<?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>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:12:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@catherinedouglas/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Winning.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I went out today looking this good. With my natural fro. My hair is so thick and strong but I have become a fan of the team natural. I had a great time at the creative hub GRA, and I took some lovely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@catherinedouglas/i-am-winning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@catherinedouglas/i-am-winning</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErF1XndejKnzA4VtnbUzAFLA5kPjoMmthC7WwtBYCtsLKwCyHcbqo2qfQbpJiR5bmE6J9iiKds2ddGqKNKp8LEu73qrs5fiNKkcn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PETTY SENTIMENTS.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So early today, i was going through my contacts whatsApp update and i came across the above image and it struck me with an insight for this post. I dare say that religion is a major problem in our beloved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wafrica/@catherinedouglas/petty-sentiments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wafrica/@catherinedouglas/petty-sentiments</guid><category><![CDATA[wafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGM3JdycGKFQo7ALS3GhuMGL8qbG8zfSd9jRW9jn4Kjye3MQdeD1nfR6cT83NQQDsY899Zy5j4qoYySK7mSF5tne6qnPxwr7Fm2KDyEVrSPNVMBKtxBGuaBP6iRsXpiPwQJwJ9KQ6BhNusQEuxJGt7HqDTDbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOSS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Loss...... Destruction, ruin, casualties... Nothing good comes to mind when that word resonates in the mind. We have all experienced loss, one way or another. It comes with excruciating pain. For]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@catherinedouglas/loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@catherinedouglas/loss</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 17:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcLPosqvd2tUzSBqmwPYxAM62Y2qyf2VxJ9PW9iHMSzd3mHb4vJpbAJCaUhzqHSxfcodg9gGZd3PNpKXYnRjSE7TNLHRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fruits and vegetables : You need them]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love pineapple. I want to scream so you all can hear me. I LOVE PINEAPPLE. Lol, so much for my post introduction. Let's get right to it, fruits and vegetables, what are they and why do we need them?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@catherinedouglas/fruits-and-vegetables-you-need-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@catherinedouglas/fruits-and-vegetables-you-need-them</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 09:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkQG9Jxz6xBbT2YhJXDR1kDBR1ePcLRVvW7yqwze8cpfmQjgdgDfigSfG1LBBP3kwdp4bDWK79JesDAzHPa5ZieBPoyAzXRDfAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOCIAL MEDIA: the hidden killer in plain sight.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So today, I realized I spend too much time on my phone doing the WRONG things. I am addicted to my phone Source A major problem that most people my age in this era are facing, sadly. It’s shocking that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@catherinedouglas/social-media-the-hidden-killer-in-plain-sight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@catherinedouglas/social-media-the-hidden-killer-in-plain-sight</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 17:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNJfKokVzMoaDuosVKhCVJy1JKH16mpMLXcDsQV5gEzeyuMpdXU2J5irauThzK3Tr28BSQTTxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[VALUE: WE ARE DRIVING HER AWAY.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I stumbled across the interaction on twitter and I was sadden immensely, I had to screenshot it. I was sad at how bad and valueless things are in the age we live in. I have been brooding on that word]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wafrica/@catherinedouglas/value-we-are-driving-her-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wafrica/@catherinedouglas/value-we-are-driving-her-away</guid><category><![CDATA[wafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 10:20:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25rRDzNVBwmJcQtY8c8vGszP3mqhjfEXYQUaA8paPt8dRXHMZDVZLUYkBVPqxZ5us3HTgLXvJzSKPSp7qZFGtkGiZJWYB63vrQ4htqgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEAR CRUSH,  I AM STILL CRUSHING.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There she goes, completely unaware of my existence But here I am, utterly beguiled by unending thoughts Of her. I have never been this mesmerized by anything, And I have seen a lot. For I am a collector]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/dear-crush-i-am-still-crushing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/dear-crush-i-am-still-crushing</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 15:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNGqCrL8fKGyWmX2N7cTMuEuTp2R37JSCceXeDAnULSfk7LYoKCzxunifh2AnNYHVYmAoX4ZD7YTwmMSJyGPNUzzsWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MINE! MINE, SHE SCREAMED.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tagged a bastard and thrown out of the house by her step father, alongside her cheating mother at age 3, sally never knew love. Never. Mother left her immediately she recovered from the beating that her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/adsactly/@catherinedouglas/mine-mine-she-screamed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/adsactly/@catherinedouglas/mine-mine-she-screamed</guid><category><![CDATA[adsactly]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4C81dd9Wa9RKfue2au9zUm7oAnLw8h6JM7b5ypv8DGDPGi54q9bHSJxfnbCQzMbzoGAxNiDDg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEAR PILLOW.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On cold nights, On heated afternoons, On mornings when I wake up alone, When comfort eludes me, When sleep runs far away, When thoughts, good and bad alike Flood my mind, leaving me restless, My head you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/dear-pillow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/dear-pillow</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 13:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuG8ycANSPg4JEUqUMPqtjzrrGPdjr3QQqnVaiZGaV6FsyhDMWLgALUFqcnbpVbcNkUxsX7aBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEFORE THE BETTER HALF.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you know that there is a biblical model, or do I say guide to follow before getting into a relationship? Well, I just found out and I want to share. Hold on to your hats, it’s about to get interesting.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@catherinedouglas/before-the-better-half</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@catherinedouglas/before-the-better-half</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 14:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNXM1Ph9g84xBfBeKjaFMHKJBoAyyNs3eDPL9JJgZRNRpEaNLxeEzLj8sfK3MTUXFg7yn2hD2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BIGGEST WEAKNESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[i suffer from a condition inconsistency is what it is. will i call it lack of drive, or outright laziness i really have no idea yet. it leaves me stagnated, growth and change eludes me. it leaves me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/biggest-weakness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/biggest-weakness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:07:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMgRKVvpdZ1cvbghRLbuhs3dPJ9LREm4ZiVPy1VKKxh8mXuZ39qaVBJhJ21H7z1Y3uNz2aVQni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALL SHADES OF BROKEN.]]></title><description><![CDATA[it has started again, this feeling of been down trodden. i want it to stop, i want to step out of this depressed state. this is a cry for help, Melissa thought as she sat down by the window. thinking about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/all-shades-of-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/all-shades-of-broken</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYceMscL8DNohWiJQc9ucpPMEaRdSveeNy7PdPhT4E3aeZoHm2M7XjuEmMPub5GG49RHJYefVxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LETTER TO MY EX.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As i sit, and listened passively to drake's album as it blared on my home theater, i felt the sting. A familiar sting, one i was so used to by now, you can say i know them or have known them very well]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@catherinedouglas/letter-to-my-ex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@catherinedouglas/letter-to-my-ex</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZu8tsKH7qDzLSS6QtFc8Y6eqLzoEwFQqLZUcbC6ZZpLTnx3A1EGbeBNQg7bf7zqjA8sVCpxk9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAYS LIKE THIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[On days like this I feel terrible On days like this I wonder, I wonder what I do with my life. On days like this, I feel so down. So grey, grey I say Cos life loses its colors. On days like this, fear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/days-like-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/days-like-this</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTGYNZvFyA7aL37widzHQHPeTtJRJjpA5Wp5yPoyQRCBVgjwoh5MPKd9BNFog6NAziw8kf3DsgU3ZReaGLok2VjgkFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, how could I have been so foolish, Adora thought to herself as she had the epiphany of what might just be the most foolish act she has ever done. Ah, she exclaimed. No, no, no, I thought I was smart,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@catherinedouglas/penny-wise-pound-foolish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@catherinedouglas/penny-wise-pound-foolish</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 06:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs769j97me9JPpLMUDfV538ip1EJS1MmPSQtzsY9sCaHYb8HcruK2cXiBrC9Ux6P3aU9MGmjReXj6ybNCum5QAwuEurnZg9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHE DOESN'T LOVE ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you feel being unwanted? How do you feel being unloved? How do you feel when you can't express how you feel? You feel betrayed You are all alone You feel hated To Annie, these where familiar feelings.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/she-doesn-t-love-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/she-doesn-t-love-me</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zXHeX1KpUajGqLtQNgCZPvbs468BWVBmB6kazkN2L9MWj8SoWHmH4ZW2V5vULCg8JWkbdWqPUNJDtfRi8yF8WZbdoSte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONTENTMENT AS OPPOSE SELF DESTRUCTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[She has done it again. She has succeeded once again in been the meanest bitch to herself. Excuse my nasty ass language! Mad, I am at the fact that I can’t seem to talk her out of self-destruction. What]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@catherinedouglas/contentment-as-oppose-self-destruction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@catherinedouglas/contentment-as-oppose-self-destruction</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZxw4Q7TSXiJ6oBW4N535qDDf64YsQUUNVaRZoY6yHgYMJfjg2uzq7FHexZ9kUFL8D4MfRGAyjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GRATITUDE]]></title><description><![CDATA[He loves me I can not say why. He loves me He loves me. It is another beautiful morning. I am grateful for life I am grateful for family I am grateful for provision I am grateful for his UNENDING LOVE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/gratitude</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@catherinedouglas/gratitude</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiK1qJrdphP91gQHYWBhTQshCSCg3bzFGVF5PDatrmdeFqonco7S9WEFP9G7DDmVTuCXCutB1JGEgLh6jZ4cFpcoj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BUSINESS 101: FUN FACTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live in Nigeria, and from the lot I have seen a 9-5 doesn't cut it. This is the hard truth. Salaries don't cut it anymore, Entrepreneurship does. I don't want to preach I just want to share the little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@catherinedouglas/business-101-fun-facts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@catherinedouglas/business-101-fun-facts</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/f85of4KXmvsYFWs3hGZA6iEgiS2gakFCuyuCgQrWRmphE6d7VNNHZ13vXLn4K4BahgCWNFoNHnL5eeLXXG8DeGyEsQsFMaC7sHoLYTAZuCXpTyqSsu1rFz6ptjvb45Bx6gMydknmfaTBHnFQ5vvFRvGjtLmzpF9Cr4oC58ggfh7aGMv9zUTJgqpqQ9wWdaMy9Z7hmLjsmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHOICES]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did not choose my continent I did not choose my country I did not choose my parents Neither did I choose my language, My birth place, My gender, Or my innate ability as a matter of fact. And most of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/choices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@catherinedouglas/choices</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catherinedouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNLbs29n1VwoGXCariZdhw6Mas9vgPAaCbT5waMPZXaijUFhf11D4PMfR5mw2ZydS3QhWMAYtv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>