<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:29:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@henrydan2/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Under Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question came faster than I expected. “So what are you going with?” Everyone was already looking at me. I hadn’t fully thought it through yet. I was still trying to compare the options in my head,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/under-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/under-pressure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYK99JikUuqwBSEqkE4b4YT2KatjDb2UZor1JywwHDtGH/file_00000000f504720a9ebe2f73a0aeb26f.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Loyal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I kept defending him long after other people stopped trying. At first, it made sense. We had been close for a long time, and I felt like I understood him better than everyone else did. Whenever someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/too-loyal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/too-loyal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZg56TzuLMDyp8odWkY12y5KfWuYQMmrG2pkEPT7Qqn2a/file_00000000409871f498041cf2c9c5da87.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[They asked about it in the middle of the discussion. It wasn’t directed at me at first, just a general question thrown into the room. No one answered. I already had something in mind. I had seen the situation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/half-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/half-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmS8vUhR7aw2tDCBeDBa9ai7JaDRgKA4K8CfJUb7pQXLA4/file_00000000840471f4bd0d9bead160f5ac.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple life mistake we make ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wasn’t planning to do it that way. I already had my own approach. Simple. Clear. It made sense to me. Then he looked at it and shook his head. “No, don’t do it like that,” he said. “Try this instead.”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/simple-life-mistake-we-make</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/simple-life-mistake-we-make</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTEEkgzkmhFLFeeqJSy1LAL7AzKGMPvyE6SPx3yikJzSH/file_000000007a4471f49bf268131508672c.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t expect my name to come up. The discussion had been going on for a while. Different opinions. Different suggestions. Then someone mentioned me. “At least he handled something similar before.” All]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/not-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/not-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXLF2Rjd7sq2xzndSgLfEvHVChBRmnTFwTSvt6MK59bn9/inshot_20260214_121001296.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw the message before anyone else reacted. It was dropped in the group casually. Short. Direct. A decision had been made. I read it once. Then again. Something didn’t add up. The numbers looked fine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@henrydan2/something-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@henrydan2/something-off</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdQmEFgtL3BGQm8dPgNM7FDFjUG98faxnNgZbzbstr4LM/file_00000000270c7246a5ca8b41bfb283af.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiet Error]]></title><description><![CDATA[I almost didn’t look at it again. It was already submitted. Everything had gone smoothly. No complaints. No questions. For a while, I felt relieved. Then something small caught my attention. A line I couldn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/quiet-error</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/quiet-error</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbQCYuGf5wsvkkq6g4podNjYpKEg32WrL3mQ8N1ffeLvg/file_000000003d74720a98bc14abb615d594.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covered Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t think it would matter that much. It was a small favor. “Just cover for me if they ask,” he said. I nodded. It didn’t feel serious. Just something quick to help someone out. Later that day, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/covered-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/covered-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYK99JikUuqwBSEqkE4b4YT2KatjDb2UZor1JywwHDtGH/file_00000000f504720a9ebe2f73a0aeb26f.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stood at the edge of the room. Everyone else had already nodded. Smiled. Agreed. For a moment, I wondered if I had misunderstood something. Then I noticed the silence. Not one question. Not a single]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/think-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/think-again</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbQCYuGf5wsvkkq6g4podNjYpKEg32WrL3mQ8N1ffeLvg/file_000000003d74720a98bc14abb615d594.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ripple]]></title><description><![CDATA[I noticed it while crossing the market. A small commotion near the fruit stand caught my attention. A young boy had dropped a small bundle of money, fumbling as it slipped out of his hands. The crowd was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/the-ripple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/the-ripple</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmU1TNMhAe4gc5MxyJEKFNFQo9apRoZ2bN1RJMdkTt9JiU/file_00000000d2287207b746ef75238e7de3.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[I heard my name… but I didn’t turn back. I was already walking away when the voice came again, a bit louder this time. “Wait.” I slowed down slightly… but not enough to stop. I knew who it was. And I knew]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/that-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/that-moment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmW1poSYmZoXb7KMXyxo64pTKGMXDmurvQQexLsv3DLhYL/file_00000000ac9471f49f5a7da1cf8d9cfb.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw him before he saw me. He was standing across the road, talking to someone. For a second, I almost called out. Then I stopped. I hadn’t seen him in a long time. 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The conversation was light, nothing serious, but I didn’t want to break]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/no-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@henrydan2/no-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henrydan2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdRAtFyF6PxqHq1Wbpr5YmzGBs1rHsdx3tKY44bjbnWqx/file_000000009f48720aa9c19135879a50c7.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOO LATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw the message almost immediately after it was sent. It was from my boss. He needed one person to step in and handle a presentation later that day. Something urgent. Something important. 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