<?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, 13 Apr 2026 04:48:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@desertrat/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Surrendering During the Climate Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of us who choose to live in places where Mother Nature reveals her viscous side every year, there’s a special lesson to be absorbed. Surrender. As soon as I was old enough to choose my dwellings,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/surrendering-during-the-climate-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/surrendering-during-the-climate-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5v4rfuehQsoVtukrb5zwdXbo5aA1Ad39Ag3xeAuev31LUjbRR65Wbc5Pib9VsJwMigoruMhWhCw5HeupC5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Up Under The Patriarchy & Breaking The Cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring my tenuous relationship with the patriarchy is something I’m beginning to devote more time to these days. And I’m guessing my fellow female “tomboys” of the 80s & 90s might be doing the same.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/growing-up-under-the-patriarchy-and-breaking-the-cycle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/growing-up-under-the-patriarchy-and-breaking-the-cycle</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb47pe1fNBA7h2thLuaRDQ6SN6TUEBUtNz6M548cweSyxscLqvFqibeF4PcDnEF7kfLFAmT33PRX7X4Jfcnik2j4hipGffSuosk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Down Reality-- Without Breaking Down Completely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s break it down our eco-reality and get real for a second. There’s a conversation we, as a collective, are not having on a regular basis. What is your ten year plan for living on this planet and how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@desertrat/breaking-down-reality-without-breaking-down-completely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@desertrat/breaking-down-reality-without-breaking-down-completely</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFcYhpieXDZKL9xh81NpLqfMJ2trtwUJ44gF2gzcAPhSNEf1VXdS7JfPFZZVK8wGNt9E7PwdWLbzCSHwaLccNMLiL9oWxXFkgmEhGeprgvfVhjXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Staple for Healing Crystal Collections: Amethyst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amethyst is an essential healing crystal for your collection and a great starting point if you're just beginning your crystal journey! Amethyst brings protection and purification into your daily life and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@desertrat/a-staple-for-healing-crystal-collections-amethyst</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@desertrat/a-staple-for-healing-crystal-collections-amethyst</guid><category><![CDATA[crystals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQjbxhUcYDoZneYBZfiFKhK4eeB32YU4J1RUHQryza94xa4rjAu4n8m1x5NwQrxrr5SgWLAJDY6EdE74WsWYDUzWWfcM6j7p9XTWx9oWzrPDgGSmKXbitGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Hope Amidst The Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s 2019. Hope is a commodity that’s hard to come by and even harder to keep hold of. 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Everywhere we walk, (almost) everything we do in the modern world produces a tsunami of data and corporations are making millions from our resistance to protect ourselves.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/privacy/@desertrat/for-the-love-of-all-things-holy-mind-your-data</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/privacy/@desertrat/for-the-love-of-all-things-holy-mind-your-data</guid><category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FvEHNPP2xP53f42tk2gyuA5VaQuBbPW5i423mvnJ57NUYGUuCdUtGfnmf62wUhM9WFkWzSz6GWrBY4HcM3wjXNoTrkYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tools for Inner Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our worlds are chaos. Between navigating our personal struggles to make ends meet, staying balanced as we travel through the day and surviving the political and environmental turmoil we are all collectively]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/tools-for-inner-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindfullife/@desertrat/tools-for-inner-peace</guid><category><![CDATA[mindfullife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 18:21:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owXd26zXYjZqAJUBTewkwpoEFuRzL1nF22iUyCz7hkTtpx4GTW5xwjxndLbwW9oyi2EZH7nWZJA2HyDEHigUHLv8sHgLwSke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking Sustainability ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a digital nomad, I navigate the impacts of my lifestyle with grit and grace-- ha! -- more like chaos and doubt. 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There’s money in the bank and that’s lovely.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@desertrat/the-artist-s-poverty-narratives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@desertrat/the-artist-s-poverty-narratives</guid><category><![CDATA[travelfeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 16:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXgPSApTEBaPafSrPwSFxdMQZr82if8gCEPyQkZNSRx6jtgF7UrcmL2PX7urbBjZvpzy235CNqSxzJdU9yMqKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is everyone feeling about Steem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just curious...I took a break from Steemit for a spell and I'm curious if it's worth the effort to dive back in? Comment below and give me some insight! Would be greatly appreciated!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@desertrat/how-is-everyone-feeling-about-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@desertrat/how-is-everyone-feeling-about-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 16:02:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Drive To Consume]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Friday points a magnifying glass to our society’s need to consume in unhealthy proportions. Black Friday showcases our addiction to consumption and magnifies it for the entire world to watch. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/slow/@desertrat/the-drive-to-consume</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/slow/@desertrat/the-drive-to-consume</guid><category><![CDATA[slow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:31:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindful Technology Use & Removing Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using technology mindfully isn’t something we normally address until something forces us to open our eyes to our technology habits and beliefs. We get hacked. Our identity is stolen. Our government shuts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@desertrat/mindful-technology-use-and-removing-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@desertrat/mindful-technology-use-and-removing-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUccpbyRAxTB1TxVKuP2P1WgcDn6bkQ7iJMw1s6dpL1C6baMhaaVFERRqFaZRdUNUxZTPyyPu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Normalizing Treason]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was a rough one for America. It was downright tragic. A US president stated on live television, on an international stage, standing next to our biggest foreign adversary, with the entire world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@desertrat/normalizing-treason</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@desertrat/normalizing-treason</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JHiyqp9ktcUnm2G1cHYc17jqW3Y14J1gq2EGs3FfeBMMxBPDj2KvZg9b9FNMDnCA69xkKKChwYeHAenFRxj9YT6NhVUehmDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Seat At The Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[So excited to have spent the weekend in DC at the Families Belong Together March. Inspiring to see so many people standing up for what they believe in and demanding better from their government. 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Grounding.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@desertrat/one-too-many</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@desertrat/one-too-many</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErM3rpMR3JcJTacUvSQSjDWCPjVQ8F7j5rN2rCvkdV7esuukZkscMtzGu3Ubzd827267cJsFUYiPMyPDuVgRC9PzQ6ygxBSrHW62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birthdays Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a strange confession to make. I enjoy spending my birthdays alone. No plans. No agendas. Open to anything. Accepting of everything. I began my solo birthday tradition when I turned 30. I was living]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@desertrat/birthdays-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@desertrat/birthdays-alone</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:42:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovbiFXSgEwyTVxgensUnoJksjgEek5RBnwoGzi9xYCYNKp5yihZZoo15LpXn1jJHaMphWrM8Vq7PNBjhKaukQaqCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Response to Baby Internment Camps Will Define Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching the coverage at the border last night was heart wrenching. Seeing seasoned journalists breaking down in tears while live, on the air, was something I've only seen once. 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Privacy, free speech, human rights — all impacted by our relationships with tech. The layers of this exploration]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@desertrat/exploring-the-intersections-of-humanity-and-technology-through-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@desertrat/exploring-the-intersections-of-humanity-and-technology-through-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[desertrat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFuzDCoVnTZFvf614p8y1yhkFPYQgLKyxNzpbfZCqFZXrGsUDx5VZRmoJxE1CxfvkY6X6WGxrfurYUaUvtdQPharsVD2tnS1Ba82Peh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>