just eaten the best low cost burger in Durban S.A, the cost only R17.50. This was a huge bun with lots of may, lettuce, tomato and a huge chunk of chicken Pattie. I am so full I actually feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@annieb/best-budget-burger-in-durban</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@annieb/best-budget-burger-in-durban</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/axopD2eJJx4em8LJvdssXpLBzeUPH1rcdkdWUSPbSRZfR9BhyLMaj3PNEaAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all the people out there that battle to drag themselves out of bed in the morning to go to work, I feel for you, really I do. I have worked for many, many years, and I can truly say that for the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/best-boss-in-the-whole-wide-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/best-boss-in-the-whole-wide-world</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAFDj7gUsRyzoLZ9mdNeKQZo3G7xjhupMPikWoBE9Xaeb9aswJF8bCMLeDD1XXbLchrghL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POWER OF MAKE UP - Is it a form of deception !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning All. I was wondering this morning, after reading an article about the power of make up, and would love to hear your views. The article was about this couple that fell in love and planned a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beauty/@annieb/power-of-make-up-is-it-a-form-of-deception</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beauty/@annieb/power-of-make-up-is-it-a-form-of-deception</guid><category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLS6pgtjmZyu1bsM5w7UZZncJPFxQMPNcBVv9FnBbd6GjFLARUbx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near Death experience------------------by my front door !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon after work, I had to go home and do some washing, as we had terrible weather over the week end. The weather has been causing havoc over the past few months, which at times caused heavy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/near-death-experience-by-my-front-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/near-death-experience-by-my-front-door</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixipsxSf1sSnpGGYvS5fsqvq1T5L2UxUXpzigR2uQN22h1oxdmYKJXJeWUatgdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLOOD THIRSTY - HUMAN NATURE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you seen when you pass an accident on the road, or walk past someone that is hurt, you always see hundreds of people gather around to have a good look. People that abandon and abuse animals, leave]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/blood-thirsty-human-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/blood-thirsty-human-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6Gfnp2sTEbwZdWB7nm2VrWnAmfV3CuVYdmXH9AfQn9eEAaZkXekdk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abusive Marriages vs  impact on children]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in a abusive marriage for ten years, it was my second marriage. The abuse was not just physical, it was mental and verbal as well. At the time I married this man, my daughter was ten years old. She]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@annieb/abusive-marriages-vs-impact-on-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@annieb/abusive-marriages-vs-impact-on-children</guid><category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:51:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MURDER - REVENGE--------------------------------Are you capable of doing it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a heavy heart today, as I wonder if it will be in my nature to commit murder if it was my little child that was raped by a stranger that just took her childhood away at the age of three? Will you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/murder-revenge-are-you-capable-of-doing-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/murder-revenge-are-you-capable-of-doing-it</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3auKdMsk3Q3yYjxaWB9WztRQjUZhNjBgHYqUzucznxnHv2UTnhnFyArr7YikVk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUICIDE - the easy way out ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit people. I was wondering if there are people out there that have lost all hope, and think suicide is the best option, weather you have just gotten dumped, divorced, bullied etc ? Well I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/suicide-the-easy-way-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@annieb/suicide-the-easy-way-out</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[annieb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpaGADCbGUvAWdjtnid7TB97UmbUqM6ErwCwLrR5iSLzeQFCyvJjKoWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>