<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:31:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@gouldingv/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[deleted post]]]></title><description><![CDATA[[deleted post]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-have-regrets-i-don-t-want-any-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-have-regrets-i-don-t-want-any-more</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:09:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I let you in. I open my heart and bring you closer. Yet, as soon as you start to believe I’m “okay” , “normal” or “good”, I pull away. Sometimes, I disappear. I close my heart and push you away.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-m-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-m-enough</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovct3Cs4NSZHgXVTpLTGjMwb8azviRtvVXtaPzMz4NGFfnK2XH38g2rqPrjFDWEjZCDLriqkVzkYjxFbgokPTJMDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Mind is my Greatest Battle in Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[At what point in life do you finally accept who you are as a person? That there are parts of you that you can change and parts that you just can’t? That no matter how much you may wish to be a certain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/my-mind-is-my-greatest-battle-in-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/my-mind-is-my-greatest-battle-in-life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FxeB6qHEXo1jh41K48wjGZruGgvbDbPcLbvCncyAUFN3Q3iRkwSq8m9du5PeTKPJozZ5tsdbtsTVxWMWeoDVdL7FSwDz945JhDWZXWs1ee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even After Depression, Our Work Will Never Be Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s a lifelong journey. Absentmindedly, I play with the tear stained tissue between my hands, folding and unfolding it over and over again. “Baby, look at me, please.” Silence. “Why won’t you look at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/even-after-depression-your-work-will-never-be-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/even-after-depression-your-work-will-never-be-done</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 13:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7fnPcAb2vy9fLvCiCNyyC1bJSg4vwSXRDjUDkqTfjVc8JuDbn4cSwjjZoGf2nwBte6oZnqATptMe6QLqCza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don't Need To Be Open In Your Writing, You Need To Be Vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I got some constructive feedback on my writing from a guy who's very successful on the platform. Let's call him Bob. It was the first time that I felt someone was being genuinely honest with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/you-don-t-need-to-be-open-in-your-writing-you-need-to-be-vulnerable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/you-don-t-need-to-be-open-in-your-writing-you-need-to-be-vulnerable</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yuBwHuEdhJZq7RTCKdmxX47jXyKPGpmRGk3WCfetwJAMcbvbvsezUVAf7mUXYuAwgAgFoK3VgbUd9jvRsadj3nMSU34J2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm English, But I Speak With A Foreign Accent]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently came across an article about Megan Markle’s “new found” British accent, and the uproar it’s caused, which inspired me to write about my own experience with losing my accent. After 10 years of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-m-english-but-i-speak-with-a-foreign-accent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/i-m-english-but-i-speak-with-a-foreign-accent</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:46:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZoqBzFzCL4AXNgyKuUW78zFMwR88pJdTitf5W4hfgQA8gDDyLfBnGi8FwXbRdjEY4gnLFcdK6yXfZZLyLbsDnxaY5MAxWJExfPXxJuefsCWbUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accepting Failure and Moving On]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I’ve been struggling for the past 5 days to write a particular article that’s been on mind for a couple of weeks now. Initially, I thought it would be a breeze because I’m so passionate about the topic.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/accepting-failure-and-moving-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/accepting-failure-and-moving-on</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:26:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/QVdSJhgNm7rytEdw6s9xSKTWEKZffuqF4je3ub9Q2WdWYLReaSKDEW3gu7Q7VETz7vDNbDgxYNe4LNXWoVZCZ9FQuLjWqgpyBg6zSEbVa3hE9uVyqjWUk7e3nUi8NAAk53q54wd2cU5AEGBXxmbYri7cR5nPtdzYDaMH4VyKYbkFXM1G63KfTS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Image Obsessed World Is Ridiculous]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I turned 9, we moved to the States for my Dad’s work. During the first few months, we were living in rented accommodation in a small gated community and I hadn’t yet started school. Apart from a few]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/this-image-obsessed-world-is-bullshit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/this-image-obsessed-world-is-bullshit</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZs2U1kpjmg1eVH9n253Fq6VxQ1KqPV7k32jisbgwFzpWNcfoAnJMDiLioA8LB3PpNAdFpiKjscMMgYM1Td1ndu9ZHirQxAFLSGFehJXcUZAjeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Niche Or Not To Niche?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that I've started to share my thoughts more regularly online, I find myself asking the same question repeatedly: Do I pick a niche or not when it comes to the topics I write about? You see, like most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@gouldingv/to-niche-or-not-to-niche</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@gouldingv/to-niche-or-not-to-niche</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328UWe5o1poJJFy7RuooQD6V9ZUtm4qnib8Z1T692SLrfrjv3iraX2Bxn3cw3x7v5uYnTVWhL9xC6yRoWF3N3YbNPNQLTuXKvagMyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistaken Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please ignore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/adtdi-overcoming-the-fear-to-post-about-my-depression-online</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/adtdi-overcoming-the-fear-to-post-about-my-depression-online</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:28:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It True We Have To Spend Money To Earn Money On Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read a post today by @yallapapi that left a sour taste in my mouth. Not because of him personally, but the sad realisation of what he was writing about. In summary: That in order to succeed on Steemit,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@gouldingv/is-it-true-we-have-to-spend-money-to-earn-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@gouldingv/is-it-true-we-have-to-spend-money-to-earn-money</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329WKaL7eZWDYSEyPvX3HTySTpQqk3xisVPPR1WcCnsmvCEXcFgY4ddgQeFoGdf4GDYnZbNEsuUj5N4Et5Q1CV2cFpWSVWVo1HD71p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Feeling Like An Outsider [Entry for writing contest by @averageoutsider]]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think it’s an important distinction to make that “feeling like an outsider” is in fact that, a feeling. And sometimes that has genuine truth behind it, let’s say for example, being in another country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@gouldingv/how-feeling-like-an-outsider-lead-me-to-self-acceptance-entry-for-writing-contest-by-averageoutsider</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@gouldingv/how-feeling-like-an-outsider-lead-me-to-self-acceptance-entry-for-writing-contest-by-averageoutsider</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrK8wwCPWc1TyPD5pnCi6vvMeRZrcmbBPuG8dKfjhKbFZEioyHV7ds2drG5GwHQM2BEzjSSAaK9jDpGjSZYJRD3yZ4AqPMviE5aRDBky1ySTcdw6dJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcoming the Fear to Post about my Depression Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late one evening at the beginning of February this year, I was home alone. Ruminating over the Instagram story I had just prepared, my heart was racing; adrenaline violently coursing through my veins.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/overcoming-the-fear-to-post-about-my-depression-online</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@gouldingv/overcoming-the-fear-to-post-about-my-depression-online</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnqE4Uk6rBEQcgeiY2Tg8ouUXrDAEgaCLPm8k6Ymy34ok28ttwdFXZ1PR1HtZVDKpqp7afzJnn7fpKQwJFQKXwXtaLx6gFPHrDZNe8dbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Would Life Be Like Without Electricity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoiler alert: The lack of Wi-Fi is the least of your problems. 8:40 a.m. Sleepily, I roll onto my back and let out a deep, long sigh. I feel hot and sticky, which strikes me as strange, considering I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@gouldingv/what-would-life-be-like-without-electricity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@gouldingv/what-would-life-be-like-without-electricity</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv5gDVFyT68Rsk7zcK27s5QKMaP6giKr9maXJXbuWCgVB5ZuBdaKux7NvU6W9J8toxuvskcHoeFyDQLVdQhrvA3CjKgLcZTrZtM76Pg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Things I've Learnt as a Non-Muslim Fasting During Ramadan]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past 4 years, I've been fasting during Ramadan, despite the fact I'm not a Muslim. 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I was 19 at the time and I remember feeling shocked that someone of his age would be taking an undergraduate degree. Back then, I already felt old]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/the-pressure-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gouldingv/the-pressure-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 22:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYSccQ2DSdEJGhUbB7hEdTa5cAZwH4DURSfdJ79fuAaBCmGV5uHqRtPWH45z1qPerCAnGEGhMUVrKGJgvHcsU8wqu3CizeKLTmrKk9qyxr21NE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Reflection During Ramadan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing your demons is hard at any point in life, but it's especially taxing during a time like Ramadan when your usual coping mechanisms have been taken away from you due to fasting. 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I'm tired]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@gouldingv/an-honest-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@gouldingv/an-honest-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gouldingv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:03:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>