<?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, 07 Apr 2026 19:02:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bestowingfire/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The power of “Who am I?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self talk is a powerful tool to use in our journey towards success. It can also be the thing that causes us to ‘self destruct’. When someone is battling with depression / anxiety (like me), their mind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bestowingfire/the-power-of-who-am-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bestowingfire/the-power-of-who-am-i</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4CEmLzmCDwEwrzaoQ9sfAzhtVkKwAwiyhMN66KedENXhQA2GSGezy8WMy1BfSVeXuCUF2ir1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all have lost loved ones that we felt had so much more potential than ourselves. We also know friends and family that have had to deal with this type of tragedy with a heavy heart. One of the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/heavy-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/heavy-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSgr9VVNAGjykbSNeMZD5gWrsKmeuW5ZditPTTTbA9pn7qyfPpq3d7J7F4ha4jb5cXkNoCRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 reasons suicide is not the answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an epidemic that is occurring in our lives today and it is increasing at an alarming rate. The chaos and struggles of life are becoming too much for some people and they are ending their own lives.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/3-reasons-suicide-is-not-the-answer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/3-reasons-suicide-is-not-the-answer</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga4ewptCRhjgbgnSrSHhyjtLZiM6YiKpH6ASELCFnW3MdebtFKJYbYDPWtxteVqwqoCtNf8tnwUjGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Link-up Party #9: Confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back!!! The first party was a success and look forward to the amazing work I will be reading from everyone. I want to thank Shawna again for helping make this party possible. Here’s my thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-9-confidence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-9-confidence</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenB6R3Y89C59ypwUKrUQibGp37aoLRqkjfuLBVZ2QngdbkPGNvWyjqRr6HyDKEFwMwvmmkwqNTDQ9YCikr2uQJTfX7yjPQm78pLrQCamQunrwci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Link-up Party #8 RESULTS!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you to everyone that participated in last weeks contest. There was a larger response to it than I had expected. I enjoyed reading the work you submitted. It was difficult trying to determine who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-8-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-8-results</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFni2xmvhsFoCq7vVyKyQkM9zFMgLxz7c6qayNa1fxHYpih2LwMswG28hQ3zLrYRVPqkfWWWCZ9abMVAbRvYEgpXAdzu8pMpauBDgqix4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Link-up Party #8: Overcome Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back!!! If you have been following my weekly blog posts, you will see that I have made some more changes. This change is all about helping make this Link-up party more awesome. There isn’t a door]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-8-overcome-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-8-overcome-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNbULRrDz7cWGyfr8iAx77RxLfhT2ggHwpjFF2A4n6PMoBJMTVgbZQH4VLruLn4pzh5d8T6ryxZJreEAVdpWbLv7YgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second part of a poem. To read the first part,click here It all starts with a spark To bring light into the dark With the simple strike of a match Hope within begins to hatch   The fire begins]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bestowingfire/burning-darkness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bestowingfire/burning-darkness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGthbPNjn8axNmVhnakivn2QjkqPhnyEDAk9ykg6vxPhrK5npd1QiWUE37pMMgDdPijdhr61Dfcvsh969EGVTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are you making a difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We treat others differently based on their situation or illness. Why is that? We need to work together in order to fix this. 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If you have been following my weekly blog posts, you will see that I have changed the name of it. I did this to help others understand better what these blog posts are about. So instead]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/community/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-7-cloudy-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/community/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-7-cloudy-day</guid><category><![CDATA[community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 22:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2cbvmYri6H18pnY3DoFDxw6Zo53vR5aAf4fDNwi3bh3CBec71DcrKjZuDRzEs6DrFyZCJRLrJifVvYvyXqHMDH18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How struggles could actually be a blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you look at the hard times in your life? 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It takes a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bestowingfire/a-breakdown-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bestowingfire/a-breakdown-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2UQAavtjhgJfkwA9nZ5hWWRBbRe27Rt4KFnmkcwzhnoJLVJv6tAaGf2Y9sXuQeTyk51uSG4uyEJeD8nKD39DJUy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's struggle of me vs me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have written many blog posts sharing and explaining what my mental illness is like. I will continue to so that others can be educated and to let the others that suffer too know that they are not alone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bestowingfire/life-s-struggle-of-me-vs-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bestowingfire/life-s-struggle-of-me-vs-me</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8ppxWpH5i72s45WzoYRKWjqX4b79ymHGj7nuskwso9fyqt5KBzfBNqvXnoCBBQwhcyGK63WtrRRdM3gTZwZbSanZ8S6uX74?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Link-up Party #6: Dialogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Welcome back!!! If you have been following my weekly blog posts, you will see that I have changed the name of it. I did this to help others understand better what these blog posts are about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-6-dialogue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/weekly-link-up-party-6-dialogue</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVP2M67FxzGBY59x5EaZXwewwyHGsTYj999Vc5q4Kd44uVCCoqw8jv7eVRJAeno7o6RuV6VFvGDPfZMH7JY5R8JKETUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why should I embrace the chains of this adversity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source This maybe a simple question to answer for you but there are people out there that ask this throughout their life. If you are one of those people that have an easy life, do not read any further.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/why-should-i-embrace-the-chains-of-this-adversity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@bestowingfire/why-should-i-embrace-the-chains-of-this-adversity</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestowingfire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nehLWroicwy3yXGEFHNaZ1cMiFUnZx6LFcL4z6dq3o9HqvNyGzoXqNjKUY7j4jDKUt81Y1tBW7jyzcveG6n81QstGna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Check-up #5: Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to the Weekly Check-up. I have really enjoyed share some of my positive thoughts so far. Now we just need more people to join the party to help bring success to others. 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