<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:38:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@josie2214/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[To be brave..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I wanted to just paint something for myself, without purpouse, without pressure, just something to get into the groove of feeling ok with the process of painting and not being afraid. This photo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@josie2214/to-be-brave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@josie2214/to-be-brave</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBVrgGF5iG16R5MYBjc8R8ZYQbsiAe1SuNFCqcNcuZQY1xBP16Nft7hcSiZ5uNi2Y16S5b753bPyeKeJwg1eUpPH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When do you start believing in yourself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was a wee bit tiny Josie, we hadn't even moved out of grandmas house yet, one day seemingly out of the blue, I asked mom if I could become an artist. Her response was - there's too much competition for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@josie2214/when-do-you-start-believing-in-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@josie2214/when-do-you-start-believing-in-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBWzdzhh5Z8ABeoeZiCvDNYpggzQdj3iFCcw98ZNsPWwChzXh1BqyUPM7wExoykrsDVAadnWwMgA86REuGWoiCipv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weird and Lazy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the hardest part is to begin. If it is so - begin small. Write one word, wash one fork, put down one stroke of paint, then take that momentum as far as it will flow naturally then stop without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/weird-and-lazy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/weird-and-lazy</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bf3YJfXXmyBDCLE36Newjb6usWL79173Mkc32TMTRZJeGTFdZuzEd4rM1ufNC6QJfVXStajM43R65JEZBJnkxeXXPG8t6pBe9AAeCuaTF3XGoRZVA96vQ6rS3DVU3QKNFvmKPYUxWxZD7u2wHa6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind at Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youtube algorithm, as wonky and misguided as it sometimes tend to be these days served up this gorgeous nugget of.. inspiration (?), 16-year-old Josie nostalgia (?).. ek'hem, I mean, a video-essay about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/mind-at-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/mind-at-work</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwmDPPkGx4aaF7Xp3vKfKHXqPhiddSb4ChDGAc3Ygvi3AVC6CDoad3L62NnYwGrpN79rrmqppiLbgjyrk3j5MiBHbco6XUgfpg4HP1DNesfk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pastels that didn't work out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes you learn from your mistakes. What have I learned from this particular mistake? That, maybe, just maybe pastels are not my medium.. or if I wanted it to be then I'd need a whole lot more paractice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drawing/@josie2214/pastels-that-didn-t-work-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drawing/@josie2214/pastels-that-didn-t-work-out</guid><category><![CDATA[drawing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBX4qrntiirDkRkZQScw3mmXnv9TDX6khTyPnhtv2TvP9RrgSvnUpdR8dAZqf18Ga4q7Kdvn7owFpJHRkofaSiZbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights in a Teacup]]></title><description><![CDATA[I talk to AI mostly about creativity, inspiration, artsy stuff, energy management, neurology.. all that Josie jazz. 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You are becoming.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/i-asked-chatgpt-for-some-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/i-asked-chatgpt-for-some-inspiration</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 16:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeZ5JfXxGLHBFeccteN1pELttLCJnMYQdSWFwYWpH1MKxe4UNsoycgiAQaWh8ubaV7SWyGyLe92g2DfGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ranka Manor - Rankas muiža]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes pretty pictures say more than words ever could. This might just be one of those cases, again. 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If I'm not mistaken @m31 gifted it to me for Christmas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@josie2214/how-do-you-take-you-coffee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@josie2214/how-do-you-take-you-coffee</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBEqF8Y6qp6QAe2kqiAB7ZV6R8ryZCbFnewYhFZipJtLegern3uYP79MdXMhzSj3SHCuqMPA4K5D9tA61JtxQLayC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's That Time of The Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year.. has been different. Same same, but different - focus and energy wise. 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Not my rules, but it just is what it is. Not to point any fingers, but we have 'some']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/unexpected-encounter-with-a-fur-ball-of-anxiety</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@josie2214/unexpected-encounter-with-a-fur-ball-of-anxiety</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcBGjZHL4juPkQMR9hB7aGHJohPJzmyxSG5kZdRdLktVh4VLHGiiC5BUyvHCJENptQJ3hycaeXLmcEfmAJJUf1gza7FBdjcaM2DZy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consistency?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can be consistent. Until I can't! It's always something outside of the norm, outside of my control, some external factors that I hadn't anticipated and counted on that just whacks me out of my groove.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@josie2214/consistency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@josie2214/consistency</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHPUK3daVLCQA4oDc4iy62nxmY1LsCASdDASnsSgJkfhu1ZkTCwWL3KfbqRBwpCm5qJ1Bjj2VnVkcTq87XUZM3Qhokw9kQRTsaUWX98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes the only way is through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning curve.. might not always look like a curve. Sometimes we hit plateaus. Sometimes the only way forward is through those plateaus. Hitting a plateau might feel like failure. Like we're spinning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@josie2214/sometimes-the-only-way-is-through</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@josie2214/sometimes-the-only-way-is-through</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josie2214]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8fBMqBRr5vonv5vJkL8W4umbCEMyNmni6WiVzPs9bPcRLMMpjpb4TidwJjypLBUtY21ka3jBeU3SzNSZJtpsv8HJszd71Ga5W88MbP4ehw9svVt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linkin Park Return - Epic Success or Catastrophic Disaster?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've never done any fanart before, but seeing what a 'canon event' it is for aspiring artists, I thought to myself.. why not.. why not.. (apologies for being bad at it though.. 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