<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:22:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@betterbeing/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[IF MONEY WERE NOT A PROBLEM // Steemit Original Poetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Steemit Original Poetry is a response to fellow Steemian @drollspectator’s “All Play and No Work.” This piece poses one of the greatest existential questions we face -- if all of my financial needs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@betterbeing/if-money-were-not-a-problem-steemit-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@betterbeing/if-money-were-not-a-problem-steemit-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[betterbeing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiN9fvMRkG2GkfUrSD6f9QysRrndghtSF2aqC7JH4uKPYGVjGGjNFQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you give up your college degree for a trade?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we all have college degrees, who will fix our engine, plumbing, electrical and A/C unit in 20 years? I’m not sure but I promise it will be very expensive. 😁 Growing up I knew attending college was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@betterbeing/would-you-give-up-your-college-degree-for-a-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@betterbeing/would-you-give-up-your-college-degree-for-a-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[betterbeing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHobCR1x5dSizMMMwXQVRN2eTyHAhLezLgfot8eVfGzBoy8vLMqG7csN1SEXyZvvnm97Xv5932urWnXZPZtWerJrxpVirTaVTXczWwfR3ZRrQZZDsowE7JE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear doesn’t begin to describe this]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@betterbeing/bear-doesnt-begin-to-describe-this-zg1hbmlh-nxipr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@betterbeing/bear-doesnt-begin-to-describe-this-zg1hbmlh-nxipr</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[betterbeing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83ixfuJ8VWSJmYpFpWgSgJZ3zbFau9acegvNSTsdnrJcBHDdaajhwzYqx35rYoChLjDjLsav7odFBk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul Ache Season + The Elder: Reflections On Coping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soul Ache Season Falls are sometimes hard in my household. My wife and I both lost beloved parents during this season, and the cold transition to Fall makes it all the more difficult to cope. 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