<?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, 07 Apr 2026 23:33:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@insights/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Are you on our side...and want to be different, or are you on that side and want to throw a football at my head!?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Are you on our side...and want to be different, or are you on that side and want to throw a football at my head!?” -- Gerard Way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/are-you-on-our-side-and-want-to-be-different-or-are-you-on-that-side-and-want-to-throw-a-football-at-my-head-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/are-you-on-our-side-and-want-to-be-different-or-are-you-on-that-side-and-want-to-throw-a-football-at-my-head-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:00:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?” -- Ernesto Che Guevara]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/every-day-people-straighten-up-the-hair-why-not-the-heart-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/every-day-people-straighten-up-the-hair-why-not-the-heart-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is wasted on the living.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Life is wasted on the living.” -- Douglas Adams]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/life-is-wasted-on-the-living-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/life-is-wasted-on-the-living-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observa]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/it-s-funny-how-in-this-journey-of-life-even-though-we-may-begin-at-different-times-and-places-our-paths-cross-with-others-so-that-we-may-share-our-love-compassion-observa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/it-s-funny-how-in-this-journey-of-life-even-though-we-may-begin-at-different-times-and-places-our-paths-cross-with-others-so-that-we-may-share-our-love-compassion-observa</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing ever really goes away--it just changes into something else. Something beautiful.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Nothing ever really goes away--it just changes into something else. Something beautiful.” -- Sarah Ockler]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/nothing-ever-really-goes-away--it-just-changes-into-something-else-something-beautiful-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/nothing-ever-really-goes-away--it-just-changes-into-something-else-something-beautiful-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.” -- Thomas Jefferson]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/determine-never-to-be-idle-no-person-will-have-occasion-to-complain-of-the-want-of-time-who-never-loses-any-it-is-wonderful-how-much-may-be-done-if-we-are-always-doing-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/determine-never-to-be-idle-no-person-will-have-occasion-to-complain-of-the-want-of-time-who-never-loses-any-it-is-wonderful-how-much-may-be-done-if-we-are-always-doing-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[According to Aristophanes in Plato's The Banquet, in the ancient world of legend there were three types of people.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“According to Aristophanes in Plato's The Banquet, in the ancient world of legend there were three types of people. -- Haruki Murakami]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/according-to-aristophanes-in-plato-s-the-banquet-in-the-ancient-world-of-legend-there-were-three-types-of-people-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/according-to-aristophanes-in-plato-s-the-banquet-in-the-ancient-world-of-legend-there-were-three-types-of-people-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” -- Albert Einstein]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/intellectual-growth-should-commence-at-birth-and-cease-only-at-death-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/intellectual-growth-should-commence-at-birth-and-cease-only-at-death-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness is always there. You just have to choose to see it. There's no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Happiness is always there. You just have to choose to see it. There's no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars.” -- Carrie Hope Fletcher]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/happiness-is-always-there-you-just-have-to-choose-to-see-it-there-s-no-point-dwelling-in-the-dark-and-ignoring-the-light-of-the-stars-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/happiness-is-always-there-you-just-have-to-choose-to-see-it-there-s-no-point-dwelling-in-the-dark-and-ignoring-the-light-of-the-stars-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one]]></title><description><![CDATA[“God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one” -- Rumi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/god-turns-you-from-one-feeling-to-another-and-teaches-by-means-of-opposites-so-that-you-will-have-two-wings-to-fly-not-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/god-turns-you-from-one-feeling-to-another-and-teaches-by-means-of-opposites-so-that-you-will-have-two-wings-to-fly-not-one</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 04:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” -- Richard Bach]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/what-the-caterpillar-calls-the-end-of-the-world-the-master-calls-a-butterfly-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/what-the-caterpillar-calls-the-end-of-the-world-the-master-calls-a-butterfly-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/you-are-not-a-victim-no-matter-what-you-have-been-through-you-re-still-here-you-may-have-been-challenged-hurt-betrayed-beaten-and-discouraged-but-nothing-has-defeated-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/you-are-not-a-victim-no-matter-what-you-have-been-through-you-re-still-here-you-may-have-been-challenged-hurt-betrayed-beaten-and-discouraged-but-nothing-has-defeated-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.” -- Tom Hiddleston]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/we-all-have-two-lives-the-second-one-starts-when-we-realize-that-we-only-have-one-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/we-all-have-two-lives-the-second-one-starts-when-we-realize-that-we-only-have-one-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.” -- Plato]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/education-is-teaching-our-children-to-desire-the-right-things-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/education-is-teaching-our-children-to-desire-the-right-things-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” -- Rumi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/be-a-lamp-or-a-lifeboat-or-a-ladder-help-someone-s-soul-heal-walk-out-of-your-house-like-a-shepherd-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/be-a-lamp-or-a-lifeboat-or-a-ladder-help-someone-s-soul-heal-walk-out-of-your-house-like-a-shepherd-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 08:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.” -- Rick Riordan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/fair-means-everyone-gets-what-they-need-and-the-only-way-to-get-what-you-need-is-to-make-it-happen-yourself-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/fair-means-everyone-gets-what-they-need-and-the-only-way-to-get-what-you-need-is-to-make-it-happen-yourself-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 04:00:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.” -- Leo Tolstoy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/you-can-love-a-person-dear-to-you-with-a-human-love-but-an-enemy-can-only-be-loved-with-divine-love-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/you-can-love-a-person-dear-to-you-with-a-human-love-but-an-enemy-can-only-be-loved-with-divine-love-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to build a ship, donât drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If you want to build a ship, donât drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” -- Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/if-you-want-to-build-a-ship-don-t-drum-up-the-men-to-gather-wood-divide-the-work-and-give-orders-instead-teach-them-to-yearn-for-the-vast-and-endless-sea-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/if-you-want-to-build-a-ship-don-t-drum-up-the-men-to-gather-wood-divide-the-work-and-give-orders-instead-teach-them-to-yearn-for-the-vast-and-endless-sea-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 20:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you.” -- Joss Whedon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/if-you-can-t-run-you-crawl-if-you-can-t-crawl---you-find-someone-to-carry-you-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/if-you-can-t-run-you-crawl-if-you-can-t-crawl---you-find-someone-to-carry-you-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:00:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light.” -- Jerry Spinelli]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/when-a-stargirl-cries-she-sheds-not-tears-but-light-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@insights/when-a-stargirl-cries-she-sheds-not-tears-but-light-</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 12:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>