<?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>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:40:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@creatrixcrystal/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Illness and ER Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m going to have to take a break from Steemit for a month or so. That wasn’t my intention, as prior to an ER visit earlier this week, I had been able to post everyday. My hope had been to continue writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@creatrixcrystal/illness-and-er-visits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@creatrixcrystal/illness-and-er-visits</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatrixcrystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nehRjcAoFc1XMj93xRSJhxEpoX1KSLgDEueCEpLFiVdXACe1wSdFGFR3CXcTyUape3e2Unt5XBWXTwKdE9E1bUuu9CA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today Has Been Rough, But I Still Appeal to Karma]]></title><description><![CDATA[My head hurts, my body aches, shaking from my second panic attack of the day. My fever has spiked and all I want to do is lay in bed and cry. Fears over everyday survival are triggering my panic attacks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@creatrixcrystal/today-has-been-rough-but-i-still-appeal-to-karma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@creatrixcrystal/today-has-been-rough-but-i-still-appeal-to-karma</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatrixcrystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 19:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVfB3SVhz5TaiuFFziWnzuKbKDTunZrqkwjw2yoZcGjohDWXbHs48HVJJfB5upNtGf3okcYxVVTA7BV9eoxKMzxyZGBtTwUVG4cYYGi7hNHK3C3z9CaSD2e6j3kdmjUVFadBSNuT75vSZvJ9PvUNVoTS8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On False Positivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout my life I have been told to smile more times than I can count. I have been told that I need more joy in my life and that I bring people down. I don’t believe in pushing my emotions off on others,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@creatrixcrystal/on-false-positivity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@creatrixcrystal/on-false-positivity</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatrixcrystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxt2V9HPCaey1QCE3hDoZBUq7Ux7gsAG73eKpHo6fSJCBn6Ztgh29jBRnJeyYrxowuHf6iWoKnxUMejZ4iXDrpyMkpJiTPcPTgAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On The Loss of A Pet]]></title><description><![CDATA[My pet rat died this morning. I buried her near her sister. Then I took down her cage, threw away all of her linens, and scrubbed the area around where she and her sister had lived for the past 2 years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pets/@creatrixcrystal/on-the-loss-of-a-pet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pets/@creatrixcrystal/on-the-loss-of-a-pet</guid><category><![CDATA[pets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatrixcrystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCKwe13TGi4rad4R8r6WUtLVRabZrX7WE1myBbPAyPGGAd4hSFXbePQ2j6jVmidGWpBx8oB5uix5BbCiLAdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are More Than Our Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: Geralt on Pixabay I used to have a bad habit of berating myself over every small mistake I would make. I still have this problem sometimes, though meditation and mindfulness has helped me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@creatrixcrystal/we-are-more-than-our-mistakes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@creatrixcrystal/we-are-more-than-our-mistakes</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatrixcrystal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrcfPwsnh5QeiFTURQXBtUyTDZKqST1TarM3RaXKt39zMLE7hrii8tivoJF7rKZJiAB3DozeQwhNfLaLtjvPrRxB3RaJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Chekhov and Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing everyday has not been on my agenda. Writing sustains me through the times when I feel like everything is crumbling around me. 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