<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:20:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hopestylist/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BLAME ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since I wrote a post—well, not so long, but for those who know me, it is long, hehe. Life has been taking so many turns for me, and right now, I’m just in that transition phase, and it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@hopestylist/blame-me-fc9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@hopestylist/blame-me-fc9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopestylist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHaoXZ6FDmPtc8VFsskR7PDLzdxCQdFSUJt8CqBpPi5413mFLeJXasmWsUcDAFTDWweA5HzYr3mptAfLQZCfNCKDYnsTg6Rfp9X2jgJDSiuB5VEgD89k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE ALCHEMY OF LOVING THE ONE WHO STAYED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is really uncertain. These days, so many things happening around me seem to be drawing my mind to that fact. It’s been a while since I cried, but I did yesterday and it felt really good. I cried for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@hopestylist/the-alchemy-of-loving-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@hopestylist/the-alchemy-of-loving-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopestylist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHaoXZ6FDmPtc8VFsskR9StsGH9fMqRpRz2q8p5b6ybXv52TPDMu2xpBTimbjdevwZyVTM6pDLo2UzJdTmaR2mzkV9TwBvfagJioqZB6PwRRENE71EZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BE TRULY YOURSELF ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a world that defines almost everything for us. We were born into a family, a community, a society, and a world that has a pattern, and by default, we grow up with these patterns. 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