<?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 04:59:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@joyce-okpobo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts of you...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came here with expectations Hoping you'd leave me a message. Hoping my thoughts had crossed your mind lovingly. Hoping you smiled when it did. I have become a stalker of you Looking up your pictures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/thoughts-of-you-e77eb6978ad7e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/thoughts-of-you-e77eb6978ad7e</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMyts9RJVVbFxnegpWxqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be the light]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all need love, we all need that word of encouragement. We do need strength, faith and courage to handle the challenges that life throws at us. No one was ever designed to make it all alone and by himself.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/be-the-light-8cc7987941203</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/be-the-light-8cc7987941203</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 06:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3VmHuxPM4rpwxRAfSRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you see yourself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you don't value yourself, you tend to attract people who support that devalued image of yourself. Cos you tell people how to treat you by the way you treat yourself Always direct your thoughts to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@joyce-okpobo/how-do-you-see-yourself-ef7199f448fd9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@joyce-okpobo/how-do-you-see-yourself-ef7199f448fd9</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5mn8V4kmdrXtRzZ4PfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be yourself!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In life, we are often tempted to compare ourselves with others who we feel are better than us. Some are friends, some family and others are role models. No two people are the same. Don't track your progress]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/be-yourself-8c29d4d7c25c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/be-yourself-8c29d4d7c25c</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwdBXJL1ke8CimHUUbUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I woke up today...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I woke up today, From dreaming about a baby, Children I do not know In the real world. I dreamt about teaching them. Was it a poem, a song or simple arithmetic? I do not know. I had the little one strapped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/i-woke-up-today-f652650a5a6f4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/i-woke-up-today-f652650a5a6f4</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMfSp5B9uaJ2u9QjwiSvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming a Lassse Angel 😇]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello world, happy time zone. It's your girl @joyce-okpobo. The blessings of life come in different forms. But for me, it has come in the form of an opportunity. An opportunity to be a Lassses' Angel and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lassesangels/@joyce-okpobo/becoming-a-lassse-angel-fe367276488dd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lassesangels/@joyce-okpobo/becoming-a-lassse-angel-fe367276488dd</guid><category><![CDATA[lassesangels]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgYhPJZRQne6YByLyMWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Memories of you have become ashes. I thought I would hold them forever; reminisce about them. You made a fool of my emotions A joke of my trust. You made a play out of every thing I sacrificed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/ashes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/ashes</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VJwqjfZF8RwDYoJdjMxJrHEt6ria2NEMSxknvgQfW48cBHqLVZBVaUPHEJ51LworWkryakRAiy5oc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What marriage is not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source In a fast paced world with everything moving to digital, it's still a surprise that a lot of people have not upgraded their fantasies to match the realities of life. It's a case of the cart]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/what-marriage-is-not-3913b0e56f9ce</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/what-marriage-is-not-3913b0e56f9ce</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzBrpxXwMEjZg34q3PhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit Trying so Hard, They are Not Listening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source Have you ever tried explaining yourself to certain people and it seemed as though you couldn't get the message across to them and you even begin to blame yourself for that as a shortcoming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/quit-trying-so-hard-they-are-not-listening-2ca240524ea1f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/quit-trying-so-hard-they-are-not-listening-2ca240524ea1f</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMeR1Jm2iESHJfBXgAPFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit talking about it...fix it instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source I've noticed that when people have problems, they tend to talk about it a lot. Women for instance may not necessary talk about it because they want answers or solution. They just Want to unburden]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/quit-talking-about-it-fix-it-instead-e1e49b398ad24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/quit-talking-about-it-fix-it-instead-e1e49b398ad24</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMeR1Lh4YPFL4rqCEqL1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPGRADE YOUR PARENTING SKILLS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source For a while now, news of young people committing suicide has been hitting the waves of social media. My heart has been ripped apart by these. I can imagine homes plunged into darkness of mournings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@joyce-okpobo/upgrade-your-parenting-skills-658ae3dc26cff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@joyce-okpobo/upgrade-your-parenting-skills-658ae3dc26cff</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzCH3JYgrXM85Uj6HMbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anything is possible...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been quite busy lately. Since I resigned from my job about two weeks ago, I needed to engage myself actively in something, just anything so I could keep my mind from thinking too much while waiting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@joyce-okpobo/anything-is-possible-2d546c82b7a8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@joyce-okpobo/anything-is-possible-2d546c82b7a8</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3xagv9ZfjjbCLjtngdC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[21st Century Mothers and Parenting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source With the struggles and demands of life, it has become necessary more than ever for women to work to support their husbands in catering for the family. To this end, the need has therefore arisen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/21st-century-mothers-and-parenting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/21st-century-mothers-and-parenting</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 20:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VB2w8Q3Qog3yVWYPe7nG7TkRKMXBFNQztVWJdEcV84UKkRFiPtAkN6P13xU9TizgVPwYD474gaqCPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistakes???? Don't worry, it shows you are not static]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source My uncle once quoted a chinese proverb he learnt. He said to me, Joyce, "never be afraid of walking slowly but be afraid of standing still". Martin Luther King Jnr once stated: “If]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/mistakes-don-t-worry-it-shows-you-are-not-static-4479670b996d9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/mistakes-don-t-worry-it-shows-you-are-not-static-4479670b996d9</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1kZibcWag13diaZpGAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories of You.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source You kept me awake all night long With thoughts of you Memories of all we've shared Our first kiss, It left a taste of you on my lips Our pillow fights, Our play at the mirror, Your finger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@joyce-okpobo/memories-of-you-6e220fe2a9987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@joyce-okpobo/memories-of-you-6e220fe2a9987</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 09:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3avvk683RW6segusfFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy birthday @lordjames]]></title><description><![CDATA[How time flies. It's another 365 days already. It still feels like yesterday when we shouted hurray to your birthday. You won in spite of the bear market. You've survived the worst but you're still standing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celebration/@joyce-okpobo/happy-birthday-lordjames-86315d452cb34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celebration/@joyce-okpobo/happy-birthday-lordjames-86315d452cb34</guid><category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN53oRsxxJF1hAMvwVUAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Ladies,....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source Dear ladies, The best thing you can be to a man is to be his peace. Men are saddled with a lot of responsibilities. Apart from providing for the family, having to forever be responsible for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@joyce-okpobo/dear-ladies-e28024574a518</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@joyce-okpobo/dear-ladies-e28024574a518</guid><category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgYM9mcAU9s1m3GCqvSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Leads...]]></title><description><![CDATA[She is a woman, not by choice but by destiny. She had no foreknowledge, in the making of her gender. She was born like every other child. Feminine, as described by nature. Judged as weak, by men who sees]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/she-leads-e124191344dda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@joyce-okpobo/she-leads-e124191344dda</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:26:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2PxtYuhydXPqAjtYo2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prophet of your destiny.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making confessions in sync with God's purpose for your life is declaration of your faith. It is adding substance to your faith. How do you know one has faith? It is by what they say and by what they do.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/god-life/@joyce-okpobo/the-prophet-of-your-destiny-ecec7e644d7bc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/god-life/@joyce-okpobo/the-prophet-of-your-destiny-ecec7e644d7bc</guid><category><![CDATA[god-life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 12:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErGYyKJHAK4TbP2rTF2z1QQZLN2XCSJRnEdWTu65DbE2zmtKyodcKezQ7J5Wgxhd7ZxWKtJwPHMWoWLS71YPTnjmxwBGoSzj4jCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does life ever get easier?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several years ago, I was a teenager living with my elder sister and her family. One afternoon I had worked tirelessly all day and it's been like that every week, for years. I looked forward to being less]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/does-life-ever-get-easier-b36753a522421</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@joyce-okpobo/does-life-ever-get-easier-b36753a522421</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joyce-okpobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzdGBxLgQNstB94jM18r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>