<?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>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:36:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@heathersilvey/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day 00 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Personal Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's article was supposed to be on Hearing, but I am postponing that particular article for a few days. It's a topic that deserves my full devotion. And right now I am going through a major system upgrade.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@heathersilvey/day-00-of-30-days-30-posts-personal-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@heathersilvey/day-00-of-30-days-30-posts-personal-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNzUvYRxe4AUEoSgRrpHpiwo7tow8KzcygA4ZHo1ynpWCaEfAoWfAzaHtiq32waECozWkUvqajGrVmBadLgyEiGK9tS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 19 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA["Out of the darkness and into the light." Seeds planted under the cloak of night rise up and expand into the light. When our comfort zone becomes uncomfortable, it's due to the cramping of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-19-of-30-days-30-posts-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-19-of-30-days-30-posts-growth</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVLEEgYmFTx8irFNoVJfoFFEPFwhbmLw8PnxUXeA1XfwPvf8inD2qUQFVxPgzCj6FJnDjT7iQTCoMHiLL4qXfzuq3dUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 18 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got it handled! When we feel we are in control, we gain a sense of security, stability, and empowerment. To be in control of something is to have a good grasping on it. To grasp and to handle is another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esoteric/@heathersilvey/day-18-of-30-days-30-posts-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esoteric/@heathersilvey/day-18-of-30-days-30-posts-control</guid><category><![CDATA[esoteric]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2EjWA1zfQ2DcDNTD7pZ2oYNkgd28ch53XjSu3uw4DpVTtimz45h3cyYNHiEyGu3MaPrKP62v2DhE7o77mf3UzvGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 17 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Weight Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Left Two: May 2012, approx. 400 pounds - Right Two: August 2017, approx. 135 pounds I spent most of my life overweight, obese, or morbidly obese. I had a traumatic adolescence and young adulthood. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@heathersilvey/day-17-of-30-days-30-posts-weight-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@heathersilvey/day-17-of-30-days-30-posts-weight-loss</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 02:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwravtcDidjxfoEedNzA2b3HJ2CDED5kUDKLrpDNq2v5eJnJJon7kaWnpRjXUyKa4jsTtkM53RZZ1S2x7mRrqk78rcDKGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 16 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Emergence]]></title><description><![CDATA["Blessed be the fruit. May the Lord open." - Margaret Atwood To emerge is to bring forth into the light, to rise up, or to come out of obscurity. Transformation occurs in darkness, when no one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/occult/@heathersilvey/day-16-of-30-days-30-posts-emergence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/occult/@heathersilvey/day-16-of-30-days-30-posts-emergence</guid><category><![CDATA[occult]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 01:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFn8qeeoMK6bPGpuS4nohM7ovrLzPncgmDAXQV9UdJoJoX7io4QEXDjCX3QHc4egRUt919iaB3bisxsB4zFdWrhhpjTEDzRXpDjdxTSSzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 15 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In winter, life contracts. Fall's vibrant decline into darkness dwindles the scene to lifeless brown and gray. The earth hardens as the heat retreats. Animals go into hibernation while others struggle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-15-of-30-days-30-posts-winter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-15-of-30-days-30-posts-winter</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNDgHoorVrpFjxtemYp3XaZGhYVnUdXXcHFTMXB7BfdZWwZAqw9ngQ9VFHGkbxDNVTS95fzBHGALiBi7R8MeJr4Gr3g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 14 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Dating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating. I let out a huge sigh after typing that single word. Nowadays, with dating applications the likes of Tinder, dating can feel very dog-eat-dog. Most women have a tendency to approach it as some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dating/@heathersilvey/day-14-of-30-days-30-posts-dating</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dating/@heathersilvey/day-14-of-30-days-30-posts-dating</guid><category><![CDATA[dating]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrgD28Ukn1j4BmwiUgeCpUQFXzW6bkmnebNjxLU89UVBfvvhZcef88HT45QpAK5LBaNHcVXP4TeDsNf3vQp5EVQ4UmiVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 13 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Touch]]></title><description><![CDATA["Reach Out and Touch Faith" Typically, when we think of touching, we think of it in terms of how something feels sensually. To touch is to make physical contact with another being or object.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-13-of-30-days-30-posts-touch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-13-of-30-days-30-posts-touch</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenD26gRCR4B33SrZ4eNAXsboQdWD6vVj65tZMrzobeFswyZbiUppincnVPm7CT5QLWa19h8jcVyYN25tbHbQ571sHeTDkgq5x2ddu63qndopL4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 12 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of intimidating ideas about what meditation actually is. For some, it seems difficult, frustrating, and unattainable. For others, it's a matter of buying into the trendy image of meditation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@heathersilvey/day-12-of-30-days-30-posts-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@heathersilvey/day-12-of-30-days-30-posts-meditation</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrEd3grviL1muxsz75aEA6XNwJf1YAfowinWF9aFnnj3NZ7FjWu9gQdN65LsGxgdW6EvpjLDEoivfk1wVYzNSQgNgQzm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 11 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we think about memories and recollection, we typically associate them with the past. The greater the emotional impact of a memory, good or bad, the more deeply embedded that memory is. And these are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@heathersilvey/day-11-of-30-days-30-posts-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@heathersilvey/day-11-of-30-days-30-posts-memories</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwqy1S5FMqqBH6JZw23HcV7uhCDAyhAs7Q6jK3Fb56LyqqVkeJfgbHjqSGofYGBX4Mvzj8nMtE2gGm1GhgSLppGkV9BFjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 10 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be transparent is to be naked, exposed, open, and vulnerable. A perfectly transparent glass may appear empty even when it's full. And to be come transparent, one must empty themselves of all that might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-10-of-30-days-30-posts-transparency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-10-of-30-days-30-posts-transparency</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:49:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVM1ayDQmUKccirts4QswNJYwiAZQBAu5NQV6WMagNZzcydoiD7hVsiLoshjEE5fJMS3bYz7obKXufb7q9rZgxikLbzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 9 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Inversion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling up and growing backwards. Upside down, inside out, and topsy-turvy. Why? Because the inverse is always true too. There must be this contrast and contradiction. The ability to discriminate self]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esoteric/@heathersilvey/day-9-of-30-days-30-posts-inversion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esoteric/@heathersilvey/day-9-of-30-days-30-posts-inversion</guid><category><![CDATA[esoteric]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 03:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs787NR787twZYhajbgAkQRCkpd5KpJpH6RBNnqNU7J4Aw9FmB6SHTohEjfyDoEyr3FbTRRXzPpSDx6qSqKMtay3MkEEki6S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 8 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - Laundry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the summer our drying machine broke down. We haven't replaced it, which isn't too bothersome. But hanging clothes indoor during winter isn't nearly as pleasurable or effective as it is during the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-8-of-30-days-30-posts-laundry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@heathersilvey/day-8-of-30-days-30-posts-laundry</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heathersilvey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 01:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788kyZhxK2UdbJ8A6WtTHhZqa4zwKta8acCeeLxLVAoBmGzVEuUdQqNr1eVE7H4rcsrnjnPy9KrrPTfSW5GdFSL5sRynce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 7 of 30 Days, 30 Posts - The Villain]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have a tendency to demonize, shun, fear, and tune out the things we don't understand. The unknown and the uncomfortable horrify us. What is the unknown? 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