<?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 00:32:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@danigirl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Gives and the Gets]]></title><description><![CDATA[In four months time, the Peace Corps has taken from and given to me more than I imagined it could. In many ways, it is the Babushka doll of gifts. There is always another layer to explore, another lesson]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/the-gives-and-the-gets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/the-gives-and-the-gets</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMehWRxRkWkKr4Lkuy1czZwBemkweJ2tjxX1pG92yhbPQqYEi4xJgTXYnnbec9uMp8aDNKQHvzmkHqR1KLYAVMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gyebaleko]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months ago, I flew from California to Uganda. Two days ago, I swore in as a Ugandan Peace Corps Volunteer. So much has happened in between: language learned and butchered, friendships forged, cultural]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/gyebaleko</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/gyebaleko</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFSWG4juaYJQq91CG1pYzRQRrQKwM5ZrKwRWBvXWsdeVAJyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extended Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I spent this past weekend at a family reunion in Carmel Valley, California. We are a rowdy Irish- Catholic clan; my grandfather was one of five siblings, each of whom furthered the lineage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@danigirl/extended-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@danigirl/extended-family</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondCUJ2YYZM1mBiFYRHN5jhPRpGHUsVLNHAZrAxoV6XxjPyaM4NF4bXoAQzj8Q14p9HhF7ky4v3eymUvXsCNE8F2NHSSAe42BETBGNbph2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write the words you need to hear...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Write the words you need to hear... You are safe. You are seen. You are loved in spite of and because of your flaws. You make peoples' lives better. You have the capacity for exponential growth. Those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/write-the-words-you-need-to-hear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/write-the-words-you-need-to-hear</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmdU9pEHmLN2H5BgFvV65hQdpYQdMKxso42r6xupiLD9FvvfznRC8Ad4uBNvW8sE18WcFqfbKtSKDZQ8FWTSkVLPrWgt3jK59H8PDJdK8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Everything happens for a reason..."]]></title><description><![CDATA[... but does it though? I have a complicated relationship with this sentiment. It mostly feels like a thing that well- meaning people say when something beyond the scope of our control, goes awry. A month]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/everything-happens-for-a-reason</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/everything-happens-for-a-reason</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondDEtz3c3x4jYYq4yF4YonSEQTvJZRcTBuwn7wnZf6eAyFZGPGEjAzkKztnCYYgRRvfbsLoH7Esj8jtgygX1WyEM9vwzgKMjBSj7YdRLpv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recipe: Tiger Bites (a take on the power ball)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I'd like to share the recipe for a treat that I make all the time. I think about it as healthy cookie dough- it is sweet, but minimally processed and nutrient dense. There are a bunch of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/recipe/@danigirl/recipe-tiger-bites-a-take-on-the-power-ball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/recipe/@danigirl/recipe-tiger-bites-a-take-on-the-power-ball</guid><category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 04:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQCimrUmaCW7MSBHBvPmPmXtJCCoa7hDtwcaUAyZsCvPX8YH6BY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Do Hard Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[My message today is this: you can do hard things. You can throw light into the darkest corners of your closet. You can stand up to struggle on oak tree legs. Above Vernal Falls in Yosemite, CA- a moment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/you-can-do-hard-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/you-can-do-hard-things</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQP6xYLzm8gNsZSBe6dz15JzxFZPcCJ27zTsPD5LrrdCY44HNxMB2tUBdk8ZDbGcQ2n9tjGQVaFmJpiBdgzLxoeGfWeLwkNZwaLGS1mxDtPYd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Absence of Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I deleted my Instagram account. I did so with several intentions in mind: To reclaim lost minutes spent mindlessly scrolling To reconstruct my ideas of beauty (I followed a smattering of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/in-the-absence-of-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/in-the-absence-of-social-media</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 01:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondCUGkvxPy71PdrXhdxBcwbX8wXwT4CAK6LSFmQmiMEcmgbNCiqfS9mbkZRUSSniTmDyPAZMs1kcRETjbHFsNzN44p7MiLUQr4MSKYoaAS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Havasupai, Arizona Trekking!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I'd like to share my recent venture to Havasupai, Arizona! It is the most crazy, beautiful, awe- inspiring place on Earth. It evokes the Garden of Eden... a place you want to linger and let]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/havasupai-arizona-trekking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/havasupai-arizona-trekking</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQBQ9FtFeNrwujyL7E8AW5EJxu4PsK6maDjLVyG4JrWcqsEFDE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace Corps Bon Voyage!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, My boyfriend and I will soon be embarking on a wild adventure- we have joined the Peace Corps! Our foot prints will mark Zambian soil for the next two years. We depart in two weeks, and I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/peace-corps-bon-voyage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/peace-corps-bon-voyage</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmdNYu9WNdWiufcWN6Zse2WxEMCuTw4zXh88q1CLGEsCz4eXn5brJvxCim7LSWr6offy7WLBokQxR5DxKqbjVKCcF1S2cUg3p5iNjeS3yx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[R- E- S- P- E- C- T]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, Sexual misconduct is a topic that inspires rants and raves. Today's society is saturated with women bravely voicing accusations of the horrific acts committed against them. To ALL victims:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/r-e-s-p-e-c-t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/r-e-s-p-e-c-t</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondDEtz3c3x4jYYq4yF4YonRKoTGJmvooaYFbz5ufjphssPvz4pCK5PPVpc3ddJqgo33vCBReeXTgYbUs31tSnqcDkvHP68oo5ZzHVpdB7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Adventures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I have come to adore writing and contributing to this blogosphere. I wake early each morning, eager to spill thoughts onto virtual pages. It has become the stuff of love affairs- so engrained]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@danigirl/author-adventures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@danigirl/author-adventures</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondDEtz3c3x4jYYq4yF4Yojh5xGpQWbgFYZy6J7jyiTVXBgYArhufGjzARKsmXc6Tz7N7iuSLru4qF3YdFvCjVcky7445zreMJnUtwDrTFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Collision of Holidays and Eating Disorders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I want to talk about the holiday season, and all the bullshit that floats around about how to "survive" it. First of all- survive?! The holidays are a time of festivity and evergreen-]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/the-collision-of-holidays-and-eating-disorders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/the-collision-of-holidays-and-eating-disorders</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 01:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondCZgaU8K27dxhpsiTe3hjdmjHueUphzyxzDczbmLCtxUAufAxC4YgkcAeTEyPHQTDJuAEDiKSSCHhdPZgvWNwrxWf3zqNZoBpNGFbSWQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grasp and Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I want to talk about the beautiful balancing act between grip and release, clinging and letting go. This is a universal dilemma, as we consider whether to embody fierceness or zen, passion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/grasp-and-release</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/grasp-and-release</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 23:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmdU9pEHmLN2H5BgFvV65m37uQXhUdzMZagMtKWQgL3KPfDPc2jXuXxqqHCPqZv3Wh38NTd67hjp7AbNFz2YrjdZuQSnTkB1AziFP4oMoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace Corps Dreamin']]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers! My partner and I are workin' and twerkin' towards two years of Peace Corps service in Zambia! We will begin our time in February of 2018, and could not be more viscerally excited (and terrified).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@danigirl/peace-corps-dreamin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@danigirl/peace-corps-dreamin</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:47:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell Me Why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, The other day, I drove out to my favorite beach in Santa Cruz. I climbed down the salty wooden stairway and sat in the sand. My spot is called Pleasure Point, and is predominantly inhabited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/tell-me-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/tell-me-why</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 21:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmcXaRcvKchUP9uBF5dzxoNNWZtoUVyVmA6sMpsBMCoG8dYvU7x3cW5e7P8exwiL2u4vPaFtZTbVKpmfeVK5GpBYzqqwCjbEUkfXMt4qgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Me, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemers, I would like to contribute to the "me, too" dialogue. Since the movement began, I have read and heard the reverberations of thousands of women's "me, too"s. They ring out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/me-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@danigirl/me-too</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQP6g6G6M7N1D3girvxcPXY7YEAx3xk1kBjnr9zVh6UTX5W3dE1ABM6g9Ejb9qGC8AaLYprygs5CraEgmyZBEHqCBc1BSET9wVYWsJ8FtM4i5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, Let's talk about common ground. We walk upon it- all of us. There is a universality to human existence, revealed by steps taken and stories told. We are far more alike than we acknowledge.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/universality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/universality</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmcXaRcvKchUP9uBF5dzwkzwGd5E8PV57gkQcB6X5WP8MW5MtjAge114oSmEqmziPUyykEpujtHrZ4dGZ3STHugNuUD1o4uowhD3arTmTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dichotomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I am a dichotomy. Most of us are, in some way or another. Human complexity often results in qualities that don't quite jive with each other. Maybe you hate mess, but also abhor cleaning;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/dichotomy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@danigirl/dichotomy</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQP6g6G6M7N1D3girvxcPXBfJHpnhCMz6Hicq2EgzMsZKfcRBcVEvQDuUQVaCUfvcYdDhhRsN6GkBhCrhSL9Tro8qpnohgVK87fAqhhSTtMCvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventative and Holistic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemers, I want to talk about health- ways to cultivate, maintain, and defend it. I am a firm believer in preventative and holistic healthcare. Thankfully, it has become increasingly incorporated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/preventative-and-holistic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@danigirl/preventative-and-holistic</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danigirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQ8sTzwRUPV6ckHtUKF1JgN4k3iVqQg48nUUWHQNkr6Bs1pBRPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>