<?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, 17 May 2026 05:01:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@groundrising/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Heart to Heart]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/a-heart-to-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/a-heart-to-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGhkQFtzQNPEp6W2pZ3a37Uj5DJasrAiCnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Video) Misconceptions About Self-Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it really that fancy car, the big house, or meeting that special person that will make you feel fulfilled? What we really need is love!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/video-misconceptions-about-self-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/video-misconceptions-about-self-love</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:33:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I am overcoming obstacles in living with ALS (a re-introduction video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been making inspirational videos, and feel that the message contained within this one is universally beneficial for all of us. Please let me know what you think!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@groundrising/how-i-am-overcoming-obstacles-in-living-with-als-a-re-introduction-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@groundrising/how-i-am-overcoming-obstacles-in-living-with-als-a-re-introduction-video</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eN1KGPopVYbT2k7mjc6pGXLUjRmmUvKDuFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quick Thought on the Mind and Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mind at times is like a hamster on a wheel, spinning furiously yet going nowhere. It sometimes takes stopping the wheel entirely to re-group and remember stillness. 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This is how I am overcoming it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/the-energetics-of-social-anxiety-and-how-to-overcome-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/the-energetics-of-social-anxiety-and-how-to-overcome-it</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 03:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEnqzyU8hx6PgxM3JmzZwZbhvjwp1yJD5jELtNE6fLzDtvzfNN5pAmkzVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resilient Hope (The Flame)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thief that robs one of belief isn’t failure, But worry that has soured into fear, And though worry vies for my attention, Fear finds no purchase here. I have felt how fear can drown out belief, Have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@groundrising/resilient-hope-the-flame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@groundrising/resilient-hope-the-flame</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 18:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMerzwmbqdmCXLUG6ckcgpQWsLqC16tF2aURFXgSY23Mq1RHzHrtirfVoHMhaZaZ8yrgPrhLCYpRNbrZiDRAZnE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rebirth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poem about ALS, overcoming the fear of death, and living the best life possible. The Rebirth You must die before you can live, he said, For this is not a returning to health but a rebirth. So I laid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@groundrising/the-rebirth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@groundrising/the-rebirth</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 15:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNmchLVa2dhZdKpcK7K9NXxUVffHpu3sLptDY4miqFBWBRE3Gi65rEVYW34Mkvt3VcexL72rnR2LdsshyiFYd7emEhZC1wKiX4WdLPHywjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Four-Day Computer Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s amazing what a little break from technology can do. Towards the end of last week I was feeling like far too much of my time was going down the drain. I wasn’t focused in how I was spending it, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/my-four-day-computer-break</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@groundrising/my-four-day-computer-break</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[groundrising]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 15:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxenq7kEqg61BYNxB1V4vCMxghsqMTTTEwf64dJPLDGo7P8aciHnARrQQjagC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Waiting. Can It Be Over Already?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m just itching to release my next steemit post about living with ALS. It’s the most real and honest thing I’ve ever written on the subject, and of course for me it’s an important subject! 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