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From the cost of staple food to that of gas for cooking/heating and electricity to light our homes, upwards seems to be the trend.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@marcus.israel/rising-living-costs-the-economic-and-socio-political-implications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@marcus.israel/rising-living-costs-the-economic-and-socio-political-implications</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcus.israel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPj9GHY1wjtmcKenorTCuUxaQvnfueavM5ijbXS47oyghKvHQxgupmv4jP1UjHgASFuMBiAfwTtZXLYB9kLvmAPLQeiWsHkcT9EfsMZ1RppEihRRz5UyyF7TLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My battles with Depression and Addiction - 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Hello Hivers. Its been over a year now since my last post and for a while now I have been wondering where to pick it up from again. If anything has held me back from attaining my full potentials]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@marcus.israel/my-battles-with-depression-and-addiction-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@marcus.israel/my-battles-with-depression-and-addiction-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcus.israel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 02:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8JdTJPuki2aHmqCniU8BMSR15Yi9ZJmn12bTTXXQTDd4vkJ9QzRYHgASDd2SabQMtSfcY2HnQs5wryhiEh58HJv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Indeed life begins at first cry and goes on as long till our last breathe. Just recently I was in a depressed mood and could always feel a pain that just wouldnt go away. I knew all the right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@marcus.israel/a-new-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@marcus.israel/a-new-beginning</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcus.israel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCQRmiYeH9xXebzdwaNfNjePY6Bz7MUQ6T6tviyAaNpVNRzhjX3NEDE915oedJNQkJaSyfV8HXCpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Should Have And Keep Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith according to the Oxford dictionary is complete trust or confidence in someone or something. 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For long I have been in search of a platform to share my love of freedom, beauty and the arts with others because sharing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@marcus.israel/my-introductory-post-to-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@marcus.israel/my-introductory-post-to-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcus.israel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgZvWwACsTLf3TmQXgA5eTAqJfCTrNpmVtA7bzCx7SHrDDCUYSGA1FGJjbJWXaTofrBLbDq5oyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>