<?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 04:06:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@iamgracia2/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[More ahead than behind... LOH 277]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living for what's ahead If I could travel through time, I would choose the future. And honestly, it’s not because the past wasn’t beautiful. The past can be full of sweet memories, laughter, lessons,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamgracia2/more-ahead-than-behind-loh-277</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamgracia2/more-ahead-than-behind-loh-277</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamgracia2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHeiGiifuzEeACV9fsXBwq5XrJaEKWJZ6cazRW8siQr2YL95gLrTLC7mP8jtSwp6Y5372nZYP4ty5egKD9V4jVkh2AHMfCyoPuEBqmGUcfzrWWA7exKG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growth ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do People Really Change, or Do They Just Show Who They Truly Are? 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Week 292]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Perspective/experience Friends with benefits developed from a personal experience I had while I was still in school. At the time, someone approached me with the intention of being his lover, but I declined]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@iamgracia2/friends-with-benefits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@iamgracia2/friends-with-benefits</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamgracia2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHeiGiifuzEeACV9fsXBwMXDgVMFnDEQtVzCT9iA1fbGXWAXBM4UN3kAH9SqFB3BxUF738UYSKo7rLxsuyNaT8Sk8vPfYH6JaUjZif5nNQ5ATMDnWzoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The experience with fake Hollandia yogurt ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone and welcome to my blog. 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LOH 263]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a popular saying from the Bible that says, Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. That’s one of the deepest truths I’ve come to understand. 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