<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:04:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@einestages/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It's not up to us what we learn, but merely whether we learn through joy or through pain. ~John Updike]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it is true that strength is the child of effort and pain, then most of us will have the opportunity to learn strength. . . . Effort is standing up to the storm. Pain comes from enduring the worst the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/it-s-not-up-to-us-what-we-learn-but-merely-whether-we-learn-through-joy-or-through-pain-john-updike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/it-s-not-up-to-us-what-we-learn-but-merely-whether-we-learn-through-joy-or-through-pain-john-updike</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 16:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkESqYz3vDZgR5ehaV7ySvtfWvFe72MFEPdHnBvFj7wcMPz4iogrKt2W4R3phM2TgTMKBJv63wJRmeukGPkk2Rr71ZKLtyqMtBNUFbUwCnLSn6JB9LCvtC1vjxvT7rXEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be curious, not judgmental.  ~Walt Whitman]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~Wayne Dyer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/be-curious-not-judgmental-walt-whitman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/be-curious-not-judgmental-walt-whitman</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8th8uVU7vHuK6gvEDzBj2BUXL9YaVUnsxPWEyXzyqjvFNjgxcDabdwXBKyYdPYy5jBUqmk2Rr3p4yNFnGxCWpKJRHZ3Wqm9opB2EnHmFZ2GPkrR8CPZknH9FWCFBNzmqz3nx1J25Vb6fDrR8RJ5NhM2hYQufYxS9Xrzz7oBqBkG77yMwbtApu2oZJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year...Today should always be our most wonderful day. ~Thomas Dreier]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/if-we-are-ever-to-enjoy-life-now-is-the-time-not-tomorrow-or-next-year-today-should-always-be-our-most-wonderful-day-thomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/if-we-are-ever-to-enjoy-life-now-is-the-time-not-tomorrow-or-next-year-today-should-always-be-our-most-wonderful-day-thomas</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMMe7x1dBWU9xzxMW6noJAAgG4YFcd9FamN7rwpFkkeyUmpTzjGWxqsHHoQrNHiNBgbgKwrfu4b8NzFVgojnnJunE1NDrXhpRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. ~Sophia Loren]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/i-ve-never-tried-to-block-out-the-memories-of-the-past-even-though-some-are-painful-i-don-t-understand-people-who-hide-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/i-ve-never-tried-to-block-out-the-memories-of-the-past-even-though-some-are-painful-i-don-t-understand-people-who-hide-from</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGguko3kKKSKcWnScJAayebZ6D2mdGPBnC3y1RVSyFehZx7ve9DFVtF4ihSfU8w95x2XC53ptUAp3CYmeybxkkwKRvDgcVGkwWdo9sBFDTNa81Ax9kmDjt7Q7TtahKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. ~Tom Bodett]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/in-school-you-re-taught-a-lesson-and-then-given-a-test-in-life-you-re-given-a-test-that-teaches-you-a-lesson-tom-bodett</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/in-school-you-re-taught-a-lesson-and-then-given-a-test-in-life-you-re-given-a-test-that-teaches-you-a-lesson-tom-bodett</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GnsGjE1CS8hH8pYWze9mKXrGM8eTiTuorMfth1sLSbQrkbtkRLJZ9TYXnNwZQ7kn1T21pBvNSx4WoDZvSKurLxApHw5RM872pq5tYfCJhyL8V2UoqPF3y8ZbZiamZHCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s OK to take your time. The river thinks, “No rush, I’ll get there.” But then the river doesn’t spend much time looking back, either.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/it-s-ok-to-take-your-time-the-river-thinks-no-rush-i-ll-get-there-but-then-the-river-doesn-t-spend-much-time-looking-back-either</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/it-s-ok-to-take-your-time-the-river-thinks-no-rush-i-ll-get-there-but-then-the-river-doesn-t-spend-much-time-looking-back-either</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2017 16:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw6DD9wPwokq69F68JE3rkRZqGKBQC8pboxCLnuSniH5R59i1tiRpLzoaJmi3ab7FRX4mkg65GMatT3LQWVrnrxy71YwAng7QNpTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/daring-ideas-are-like-chessmen-moved-forward-they-may-be-beaten-but-they-may-start-a-winning-game-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/daring-ideas-are-like-chessmen-moved-forward-they-may-be-beaten-but-they-may-start-a-winning-game-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GnsGjE1CS8hH8pYWze9mKXrGM8eTiTuorMfth1sLSbQbWq1Tb17yAngfa5oz4naPnC2DaBrVog5rWjUV5xahzQqrCpNjv3ts77nnCtWcqxCJMCuDn9RWAGtb6VCME8SS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/differences-of-habit-and-language-are-nothing-at-all-if-our-aims-are-identical-and-our-hearts-are-open</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/differences-of-habit-and-language-are-nothing-at-all-if-our-aims-are-identical-and-our-hearts-are-open</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2017 22:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WA8favLWboxoJXcs3jb2B2fCjHaa4BKzx7qQhFrqiKVo9qAJgYNjKoY26yiLT29p8i2kgGh3djVHwXhnyFWW4uZSjgY248iGDRSupC5ZQWzbqfTDXtr1qA8LCrBNcmmS24zWnwN3RzLLEHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believing in yourself is magic; if you do that, you can accomplish anything. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking of the person who is truly a master, the Tao Te Ching declares: Because he believes in himself, he doesn't try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn't need others' approval.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/believing-in-yourself-is-magic-if-you-do-that-you-can-accomplish-anything-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/believing-in-yourself-is-magic-if-you-do-that-you-can-accomplish-anything-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2017 00:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8th8uVU7vHuK6gvEDzBj2BUXL9YaVUnsxPWEyXzyqjvFNjgxcDaachZVMCjihC8hZUU5ApEs7nHdVYmpgJmPgxAK6NbUKMWBPXYXosdYPNqDt9fe74BBRgJLeQ7cRRk5G3ADsk7VuHPFYmJirqhrt3Dhjs884xzdFB3B46g7WaSRucLfeDoGrNGFsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.  ~John Steinbeck]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. there is always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/what-good-is-the-warmth-of-summer-without-the-cold-of-winter-to-give-it-sweetness-john-steinbeck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/what-good-is-the-warmth-of-summer-without-the-cold-of-winter-to-give-it-sweetness-john-steinbeck</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFRy2XGuJDjgWh6q5T4osEEjwUxb6SYmVmpBTq8qpKNTN7W1Liw6RMxxChcosEoTWxfeE9cfhMxtYcUVdjyMW7NvvTJ4u5gagfEMp6U22qEe5GUCMCDLYcVHnTxy64HK81uHrPmL2Wv8r2jEZdxo6Q7bEn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ~Leo Tolstoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~Harriet Tubman If there is righteousness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/everyone-thinks-of-changing-the-world-but-no-one-thinks-of-changing-himself-leo-tolstoy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/everyone-thinks-of-changing-the-world-but-no-one-thinks-of-changing-himself-leo-tolstoy</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 18:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFRy2XGuJDjgWh6q5T4osEEjwUxb6SYmVmpBTq8qpKNTN7W1LivztFj1BGoVvLNcbvtMq3x2hTZjjXGKJY5SMKd66wS3HE9WFG9D4hYkcFNRUkiJYjBK51D2mGXBByi1Bfk9YzAgMv3UpsQyVRcKVAZ2F8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to progess by . . . (ahem).]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/encouragement/@einestages/here-s-to-progess-by-ahem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/encouragement/@einestages/here-s-to-progess-by-ahem</guid><category><![CDATA[encouragement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8aXock3puVGrtVV9yJQnUjZ4th4bGQZLiDjek6oLbGVeFaUXMMRXkM4xCbmCZwR6agm3VW9TmFAARaRqEui1yc48xaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year, I challenge you to a new resolution. I challenge you to just be yourself.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/encouragement/@einestages/this-year-i-challenge-you-to-a-new-resolution-i-challenge-you-to-just-be-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/encouragement/@einestages/this-year-i-challenge-you-to-a-new-resolution-i-challenge-you-to-just-be-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[encouragement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbfuDJHEqdeTzKioSMZaomThnhdkNA3Kpq89pQ1158PUAeV83QuCWWfqm4nG7xwXLpUXMng2FKAAHbthj8LzWkthJrbNpvdauH2VssWiC7LWfRRWBnXpv3H4B81jGuTzLToA5GP1ZnAM34HbXRpx3XpSWdqF8n9HMu5sgsK5YCgU8hL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. ~Douglas MacArthur Wrinkles should]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/nobody-grows-old-by-merely-living-a-number-of-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@einestages/nobody-grows-old-by-merely-living-a-number-of-years</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 22:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZQzkfwDvPadf6YW2sCAc3bJnDFUddQcXExJYdFKpv25yqMJGwXumEchRAKvBjgHSVriHDFkpLhNbTAmkSVBh6YhGWRU6rfiNJMVRFKmTZLuiHNEKzZxA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiration for today - December 13, 2016 . . . it's about self-confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. ~Norman Vincent Peale The picture quote is by Jean-Michel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/inspiration-for-today-december-13-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/inspiration-for-today-december-13-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DogN7eB4wFbnfZcpt249E6VCxJ3gmN96D2iBF8sHSxJCCdX81pRkdHaur7cSpEX6dtsTxhuGsFYBY4LSuP3yM2atKctr8m9EnaZkLVGteh2DqmEvx8QnavYoNtzZN8EpjFTq8PNd48xwvDExA8XxEsmRhXx3oYD4AyKzViCWDdnxUDkypvkmbyG1Ekmra28PA9UT5szqEEh8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspiration for today, December 8, 2016 – about being different]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are one at the root - we just part at the branch. ~Rasheed Ogunlaru Being different is a talent. You illuminate what makes you special in the sea of sameness around you. ~Lady Gaga Image: “Fpx071611-10”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/inspiration-for-today-december-8-2016-about-being-different</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/inspiration-for-today-december-8-2016-about-being-different</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4binXpUFUi4Le3edfXv2mbwf1DLvq43ckAEn8MaZbApD7R69MDfCEgctC3Lohj93sz6m97ARFSh1McGEgKEVqHcWHWrq7WGz9hHFXqiU9gd97NYZj8m5XJ5hW7hKz9BLpJ2fbeGj19uRKJcVC12nErFXPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got a minute for a fable?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lion and the Mouse As a lion lay sleeping, a mouse ran across his face and woke him up. The lion was furious, seized it in his paw, and was about to kill it. The terrified mouse begged him to spare]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/got-a-minute-for-a-fable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@einestages/got-a-minute-for-a-fable</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj99Ky2Uh4WcRXxhXx6CstRQ3MTk95XUqYrfxgqdvFpdevdhUGkK2CqSK8ZGJu6fuNJ1j7Wz8msj4GJWNoif7QYN76VjQrf7M2BpCE5v2bBCiKSMvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” ~Dolly Parton]]></title><description><![CDATA[And another good one that comes to mind: Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. ~Allen Ginsberg Of course, we can only guess about this woman’s moonlight to madness ratio, but she’s certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/find-out-who-you-are-and-do-it-on-purpose-dolly-parton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@einestages/find-out-who-you-are-and-do-it-on-purpose-dolly-parton</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/tdyZKcWYDfL7Zre6kpguto5zrMXPG1m4rwsEmEcgikFKPuGmNVHmErViCy3eJTZrErJP45k196XbZvmC7aQbCtCgsQuaYk9ArJ49qqgg4qwNianE9zJSfHpx3zZ9Qi6PcjcMmYzHx6s1crducHHX8bnYp5KvdeavFRiqm6tui7izHvAXUosE5SqYyJMYFFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings, Steemit!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemit is certainly a lot different from the other social media. Wow! :-) I’ll be interested to see where this leads. I work as a freelance translator and editor. Over the years, I’ve written hundreds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@einestages/greetings-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@einestages/greetings-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[einestages]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABVGgMSFWbq7VKGJaYnp6kQ9qQZxkQ6WNVMVSx9cKqxN8E4hamtfA6LE25A9pBbNviqDQeTJT78yGjxb413B746B7VrbLv1bWkGpuYaAZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>