<?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>Wed, 20 May 2026 05:33:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@goldenproject/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Longest Middle I Have Ever Stood In ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crossing is not yet arriving; neither is it leaving. It is that space within me when some things still feel very uncertain at the moment and both sides still feel equally distant from one another.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@goldenproject/the-longest-middle-i-have-ever-stood-in--dvn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@goldenproject/the-longest-middle-i-have-ever-stood-in--dvn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenproject]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72FqVwi1Et2LrexGk5UkK3zoADVBeXZweLYfmtJkiFYThjUoPmVN6aoX2NZ6MaLcq3GZVTF1BghDbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Excuse That Was Actually a Cry ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stopped the habit of saying I was tired around people because in an environment like mine, that word tired means that I am complaining. Time, though we all have an idea of what time is. “I do not have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@goldenproject/the-excuse-that-was-actually-a-cry--43g</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@goldenproject/the-excuse-that-was-actually-a-cry--43g</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenproject]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72FqVwi1Et2LrexGk5UkK3zoADVBeXZweLYfmtJkiFYThjUoPmVN6aoX2NZ6MaLcq3GZVDzd7L1J7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Things I Agreed To Before I Understood the Cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a very long time, I said yes to almost every request that needed me to volunteer. Some projects do not even need my help. Church committee. 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