<?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, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@introspector/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Obligated to Take His Name | A Woman’s Right to Her Identiy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The women's rights movement has come a long way but to say that women in the U.S have achieved full social, legal, and societal equality would be a gross overstatement and frankly, a blatant lie. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@introspector/obligated-to-take-his-name-or-a-woman-s-right-to-her-identiy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@introspector/obligated-to-take-his-name-or-a-woman-s-right-to-her-identiy</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6MRGswkBvvxQTTCpWDWrzXC2qbAw5piLTWuJib1TuPPo6cBDt1zpqbSuExVXd93SdsMRCJEAq7WHogE2PvioaZUYMgYCsQ7G8Sy1MhHZ22NP9o3H6dTZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk With Me | Melton Hill Park in Knoxville, TN]]></title><description><![CDATA[My thoughtful wife @betterbeing (who knows that I get cabin fever if I'm stuck in the house too long) surprised me with a trip to this lovely park today. It was our first time visiting this park and it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@introspector/walk-with-me-or-melton-hill-park-in-knoxville-tn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/walkwithme/@introspector/walk-with-me-or-melton-hill-park-in-knoxville-tn</guid><category><![CDATA[walkwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 02:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTUyTAGCGZZBWNFPzGCq6vbkUz1pYVcVLDcSvuTgEMGfR5fUPpe5fQYychNZKgx2d2eCXQ6rqKXkHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone Too Soon: A Tribute to My Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[On October 30th 2017 my father passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 66 from a heart attack. I never imagined I would be losing a parent at 33 or that my mother would be widowed at 57. As]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@introspector/gone-too-soon-a-tribute-to-my-father</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@introspector/gone-too-soon-a-tribute-to-my-father</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 03:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonYARCqq1q4rLKupB1bvXrZSNGB7jRc4Z6a4TKY7HDHNdxGE3zJnfEtGePrXcxsPfNPMpdcKLbN4cn9T6s5yRrzVxxdCKBatBfgDWy9fmRJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Bloggers Plight | Thoughts from a Struggling Minnow]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I’ve been working on a lot of article ideas I’d like to post on this platform and they’re all good ideas. I even came up with a series I want to write complete with chapter titles and all. But what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@introspector/a-new-bloggers-plight-or-thoughts-from-a-struggling-minnow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@introspector/a-new-bloggers-plight-or-thoughts-from-a-struggling-minnow</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/nfmjGBnmM871adRKWbZHcVeb8iHNyD6JkRGsBnzup4avptRDqisVFEwTH1fZ5B68zHibuaqmmgMgFkmzNSCaPmuoXN532WQANA3CHVFGpjCutNr98Lg8kcctu32jTnbN6mvTUhR5dp94mHwQbwjuCyBasVfdG1wJ8fcDWd8m6qtgzFQViimndvGMcfQKfmCheDqTSPBh22ZcwABA5PgTyDisa4FBoLYKZJdHi1dM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBT Truth Game | Episode #1: My Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[How did you get involved in Steemit? My technologically savvy brother @theferalone introduced me to the platform. He always seems to be 2 steps ahead of me when it comes to these things so I count on him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lgbt/@introspector/lgbt-truth-game-or-elisode-1-my-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lgbt/@introspector/lgbt-truth-game-or-elisode-1-my-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[lgbt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCqHihTQCZHqSYyU25aEtuYigVqi6A4gdxdpmyDYnq8UQrmtuW56MP7cd7oJuWewGmifJeFPPyF9yeRnsXWd9TAR2HQfEjFWVLLW2bseU4mzGxwK9oeMVQJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TreeTuesday: Lessons From a Barren Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this photo outside of my office with an IPhone 7. Originally I had planned to find a more full and lively tree but I realized that a tree is still a tree even when it’s devoid of leaves. 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I am still very new to all of this and have so much to learn, but the more I learn the more excited I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thealliance/@introspector/thealliance-and-me-or-my-application</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thealliance/@introspector/thealliance-and-me-or-my-application</guid><category><![CDATA[thealliance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDAY3N4NU28z4V8t4f8ZKzX6kJQdj3H6queQccemrhDYGz9MPwvS7sy4zeDt8thn5kQzxCCpBpbKvCHXD9PPX1YyMDEwYZys2myGwP1pMBakCmRyH7q1TXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: Hawaii’s Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[This photo was taken by me in September of 2015 at the Botanical Gardens in Maui, Hawaii. This was my first (but definitely won’t be my last) trip the magical islands of Hawaii. The beauty of nature never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@introspector/colorchallenge-hawaii-s-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@introspector/colorchallenge-hawaii-s-beauty</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCguRh4Pod1wZJYSnT5nKp96g6dppajfM2HCcv5FFtxRGxzM5ng6F5u6zfvohH8hjLRNiZaaXsgGy1SoHfYbG7Aa5n8TT7XLMyFvoLiH5pXZaTTnmL2zo3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minnow Struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@introspector/minnow-struggles-zg1hbmlh-gf57j</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@introspector/minnow-struggles-zg1hbmlh-gf57j</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 00:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBjzFt5oAKVMUai6bmPCUSWnKjdAHhxAwPi9dLkeVQBHVKS7g85qq3ihEbCN2mMoqBD15XxknFn5Uw8368wKiadpGLAKfA1tTiohF9mX1keZnY6R4e2qQ3xzNqZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Believe in the Sun Even When it’s Not Shining: The Story of Our Wedding Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a young girl I dreamed of my wedding day: I imagined the dress, the cake, and the venue. 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My name is Damaris Rivera At 33 I finally feel like I have a solid grip on who I am and what I want from this life. From growing up in a strict, religious household to now being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@introspector/hi-steemians-this-is-me-finally-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@introspector/hi-steemians-this-is-me-finally-free</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[introspector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6PYuhCVxgLBfFjjWkMqVqbjE1qbv4PyxihoTne2ckcpA4pVaDWMHMSm5pUdP8ug8DsyLbwzSBCU8uvHMkFTKAsnGqCBuPr9YJ7ZfET5NXw4apGHgDRYtW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>