<?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, 14 Apr 2026 13:28:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@elsbeth/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why retail is dying]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I went shopping several times for maternity clothes in the past 2 months. I dislike shopping. Most times I came home empty-handed. This is why retail is in such a crisis - there is nothing to buy from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/why-retail-is-dying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/why-retail-is-dying</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moon photos from morning of Dec. 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moon was so pretty when we were out walking a few mornings ago, I took some photos from along our walk. Photos by me. I re-size each of them to make the file a little smaller, so I hope that does not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@elsbeth/moon-photos-from-morning-of-dec-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@elsbeth/moon-photos-from-morning-of-dec-13</guid><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788SNeNAeUjN2WBfKwENq5n6qqqys6qkLRFyMNF3v1Hakg8N97mBRAGhH3YwcRTdouBaCB9w1qqPbQwVHRgkNmwKVbgLaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving a gift and getting guilt in return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winter season is a time when many charities ask for donations. Some ask for money. Others arrange opportunities for the community to anonymously adopt a family and provide some clothing and toys for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/giving-a-gift-and-getting-guilt-in-return</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/giving-a-gift-and-getting-guilt-in-return</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75WhwS1gVmy7FQFfK8i1ekatFLjq7jJWbUEQnKGSbtshSat3NnR9MgoqM6RQLT4FqvxWCbqRqemZ5PStR5GcPN6s8s9Ccn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A roll of the dice and the oven is on!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, Steemit, this is not something I expected to happen. It is possible I am pregnant. The home pregnancy test indicated "Pregnant." I've thought about having children for about 15 years, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elsbeth/a-roll-of-the-dice-and-the-oven-is-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@elsbeth/a-roll-of-the-dice-and-the-oven-is-on</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75dKHCRj3J456TdiMV1YUeuUQYJn5sWHssca6rquReUXksXzvrriRbUo6zLh1B8Z5gQZYfSckJ9KtAjZ4yZep81NN6K24N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snailscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The snails are sleeping for the winter now. Here are a few older pics to tide you over til spring. :) Yes, this is a snail on my dog. She must have been clinging to a tree or plant that my dog brushed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@elsbeth/snailscape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@elsbeth/snailscape</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 21:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2cguotPbvhdJSgEShHfDJ8yRsMSX5sNWfR8FUcbDmUoBakkKkPsQqwa7oYR3my3czqfQB4NK3Z4FY7B3kXdQM5N6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poem from the library]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went looking for a poem in the library. Browsing the shelves lends me a contemplative quality of mind. I picked up some books by poets I knew and flipped through. I don't like writing poetry myself -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@elsbeth/the-poem-from-the-library</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@elsbeth/the-poem-from-the-library</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77t7dErEhAjXNttvGe7dKLyxVnyjYN1wTDN7L9zhxr3CvGJpTPj26o4RNsRjxY984NQ3i6CzQhahNXqqAwQEmaYbYAEGL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow down and let the Universe catch up to you]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago I went to a music performance and there was a kind of stand up comic there who gave advice as part of his routine. One person in the audience described feeling frazzled as she was moving,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/slow-down-and-let-the-universe-catch-up-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/slow-down-and-let-the-universe-catch-up-to-you</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5MCAy3RJLzdaUfAradUD6Ky3UVSyaC5oyhVErzeEFBkibtELCh5Y5NXswR79jDjAZDP1aREAq8AA2gAHYoYKvYNngSm4hUGHxSAUoEJMdgmJnsa4sdVayh32hgJ3qAe8DSLoarJvFpedozbz44aEx8fvYoiXU3uRdZdUMkFkNWeFj8XDQ2G6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Morning Waning Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dog and I were out early in the morning for his walk and the moon looked really great. It's amazing how the human eye can see such things more clearly. It does not look quite as brilliant in these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elsbeth/early-morning-waning-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@elsbeth/early-morning-waning-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75eZGfm1ERESvrcbFiWwykUWvSDiUZUQNSi57RQyBti5AgDw9hDUVjVQMvvfQ1FjDuuXtDQrCVEjvUuftZZzeHcZ5FzFp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relearning to enjoy the holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by me. Christmas cactus. I've been having some dreams the past few months with my ex-husband turning up. We don't see each other any more, and don't communicate via text / phone / or email. He doesn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/relearning-to-enjoy-the-holidays</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@elsbeth/relearning-to-enjoy-the-holidays</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs7644Y9FdujMkCzDBat4zKUS1khAXkzPdspw5YAqNpwRxKtYpxizg4xcA5bGDL5QyytcZy6vh2iNHFV12btpwMVj2aCLDPt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomatoes still on the vine in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[For posterity, I am storing in the blockchain photos of tomatoes on the vine in October in the Midwest continental U.S. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like it used to be colder in October. In all fairness,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@elsbeth/tomatoes-still-on-the-vine-in-october</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@elsbeth/tomatoes-still-on-the-vine-in-october</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76Ae7Uqfe4W6yBNDhYfiTxFTmMHdwhnALo9d133Wu7QxsoZfRCbacDTtgWgiF1bQmojhoYscN7govwfCZSPbKKAyK2yVq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shifting sands of personality]]></title><description><![CDATA["Change your thoughts and you change your world." Norman Vincent Peale A few years ago, I did one of those online personality tests. I don’t remember which one. I do remember the results came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@elsbeth/the-shifting-sands-of-personality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@elsbeth/the-shifting-sands-of-personality</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 01:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77jM4Y1n9xEF6EvV25n3j9Rd29JZ28vVw4u34sLfD7FnVxfgNRdSBiVt2ZmwUAvRHMPwNLNippvjDWVaUt9uLCoiAmh3Av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning snail searching success]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the dog and I walk in the morning, there is much opportunity to inspect the ground closely. I get to ask myself questions like: What is the dog smelling now? Is he trying to eat it? One of my favorite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snails/@elsbeth/morning-snail-searching-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snails/@elsbeth/morning-snail-searching-success</guid><category><![CDATA[snails]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2f5cy1GQ4bZhAsxTiGEvqwdeBc8oBLf19SwmJTBjYqv2LE1YCYidj5hLjPjJQxYnEeogbyL9PxGZJCUKtvW2x1pz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty Hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[How often do you walk around with something in your hands? At work this morning I took some files to be put away. After I dropped them off, I realized I didn't have anything to bring back with me. No files.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@elsbeth/empty-hands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@elsbeth/empty-hands</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76QpA43RrY1ujVzNDP1MZVLuqZPgHD3D21H312BVa4iF9kEZfgDpmCVaLzFYA6y5GSxFUj8TSzn7hKrtdXyBnGzzWZBcTg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final resting place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funny - I consider myself such a positive person and here I am posting about mortality. Guess the changing of the seasons, summer turning to fall, reminds me that "This, too, shall pass." 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"He is blest who does his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@elsbeth/do-your-best-every-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@elsbeth/do-your-best-every-day</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 01:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75mhcLGtAN2EXWzt2z37TbKPmJcgfbedJ7ss52r9B3yV1aZwZVBZkYbJXzVbD4nTMvZ6pU6GTMzz7u8AC5APHovHuzBD82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, and welcome. Thank you for visiting. I've been thinking about blogging for a while and thought I would join a community. According to some, communication does not occur unless there is both a speaker]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@elsbeth/greetings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@elsbeth/greetings</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elsbeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2f4aySfkE3XCSV3s4grgyvWCcxjareU7bLYdSohjz6zqggSPia7yrep1qXGiT9tfmfLprpTec33qbudyUm8fj9VY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snail up close]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn't realize the snail was so visible until I looked at the photos later. 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