<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:03:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@j3551c4/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[#Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are always talking about how important it is to encourage and uplift children both with actions and words. Somewhere along the line, we forget that adults are just children in bigger bodies and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/words</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9p2BMHh4shkDBeZ3LWpNm4MbKRDecQroUEd8wEcmiKB8ojAH5uCxvSqydsN59sDqxzwxT7RUmFz3qxpGmfguddw4J2c11kS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadie The Couch Potato]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me tell you about Sadie. Sadie is one of the most beautiful Scotties I have ever seen...and she paid dearly for that beauty. Her first 2 years of life were spent in a crate too small for her to turn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/sadie-the-couch-potato</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/sadie-the-couch-potato</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2018 20:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovYDBBzN344WAUJKD1RydM2mTKZASkZVrwq4jhLgxsb9HtqawBr9PFcWHZN8isnBuPQcrvGPcJE5ncnHrg2CwDL4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#EndCircumcision]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you can convince people to submit their infants... the most helpless of us, the ones we should protect... to an invasive, painful, brutal, traumatizing and medically unnecessary surgery... You can convince]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/endcircumcision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/endcircumcision</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7zAfodAa93eiaRXhjvZbVxfD78xcuJ47BASvNGsVZrq6o7MbJitgpf23CCsUYYqszjZn3EvYooP7vs4abXdraMQ2MWng94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation is Theft Does Not Mean I Want Kids To Go Hungry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The logical fallacies are strong in this one. I'm not mad kids get to eat. Never. But this use of STOLEN MONEY does not negate or change the FACT that TAXATION IS THEFT. This is how they're able to get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@j3551c4/taxation-is-theft-does-not-mean-i-want-kids-to-go-hungry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@j3551c4/taxation-is-theft-does-not-mean-i-want-kids-to-go-hungry</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9pbezdWKSi2gYY592fCwwb8rMfbWW8E1muNWhc5dNNp2MCP6t3iF6TGSteAyhL9rcwsx78Mokz7dbPxFYzNmbyLb3Z3vZXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#NeverForget]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the years right after 9/11, I was obsessed with reading everything and watching everything I could find about 9/11. That moment in history changed so many of us. For some, their blind patriotism and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/terrorism/@j3551c4/neverforget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/terrorism/@j3551c4/neverforget</guid><category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JLypLpqVPBaKaRaouqJKpK1JreX63Cyei6SL51PK9fWosvh5MfSXoH4AwqhUCWcaDCwP5CUaS8oLmyNUy1UzKsxD8YCepPkY3v13KriZGQpV21GM3ZJUecyMxWieW4GViLwvjkN5JpQUXt95hxocWea2jMMr1tKxKJs647DLDjUVnSCmZRNZ35FpF9LJGNT9tz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Thoughts on Men and Sexual Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Y'all... It has been a while. I hope everyone is happy and healthy. This morning I read an article where a 37 year old teacher had sex (given the power dynamics it is rape in my opinion, but due to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@j3551c4/a-few-thoughts-on-men-and-sexual-abuse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@j3551c4/a-few-thoughts-on-men-and-sexual-abuse</guid><category><![CDATA[sex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 17:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRkjTArCrebYc2WCCmX2KY4SfTbUDpHWg6ZYHyHifk7ZRVY7MTqf6CbzZJAkR6uMAhgG89j9aT2iWG3aXp7wr28fBCe6PydsPUuKrpGaUx6FaQ7B495sUVriCwBqQdr9B4tjbsvaRYrYEDqJeYwkLrWKxv62vtD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be like Marty]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my dogs has allergies so he doesn't get a variety of treats. His parents use his food as treats, which means he eats the same food all of the time. When I walk him, I bring a bag of said food to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/be-like-marty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/be-like-marty</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 18:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oZbaTNA1PSYQtUVskJt3r6wahHKnNguPfqxBpcbM4iiV8GxFNncEvNse4MQRzuxwGiTSr5Xxc5whjtkT3At9RWcYCjGrsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portrait - Starr]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beautiful Starr ♡ Photo taken at Tio Alex's in Acapulco, Mexico with my Samsung Note 4 Thank you for visiting my Steemit! ❤ If you would like to follow me on Steemit, please click here. For my photography,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/portrait-starr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/portrait-starr</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAnibwwBEoS3iUDdNEKiKhnvLuLzvTsFR2ja9jYWeMRGLpP1sQxaCp1n96t95Q43putcqTftZp95y4uJD9pjYXGY5DAU3sEsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Views from Acapulco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days after the conference were over were filled with a lot of walking around exploring Acapulco. Everyone that we met was so nice and though we heeded the locals' warnings not to go out at night and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/views-from-acapulco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/views-from-acapulco</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAqjZYHrmwQjihwJv6nYvdYDTqgGdZcM5iTxsEC7aynDFx9Rfom2Sd8gpZmCo4QMJbPWPZBy8vKGEm8KwPH92b8UWbG3FVTC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Anarchapulco2018 - Four Days Was Not Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[The floor of the hotel Princess in Acapulco, Mexico from I believe the 17th floor. Never in my life did I think I would find myself counting down the days to attend a conference. Back in the days when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@j3551c4/anarchapulco2018-four-days-was-not-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@j3551c4/anarchapulco2018-four-days-was-not-enough</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:04:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9v3L7C3sp6RzDNiUapB3LAG7aw55YExFQki4qaN2JL76zfzkXLX8w9rLxMYgA7TkBxa7NYuytGbNzREedGPgSbuhMzovruU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self Love is Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[My obsession with "taming" my hair was intrinsically connected to what I had been taught was desirable, successful and beautiful. Since I can remember, I have spent so much energy, time and effort]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hair/@j3551c4/self-love-is-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hair/@j3551c4/self-love-is-power</guid><category><![CDATA[hair]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyAHsqfCfsSspxWe3vz8LURZ8aiuRSueY9Rb2ZNp9mdY8hqU5MPSLiVFgrmtUAcN1Jb1XYtvW8QBK1s5QFCmrwYEXd7aYP8sCem4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anarchapulco 2018 - Where Anarchists Are The Majority.]]></title><description><![CDATA[These Dash glasses were a hit. Thank you Chris. Being a Puerto Rican, mostly vegan, Anarchist, Voluntaryist woman pretty much ensures I am always outnumbered (but never outgunned 😋)... except at this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@j3551c4/anarchapulco-2018-where-anarchists-are-the-majority</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@j3551c4/anarchapulco-2018-where-anarchists-are-the-majority</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAkdGKc2okFBdGjNyXGiBb24TqutFkCdwkHC9eiUtfyTVmVFsuQjAnwbP9BJ5DRJC5dei5zv7ZC6DAGye3MwQeRHphA7g4TkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Few Photos from Puerto Escondido]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although I am so grateful for having gone to the conference in Acapulco, part of me wishes that we would have stayed in Puerto Escondido for the entirety of our trip. But now I know, and we will be there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/last-few-photos-from-puerto-escondido</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/last-few-photos-from-puerto-escondido</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9zy6EuyM73e8HduT6HwTjiu7GzNiRLXVng8QWSFpczburmdjgnEFkLN5u3FGe52gY82BxjTWY3iaapEByP16vbU1gEtvei9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puerto Escondido - I Love You]]></title><description><![CDATA[All photos taken with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Thank you for visiting my Steemit! ❤ If you would like to follow me on Steemit, please click here. For my photography, jewelry and other stuff, please click]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/puerto-escondido-i-love-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/puerto-escondido-i-love-you</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxwQBMo1PrwBbXmXx5dukZxA3KTdW5JZ5AqnN6LekRgCCmjPheqKBpV93gxgWwPtYM1L4363SeDPui57i51mMoAbjiPLFJnRtXiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with friends. - African Proverb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kieran, Me, Amy, Chris, Cody & Starr. It took a while to find my tribe, but as far as I'm concerned, these people here are a permanent part of mine. I think, if anything, this is one of the most important]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/if-you-want-to-go-fast-go-alone-if-you-want-to-go-far-go-with-friends-african-proverb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@j3551c4/if-you-want-to-go-fast-go-alone-if-you-want-to-go-far-go-with-friends-african-proverb</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9xfmE8kSjy9sZavZH86enHZDaoVwqohhBRJz4eAmXknCzLpn2Spt2JA7QRViWCJ4YMqt689QENo9A6Xy8Ga8QtrXTFobHfYi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food - Vegan Tacos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of what makes cooking fun for me is innovation. I like to look around and see what I have in the kitchen and come up with a recipe that way instead of finding a recipe and then going out and buying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@j3551c4/food-vegan-tacos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@j3551c4/food-vegan-tacos</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshfedSiSiMxD6ZRUSLVriFxRVetDFmK2Q9BSUuaVkG9Gv3nRcTbgBw2ahAP2TWEabwbrpXaSXiWd5847kpt5SRLXu3Fi9RoYv3wuCxXDBXykVX4bo1LXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#PortraitContest - Week 29 - Golden Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris & Amy CameraTypeLocation Samsung Note 4PortraitsPuerto Escondido, MX Thank you for visiting my Steemit! ❤ If you would like to follow me on Steemit, please click here. For my photography, jewelry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@j3551c4/portraitcontest-golden-hour</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portraitcontest/@j3551c4/portraitcontest-golden-hour</guid><category><![CDATA[portraitcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uot2U3HQCW4TyWT6grhsY66kCnkVeBpm5nrGAe8XkmyYid4TL2YNUcjsMMqtesp1QSntAyrn1Me9uPk6d82f5LTBugqF1ybPic1TS8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puerto Escondido - Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[To look out into the world, and feel nothing but connectedness and peace, is a rare gift. Grateful. Not done with Puerto Escondido yet. ;) Thank you for visiting my Steemit! ❤ If you would like to follow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/puerto-escondido-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/puerto-escondido-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAMGb3JdEoftodk93jQ83epaUzXvxBvtDDCzq5kPifd4eLAqqspm45oLb2oSXdTEjGJ3k7o1QGXBNANaAuAArQAawQW2Xg4xn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obedience Is Not A Virtue]]></title><description><![CDATA[My thoughts on the tragic and completely unnecessary death of the french bulldog puppy on the United flight: That beautiful puppy died because the parent and every single soul on that plane has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/obedience/@j3551c4/obedience-is-not-a-virtue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/obedience/@j3551c4/obedience-is-not-a-virtue</guid><category><![CDATA[obedience]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyBo9RxunGLcFPFfFEBJFJX3AaBNsFTk542RyWSX7drMFRhQdQtd141QcXp9sp94PAf4LJYRSdZTiZ8qHqpHTGZMDysD5rhCiVEn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food - Because Food ;)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy food does not have to be nasty. It can be beautiful, simple and nutritious. Whenever I find something out in the world that I love to eat, be it an appetizer, a snack, an entree, a desert, or a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/food-because-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@j3551c4/food-because-food</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[j3551c4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgNGhdjj9FZwnQs8txokyoinZu4XPpfVoeRPgCeBGgm7wNsFpTnrFCwZTqgCdpu6gSPFzTpjrPJ9QMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>