<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:25:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@gidionline/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Self Taught - A Beginner's Guide ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Hey guys, WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Most, if not all of the skills I have overtime been using to make a living are skills I’ve learned on my own. From content creation and marketing to web and graphics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@gidionline/becoming-self-taught-a-beginner-s-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@gidionline/becoming-self-taught-a-beginner-s-guide</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 14:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5uXRHwjwzR6KfScsHyS24twkWHXTmg7HHYV2YwxNHo4MW1keuijwaTBbw9eKGSVQsCGnN8q3e7GurDtE7xa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Friendship -- How To Relate (2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source "He that has friends must show himself friendly." -King Solomon David Many times we want to be friends with certain people. Other times we have people around us who want to be our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/on-friendship-how-to-relate-2-592e63556b46f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/on-friendship-how-to-relate-2-592e63556b46f</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 17:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMx4R7KESSMfKw6vkuUQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Relationships -- How To Relate (1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source "Useless man!" the lady yelled at the conductor in anger as the bus sped off. I was in my room some time ago, when a teenager (though notorious and rough) living around came to visit.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/on-relationships-how-to-relate-1-72045b959858b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/on-relationships-how-to-relate-1-72045b959858b</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2018 21:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwFMigQzep25U4cXWfj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Helen fell for Chris but he was down for Sharon she thought. She wanted him, but he wanted another. She gave him her all, but he preferred another's small. Her heart was his, but his was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/be-careful-what-you-ask-for-7f394493b3352</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/be-careful-what-you-ask-for-7f394493b3352</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN11eZVMcF1R8gaFHx7Li?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Game And The Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source In the 19th and 20th century, the illiterates of that age were people who were not academically inclined or certified. A certificate was the gate pass to success and it was essentially mandamus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/the-game-and-the-rules-de21df9efaabe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/the-game-and-the-rules-de21df9efaabe</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMf5Vex7bTR4vG7fF6JtE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source '...he filled his glass with gossip of how he was going to eat me at night, unwrap my cloth like the foil of sharwama. Take it bit by bit with different styles. He came back as a man I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 19:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSNHdANpXeewsx42qT7DGvS82pdyg2vW5WBQXLPkeDmGkUAfaMP8Njs29MRBU3tkRSMLz53DJX3jSqSv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source My Name Is Addiction Hurt by the ones who were supposed to protect me, they ripped me off, stole my heart away now I am empty. Totally soulless, I feel useless. I've been abused. My name is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/my-name-is-addiction-236628d83a143</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/my-name-is-addiction-236628d83a143</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 20:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjLcjjqvNSyB8Py8N3y5Z9NM4Th5PBuP6vGs8hGsFtqXjzgHrBCYk1hKhmWU1ipCpQTJN91SFjnE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Your...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Let your passion be like the lion strong, naked, roaring, confident a predator of preconceived presumptions let your hope be like the dove soaring, flying high on feathery wings kissing the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gidionline/let-your</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gidionline/let-your</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErKycFbycgYVqdFXpF2R3VwCcSpLSJJzk8Dix5ysJF7KsRxcHNBrvKAAaJ2pNmBraWMWe9RYn3Do88LZGs17ofFCm6ErufMDcqBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey To Your Maker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source "You can make it Jhon. Stay strong son," Sister and Mother take turns whispering into your ears, both giving a squeeze firm enough on each of your palms sat on either side of your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@gidionline/journey-to-your-maker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@gidionline/journey-to-your-maker</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WQnWD9mST665ss7zH2oN29S1NGzGKnV1m7tPYwQmCYHMqviWA5SysaWJ8kQVqZhLkJP4fxag63gb5ZJLNQ1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dont Hit That Female]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source The day I understood how strong women were - even more than men - despite their softness was when I'd eaten to my fill and had the food climbing up my gullet with no space to slide through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/dont-hit-that-female</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gidionline/dont-hit-that-female</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvNcG9QfzQg9mwqwD8zM1VZD5R5uvdDtvcVDJd8EBDSamB7xx5yNGWuupdEGrKvHNLfro55aCUC5HvMCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[...when we are DONE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source When we are done with the dreams may we take fragments of realities, and adorn what is left of our memories. 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His faithful heart has led the protest. He will get the details from the other side. But in his dimming eyes I could see white darkness, the unmistaken skeleton of chronic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gidionline/suddenly-he-died</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gidionline/suddenly-he-died</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gidionline]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81KdBnW7scC6YmmaWbY1dozqA9eBrf1vLQV8g7iznqriXs9pMJrtdBE37vEcTmCEQDQ7ToDF3cTNZKqh6grsBWk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep On Moving -- Picture A To B; C Perhaps.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Just try to picture a flying bird, (in your mind of course) then wait for five (5) minutes, and then take another picture of the bird, what’s going to happen? 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