<?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 15:54:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@gruppler/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Hard Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some believe consciousness is an illusion. Others believe reality is the illusion. And some see both as they are.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/the-hard-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/the-hard-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLdQ3P9VVDGCvQCysaZmLRCnfG5GffY7RhZnL3DHsCf6avS8vjE1MMdKFn1znZJ9YHFiqNF3WZoSN17CTpUYJyoQj2q14asvF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Separateness of the Christian I Am]]></title><description><![CDATA[To whom do you refer when you say "I"? Is this the same "I" whose will is aligned with that of The I Am? Is this the same "I" who was crucified with Christ? Is this the same]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@gruppler/the-separateness-of-the-christian-i-am</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@gruppler/the-separateness-of-the-christian-i-am</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zSDu3ugzqsef3FCf97CHYFSKT3tE1qXkBcSijMbR9b6awPVSS3UqUsAiw6PjXxHigtHRWTKzq4C7zNB7X8aJPkex5cL8C8dbRsJkw7a72zvZYD33U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Perspective on Vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not an "anti-vaxxer," but I think there is a large amount of information that stands up to scrutiny suggesting caution and skepticism are not unwarranted, to put it mildly. Skepticism regarding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@gruppler/my-perspective-on-vaccines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@gruppler/my-perspective-on-vaccines</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZknU5XiS3PYqYYYoNDykhoJv5eqmBG1JnjTGbzPdYwXxSZHxL7Zyy39C4N769nLzafuNnVyp1skr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union with the Holy Spirit is a Shift in Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Stop thinking of yourself as the character you've been playing. The truest 'you' is the part that never changes; the God part of you. Until you make this shift, you're stuck in the revolving door]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@gruppler/union-with-the-holy-spirit-is-a-shift-in-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@gruppler/union-with-the-holy-spirit-is-a-shift-in-identity</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkFqjpJWGqZV8tQQGZa53HhxpK1Sq5RNA42nqusUZ9NawvWDds3FdazNVM1tb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hacking at the Branches of Evil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." –Henry David Thoreau If you want the world to be better, the most effective place to direct your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gruppler/hacking-at-the-branches-of-evil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gruppler/hacking-at-the-branches-of-evil</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmivMD3i4HC6vCVgZtjhB28Ud5mwKiihtjynfe1natEMZvpCYA3vbkbskLbsB6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You and Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your every relationship is an extension of you. Investing your attention increases value. What has value attracts your attention. Your every interest is you by extension. Source]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/you-and-others</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/you-and-others</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 01:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG4djc3vK6D3J8Jq4M2dX33oqjsjhRgQzXYHtmMvQwwSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observer and Imposter]]></title><description><![CDATA[We think emotional pain comes from the outside and hurts us inside. We feel affected by the happening, like victims of circumstance. But emotions are the means by which our bodies feel our thoughts. And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/observer-and-imposter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/observer-and-imposter</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvnA2J8Bth3q6BkHUsZaJsJnmA4p9vC7sdMSmb6jpUkTSTszry1b25sCPAanZ6gEYViwqKgA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apology and Forgiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's easy to apologize when you find your mistake, the thing you wish not to repeat. You have then shined light on darkness. You have learned and become separate from it. You have understood your actions']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/apology-and-forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/apology-and-forgiveness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTJ3jhcuSyyxJNPgr6bQionyNf33Khoy6d7yYYZ4DV8rZTEMMnEr8nEByTSeq1pF5JXrSoiqCKp7TKYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ancient inner child resides in DNA and is love. Consciousness is a 3D projection of the higher-dimensional self, currently underperforming. Innate is the body's intelligence of instinct, sensory wisdom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/who-are-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/who-are-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkUfnpAxj2crGKwhNd4t52JsJpxK6tG79JXFwbsrTGoZw8J8xFpsppU43MuVZ1QZxzJpw1HQEgeexaq4d6B7UUfFoxU7NPnDAJUmEM9axFqiHBDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Trying to Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[I keep thinking I've learned this lesson, but then I find myself wondering how I've made a mess of things yet again. I was just trying to share a bit of wisdom that has helped me, and it backfired for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogs/@gruppler/stop-trying-to-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogs/@gruppler/stop-trying-to-help</guid><category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 21:26:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLPnkhEsn8mr1NzhUZq84mDaDY5Em46BwRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Children of the Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more we think we know about how the body works, the more we think it needs our help to do its work. We think we can improve upon nature's design, ignorant our bodies' superior intelligence. The more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/we-children-of-the-planet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/we-children-of-the-planet</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaQqizC75NZZwkvnWMeh7Z7dMopUcwG3UbXmjKUfaU45Tx8RKKDe1fMabGLiGFhydocRya4mrHYHF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is Love is Creativity is Divinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source The improbability of quantum tunneling in fusion joins hydrogen to its pair, life of our sun. The improbability of quantum tunneling in molecules leads hydrogen to its place, life of our cells.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/life-is-love-is-creativity-is-divinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/life-is-love-is-creativity-is-divinity</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 06:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf3c4egxtcNSBbTMZzWq6qq8crV7KvzNYzNiayguspoayzUwhHkML5JfEinEzyMQzc6RneBDV1AdXJe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Humans Must Relearn Basic Survival Every Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do we need to relearn not to touch the stove when it's hot? To look both ways before crossing the street? That throwing a fit is not the only way to get what we want? Compared to "wild" animals]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogs/@gruppler/why-humans-must-relearn-basic-survival-every-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogs/@gruppler/why-humans-must-relearn-basic-survival-every-life</guid><category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 04:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxguNbexkY74MYFuQFJXofjS9jZof2g8ZQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Feel "Trails" Ruin Steem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the idea of Steem because it incentivizes valuable content, in theory. In practice, we have more and more people automatically voting without any idea what they're voting on. Not only do they not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@gruppler/why-i-feel-trails-ruin-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@gruppler/why-i-feel-trails-ruin-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:38:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevDFpsJRB5eH9R3EFxCpfLqkwxj8QQZ2nuzD4Y5foYcXkh2ijTP3X4W7hxsuv6LQ1ZFHHhgGi3tfPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Amigos]]></title><description><![CDATA[My parents' house has a minor infestation of kittens. Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@gruppler/three-amigos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@gruppler/three-amigos</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:45:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxzfhArLf8YkgSJ2joHcdSfkwiTMB7899EHqb2QNt3no5gcF4vQHicy2U3QSzURp3CNxwgPfmArxX9nMoQpEp1cUcjtZNXZ92LmU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physical Learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you've shown your body what you want it to do, stop micromanaging. Trust your body to do the rest. It's better at learning than you are at training. Direct with simple, pure intent. Let go of all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/physical-learning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/physical-learning</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 06:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedL5Lvw1yVYdqNDj7FR856jp8p1ZAeRhGj1mkUN2GJHQFMyAEYWQsEx7fimXQpNPo9LkXCiqoseFoiKceYaacJ1Vc12SRC5aW8yYZY8rWnLNhJiVNdhyXMWjP8Edf6HeQZjRv7adMw83rtzWHbpxn6QFkLLtftgZAPuSNbMjddjHDyMLFVjL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belief and Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belief is like a followed command. External intent internalized. If the belief aligns with truth, it is dependable in practice. If the belief aligns with truth, questioning it yields knowledge. Knowledge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/belief-and-knowledge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/belief-and-knowledge</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Mn7gs6fABvemZy2VK9FVNgB1TTvUfVEeeSQ3Equa513vTT87WppiGrznqgCUZ6NvfMSxxpFuvc922sXVuhGmYwUzs8Fj8ECbscG4Lu12HVAVM3vNthSyLNB3j7uVkxmH1U4iLG7qyhUmVPxJF5JALcjj9PYmMmcnLJv1CqEWRpaGj5mjQBMUea9VFJz8dVdqLKWp3yHJuzXQqzFoFFE7sgB3iiMEvp7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth and Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truth is strange as fiction. The best parts of fiction are true. Fiction serves as a vehicle for truth. Truth becomes stranger than fiction. But it's also undeniably familiar. Like we've known it all along.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/truth-and-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@gruppler/truth-and-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCQk1qYXWBvaB21CARpb7vMcFWaRZ84c7X5HA1PJMfDCEBUwLJPocWtNPVUFNJyDFCNtiXT4Sy49j7uCXmr1ELbQjED3V3fJfPT5N649aoSFoAefWLLeUsuqvvkBbWYBnAYyVxcPpEEXJx1VUgwu6GXXrwB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sogno nella cassa da morto (2017-06-17)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent recording of my first piano composition. Recorded in mono on a Yamaha P-115.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@gruppler/sogno-nella-cassa-da-morto-2017-06-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@gruppler/sogno-nella-cassa-da-morto-2017-06-17</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 08:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25v5k1LjHDnbzAFmX8LE8Vr12SfNypHEzSpb5u1g6RZoL3qoFJypLVrAHphRsRtEfYNwJLMXH9bt7QMNs2hahZUffn1AfGFRXzjTHc4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penny Puzzle Boxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are two sizes of a puzzle box I designed and had printed by Shapeways. It's a puzzle box that uses four US pennies as part of the locking mechanism. To open, hold the box in one hand and quickly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@gruppler/penny-puzzle-boxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@gruppler/penny-puzzle-boxes</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gruppler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77azLpdeMxF97BbmjonDZwFd8FVorWhotEpqQq4aHNPUFuWYrCCGDyATTNEFmn2g582DRZWLREdW1iNMxTTebtLWQGDQra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>