<?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>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:55:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lifeasalion/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving Steemians!]]></title><description><![CDATA[And by party, I mean eat a lot of food and take a nap.😊]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lifeasalion/happy-thanksgiving-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lifeasalion/happy-thanksgiving-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 19:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcKD91Z8CFoj74AnvQSXRy9Zyc3csoYPwUF54xEFb4pXMDGyBQoGqJKouR2Jut4TAhxGjfRokQuVpbgHtZFTFUf4UADkYhNcdWxMsLJUQe6zn3fpiEsds4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take some time...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a bit of advice for the day. Take 5 minutes. Just 5. To sit down, appreciate, and feel grateful for your life and all of the things in it. The more you do it, the more you notice it becomes natural.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/take-some-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/take-some-time</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHb57jxxNsz5yZwpUnw2aHaaUgHUpfYbP7Hwuozym9J5PaYuDyqG1e6vLnFmrFZmgjjLC4vEyaUinVqZFBa1Ss4yQBTFrg51DQsUA6T3zsNRkbpnnwPcpeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween creations.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I have a small Halloween obsession. My newest little creatures are my favorite!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/halloween-creations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/halloween-creations</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHght2agmskJB6jPVpZzCKiMJa47FeDkseoWeDhsWq1pLjBpEvQtDhgTebtApiUPabrQ7Gy4JxceKFGMxmBvkemFMvMYsjfiNye6rdXXYU1jRkP7JHXUzY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human Nature.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I'll start painting when it's quiet and my brain goes a million miles per second, & I'll suddenly have an epiphany. For example- you ever wonder why people continuously let horrible humans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/human-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/human-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCnTzbKsph19r6T3DGmXyVcuBzdpEsMeteU8oLi7CPf1K8ZU5VFT2kHuYZ43BtSY68fEF1fFaxFJkdtPHEn7oWhFrywEtfgcPFW6SfnZNjMNf3Lfp84g4aS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Dream. (Original poetry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up in a fairytale, Your friends will surely burn in hell. You see they just don't think like you, You call it green, they call it blue, Casting stones behind broken glass, Your sins the same, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/the-american-dream-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/the-american-dream-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:15:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple, yet important Reminder.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the ups and downs, mountains, challenges, and trials we all face. One thing remains. Life... is Beautiful.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/simple-yet-important-reminder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/simple-yet-important-reminder</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDDKBw12bsp5Jvy39SFj3ExgCKBypvau1BL8xrYB2pz2gPZ2EtzgBD9UQqhsj4qbaKBprJY4fWcZJ5mxPRPx8x8uYGJjFCyfKQi113C7abzyJs2VUBgHpuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fight, Flight or Build. It’s up to YOU.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fight or flight. It’s human nature to instinctively respond and react. When others start to throw bricks. Do you fight back? Do you run? No, you build. You find the middle ground. The space between. You]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lifeasalion/fight-flight-or-build-it-s-up-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lifeasalion/fight-flight-or-build-it-s-up-to-you</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCuA823c15PKqCSk8aqtX1vLvPcNE94Gp6B89rMLjYfZbG3YrQYuSFyhX9g7UUzLM1GYnamUBzJ82V83Lft2FcJZoTS8v7SuPYtCqY8p8bs8EzbLhCTNbUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Metoo & Personal Responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little under the Ohio weather but a lot simpler to make a quick video, that to type it all out!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/thoughts-on-metoo-and-personal-responsibility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/thoughts-on-metoo-and-personal-responsibility</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKcDQknWm1VtgnMNNUzfe9BHfNzjVdEJbRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Fire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s a fact that we all get knocked down a few times in our lives. & if we are being totally honest, a few of those times we laid there for a bit. Covered in dirt, bruised egos, and just fucking exhausted.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/your-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/your-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCowut2k3uSaj2WC8iKqkL3ixoq72E6iGhqbqqkoJWw3aS5RJoPCfzy8yE3mc1o3dzsDQgjV5VRrcWhAUopfWGoXLqZN46eGDbwFc5bnCjqSWJEUBMRzX6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My little winged friends.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my second visit of the year from my little Mantis pals. The first was fleeting, but this one the reminder I almost certainly needed. Every year I am a magnet for the praying mantis. They like my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeasalion/my-little-winged-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeasalion/my-little-winged-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVenVRvWgGJrtg4oP9q6sc8Ek43XhANySDE8kcs8vqR2yHS9uwVsvJmCXJiterYWFzq4bqp3biybkbee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily Power Quote from the Chair.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love my chair, as simple as it sounds, sometimes I have places where I find peace, but sometimes, it's good to have a place to find power as well. Because the opposition I've faced in life has been a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/daily-power-quote-from-the-chair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/daily-power-quote-from-the-chair</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeZpJWuhcb7J3zj3gfF8PqiuK1QhFPvb3DLgE3HmmTuoSaVF61QDd5NPHhNRXZsk2naJCmhtSBwehiv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Week in Images.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had to get new glasses. I'm fairly close to blind, so I'm debating on whether or not to view the eclipse and just finish it off. Hahaha We bought a new car. She's a shiny, pretty Cadillac ATS turbo.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeasalion/my-week-in-images</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeasalion/my-week-in-images</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 17:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfAuyPL4gFXnHkwndijrXXgrQpPxkKarFCPiHUSAHDifvBr3X9e52ZGf3r1YhciyYjuF6Co41q1ADav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of the Underdog.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a reason I will choose the side of the underdog in most situations. Look in their eyes. You don't see ego. You see their drive, their hunger & determination. You see someone who has observed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/the-art-of-the-underdog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/the-art-of-the-underdog</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 05:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgNV9kKPhr6DGdDcXRgs1i1GqQ1UxrfUDjVKNCXtJ5DjJrapUPUnJxqs6HQmjuygmCv4RjPFscdJxdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The little things... in the city filled with Art.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok so not the largest one in the world, but I wholeheartedly appreciate when a city like Hamilton OH comes together as a community to create something. To let the kids play. To dream, build relationships]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/the-little-things-in-the-city-filled-with-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@lifeasalion/the-little-things-in-the-city-filled-with-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 04:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfArj8uB4FBcsVXHhJxqWch7jnC5fxqkS2EfcmM5Y9Hv2i6TgYLuuWhhx5P7194WPxtHhd6WD9mQ9ie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parenting Win.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parents, sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, sometimes it's both. Had to share this because I've been laughing for 20 min. However, I want to say that this was a mom win. Funny or not, she's still]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@lifeasalion/parenting-win</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@lifeasalion/parenting-win</guid><category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 02:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2nfDqisqFstVnwhTqxiaQvd1AQQ4aMJ2fdwYSaAZcg53bvn1Gk59B9MurUefXGP96dCLEZmYcJ9Xc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rape Culture facade- feeding the modern day feminist's demons.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I lose a lot of "friends" with my posts that touch on these taboo topics. Luckily, I only place my friends in quotations, when they're not really "friends". Occasionally I get the friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@lifeasalion/the-rape-culture-facade-feeding-the-modern-day-feminist-s-demons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@lifeasalion/the-rape-culture-facade-feeding-the-modern-day-feminist-s-demons</guid><category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeS8A218tzn2D8pYnW3MSXdWvaPCXGw3DaRpekuGqM1q26Kwmq9urJbK9BafUxVEPw9eD9mWSqpjjhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carousel]]></title><description><![CDATA[(I don't own the rights to the above image. Original creator is shown) I just absolutely love it. Carousel.... My voice portrays riddles that seem only the wisest may answer correctly, though the answers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/carousel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/carousel</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg75K86cEoiCSUWhxRBWsthFR1C6UPgqRbL3xu18y58eQjiwyPyDYRqn5pAYH5ZaYBaqs3jPYwDZdXk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comfortably Numb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I start posting all of my writing, I just want to say, it's been a long road for me. Some of these are old, some new, but all with the same motivation. I find comfort in words, metaphors and images.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/comfortably-numb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lifeasalion/comfortably-numb</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVep9PK8YC1yG1Xs592ZWurHaxVD3apdkpHSZTbVxWBtvcFbTpUP7Pus7TCzfr8rBMmjGmSNzn6KR4YN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't break the Tiny humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a difficult time in public because I watch so many adults talk to their kids like they are garbage. Instead of bringing them up, encouraging them, it's easier to bend them to your will, make them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/don-t-break-the-tiny-humans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lifeasalion/don-t-break-the-tiny-humans</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeBmmVTmYhctXUhNFF7EHon37va3hQNPNFWYtKzkxC264zuaFtUUfMk3wRezHRfiw4URSqQXVuo7tDL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women & Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I joined Steemit around the end of last summer, but our year was so hectic we focused on moving, remodeling, traveling, etc... so up until the last few months I really didn't put in much effort besides]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@lifeasalion/women-and-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@lifeasalion/women-and-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeasalion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 07:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgESoP4A5sB15WjEV3F7v8n7ADUYb7Zx5KydxnALAPro5xzxW4Q8hjzgriRYU4PGns3ciHzChS7QJkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>