<?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, 14 May 2026 21:02:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@blackbird21777/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[DESIRE]]></title><description><![CDATA[DESIRE Anything you desire Anything at all Is wrong No matter how good and pure you believe it is No matter how much you delude yourself that it's Yahweh's will for you All these things are coming from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/desire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/desire</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:58:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ROMANCE PARODY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now I want to write a romance parody. My pen name shall be Bilson Moon ( a play on Mills and Boon) The protagonist shall be called Thorn Spears and the object of his desire Melody Rose Worth ( a melodic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@blackbird21777/a-romance-parody</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@blackbird21777/a-romance-parody</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:36:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE OLD WOODEN BENCH Or A LITTLE BOY LOST]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day I was walking in the village. There was a group of children playing hopscotch on the pavement. I'd seen these children many times but I'd never joined in their games and had no desire to do so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@blackbird21777/the-old-wooden-bench-or-a-little-boy-lost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@blackbird21777/the-old-wooden-bench-or-a-little-boy-lost</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLrQWnkDgtDAw9vhhq5BHNrRUyMBKEgE2pgxCuBziKR4dz5qw4wNkrHk5jEnSTKFaVA5fTiX1WLnQymHyYZySeCeJcY9mUQbAW82BNSLKjbXBwzRPPCSN85Vn6MNWtmpV2W7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirituality And Religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spirituality vs religion This has become almost a cliché “I’m spiritual not religious", what does that even mean? We're all spiritual beings The same creator, created all of us We're all spirits no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/spirituality-and-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/spirituality-and-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 05:30:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE FALSE CHURCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[JOHN 14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-false-church</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-false-church</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 23:17:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNREQUITED LOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer Any resemblance in this post to any persons living or dead should be plainly apparent to them and all those who know them, and anyone resembling them is probably better off dead. Unrequited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/unrequited-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/unrequited-love</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 05:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkXPFPge99VPBe2zftG6mPXwjVr6p8t7J3UUqgGddR6WszPyM93uM2afT2kxVmVHSu9tr8HmNymzocVZnJyzpgy5hcXPSRS8zVgXCfFzhsuBTeiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE QUEST]]></title><description><![CDATA[My quest is not to find a mate. To join oneself with another isn't a cure all. In fact it's the complete opposite It will only cause more damage, more mistrust, more self loathing, more pain, more feelings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/the-quest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/the-quest</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 05:07:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUALITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two distinctly different realities Two states of being Either, one is of this world Or one is not There is no other option We are born into the system and here we stay until we die, unless we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/duality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/duality</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:42:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KARMA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karma What goes around, comes around What you sow, so shall Ye also reap. He who lives by the sword, shall die by the sword I think, no matter what one calls it, most people believe in this to some degree,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/karma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/karma</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:41:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMAGINE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you are the only person in the world Imagine everyone you see, everyone you interact with were just props, put here to test you There'd be no point taking any of it seriously No point worrying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/imagine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/imagine</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:24:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people rejected their creator and scoffed at the idea Still others accepted Long ago the people had been given a book of truth but knew not how to read it as no one could decipher the language. Many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/76fhzn-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/76fhzn-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 07:12:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RELIGION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people rejected their creator and scoffed at the idea Still others accepted Long ago the people had been given a book of truth but knew not how to read it as no one could decipher the language. Many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/hsvmh-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/hsvmh-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 06:51:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RELIGION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people rejected their creator and scoffed at the idea Still others accepted Long ago the people had been given a book of truth but knew not how to read it as no one could decipher the language. Many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@blackbird21777/religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@blackbird21777/religion</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 06:23:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PENEGRINATIONS OF A TORTURED SOUL-PART THREE-THE PILGRIMS RETURN]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day the pilgrim returned, as he'd promised. I was very happy to see him again and invited him in to warm himself by the fire. We began to talk easily as old friends do, although I'd only met him once]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-three-the-pilgrims-return</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-three-the-pilgrims-return</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 23:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yJ9gyZQPCxa6U2jwjdF9EnLPxbwvkxWWpwqXyuLYcqLzQt78okAzxz4tfenE8TJGi8Mzm2wFDs8kyHsXU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PENEGRINATIONS OF A TORTURED SOUL-PART TWO-THE PILGRIM]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day a pilgrim came to my door A good man of sober habits I invited him in to warm himself and share my hospitality I was glad of the company as it was a dreadfully lonely existence for me now, as I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-two-the-pilgrim</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-two-the-pilgrim</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2017 22:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyHZWa5mJ7YknXqKRfTVdYsTNeAtbFbXNEkNmuPaiYFu7XXNtvmmH7t27t4s4iQ6Y5TJRcSna78q8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PENEGRINATIONS OF A TORTURED SOUL-PART ONE- SECULARIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was born into a world called Secularis, long ago it had another name but the people had forgotten it. It was a cruel and unforgiving world. From the moment I was born, I struggled to survive, as I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-one-secularis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-penegrinations-of-a-tortured-soul-part-one-secularis</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiDHDbSgFZ7kPm7vqJ4Qc8wxYkbXs1voqdmWH8KtzMAtqxr1XLhzfw1tamn3nYEcT2Pk8r2GiudY6r2hE4oFL9Rj9rzGxD9RCz9e41X4dtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE STRUGGLE WITH SELF]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have come to realise it is a terrible curse to have such insight into the human psyche. I don't wish to sound pretentious and of course I make no claims to know everything about human nature. Heaven]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-struggle-with-self</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@blackbird21777/the-struggle-with-self</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89qawcyLgEmt11WkWjYLpp9AgRQr35H4yk62wJJkbekZ8pK1y75EguijpbXc39ZGGgJYbVZEutxQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bit About Me.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone, My Name Is Valerie I live in Melbourne ,Australia I'm new to Steemit, I only found out about it a few days ago. I'm very excited to find a platform where i can freely express my thoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@blackbird21777/a-bit-about-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@blackbird21777/a-bit-about-me</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blackbird21777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrFi11ACxnVVcoBxNqhtNe6n5xzTPHr3KbtR7HhjjY7wARy6NTDctUzdMrhGpnkephWMcCrmc6o45kxhPisSfCnWMgAX3zycaDqYNifDweUJDWzzYh9dC5L1u63hSXvtG5XSrz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>