<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:14:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@oakinlade/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I WOULD FINALLY BE BEAUTIFUL]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Would Finally Be Beautiful I looked into the mirror one last time. Carefully. I ran my eyes over my face searching for blemishes. I spotted an unblended portion of skin near my neckline, and painstakingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/i-would-finally-be-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/i-would-finally-be-beautiful</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81igkQsYFv45kHnVb8Dh7DwpbdmNuGZ4jYuEENdMsnqPZQ44WMDdF38oXnLzQg8sTvABerEHj9beTERZg6Sy7pGf4UbGBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE JOURNEY IS A DISTANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE JOURNEY IS A DISTANCE The journey is a distance The distance is a journey The evolution of the sturdy stance Is nowhere sweet as honey The expressway looking so unpaved The bush path looking so unsafe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/the-journey-is-a-distance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/the-journey-is-a-distance</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 16:32:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE UTOPIAN ORCHARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE UTOPIAN ORCHARD In an orchard of fecund aura Where fresh life flows like a river With alluring fruits and edifying trees Where quantum and beaming leaves sprees Adjacent to the orchard is a clan With]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/the-utopian-orchard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/the-utopian-orchard</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:51:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OUR SOCIETY, AND DISABILITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[OUR SOCIETY AND DISABILITY Behold, in a city where we reside Where gamut of persons take pride In different specialty and capability Here, there, people living with disability Woe, in this city and its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/our-society-and-disability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/our-society-and-disability</guid><category><![CDATA[trending]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 13:46:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELCOME ME BACK, STEEMIANS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey #Steemians! Hope you've been doing pretty good? It's over a month I've been off the #Steem world. I was pretty busy with examinations, and other academic activities. Now, am fully back! Am am ready]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@oakinlade/welcome-me-back-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@oakinlade/welcome-me-back-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76a7fYSRJRjfxj1FXYzFtEkCsKTG4d98SDw6nnTtBL3kdKrgYWD7CSSn1AhU2VyymSkb2C4Jwz2P4jCoavF8UtRNmmjbM8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONSISTENCY: THE EFFECTIVE CHANGE THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR.]]></title><description><![CDATA["There's obbiously nothing better you can choose to be in this world than being a better replica of yourself." Over the years, the need for being consistent and focused has been a major factor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@oakinlade/consistency-the-effective-change-the-world-has-been-waiting-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@oakinlade/consistency-the-effective-change-the-world-has-been-waiting-for</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 16:12:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDFT4vcM8ZvNbzUJDvk92fWwtmad9L2KBx96eM9aBUJjmCXyFNhCeXXU4Mdz14QgsBFJ2757ME1ACm7xWg4tbVmVnYS9xYhKBvyQ1bSAHhRue1sd9pehQmRbSJTd9szfYqs9aBzixwqRV4mw5WXzHkogJ3cTSPuYU7Lo4deUXfJ5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMAZING STEEMIT MEET-UP IN THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was fun filled, very educative, enlightening and intruiging as various #Steemians who you might like to still call #Minnows came together as a body under our community hub @blogger-funda to meet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem-meetup/@oakinlade/amazing-steemit-meet-up-in-the-university-of-ibadan-nigeria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem-meetup/@oakinlade/amazing-steemit-meet-up-in-the-university-of-ibadan-nigeria</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-meetup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7xiaCxAAFP1zHYzMtcmqtHFgzcntn8wKD1AUCSbpFvEXXFTTZdcL8Hk8BJsaFCeGbZzxtyPC4KYkWaJJa4qaDgb7qcaPojmPVqBt8KvA25q7Y3vZ8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018: THE YEAR OF SUPERNATURAL PROVISIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[2018: THE YEAR OF SUPERNATURAL PROVISIONS. I join my fellow #Steemians this morning to Welcome and Celebrate the New Year 2018. This year promises to be pivotal in our quest for better living. It’s New]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/2018-the-year-of-supernatural-provisions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/2018-the-year-of-supernatural-provisions</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe5PnG1ezo18wHmSS4xoQ2giriD8Nwo5gURdXbyzrDxmyqmyJF18C8H4vUMoeh1tu23m39SrBxhzAoRpdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLITICS IN NIGERIA: A SELF DECEIVING FACTOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[POLITICS IN NIGERIA: A SELF DECEIVING FACTOR Twenty-one senators currently receiving pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy governors. The current senators who once served as governors are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@oakinlade/politics-in-nigeria-a-self-deceiving-factor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@oakinlade/politics-in-nigeria-a-self-deceiving-factor</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZB6WXvKJTZ8qdioiPBxffpi5jbqFnvayJUKs8NPKYAhFRQXFz8kAXEUHwSBUicdbFCaMSJscX1NYHQWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GRAFT: CHANGING THE WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND PAYMENT PROCESSING.]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRAFT: CHANGING THE WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND PAYMENT PROCESSING. Graft is a global, open-sourced, blockchain-based, decentralized payment gateway and processing platform that anyone can use. Any buyer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/originalworks/@oakinlade/graft-changing-the-world-of-cryptocurrencies-and-payment-processing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/originalworks/@oakinlade/graft-changing-the-world-of-cryptocurrencies-and-payment-processing</guid><category><![CDATA[originalworks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZxN96AuvsRZHpyv72CSQHp9hkYqPnEF1vj1RV4THiQy4Ky2N1dUDFBP56qZ5v7mbuDYLviMahycr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BECOMING A LEADER: YOU CAN BE IT TOO (III)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming A Leader: You Can Be It Too (III) Character Trait TWO- HUMILITY "A True Leader sees others as much important." For long- hitherto, very many people have confused the idea of what it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-iii</guid><category><![CDATA[trending]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 10:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZHT45bR2YRHN7PuVz6PTGH8NgcuCTvsckdKQdY8PU67GmGynWPEQKw3Y1GBf83BKvNqUE865TaZvqyZx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BECOMING A LEADER: YOU CAN BE IT TOO (II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming a Leader: You Can be it Too (II) In our first article, we said that the idea and practice of what leadership means is tricky and diverse. But I also said that the essence of what a leader is has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steam/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steam/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[steam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdiKwq27hycNSxqFwCcythZymRzvw81tTsWs2ih8p9wvteeAqxnZrpBvfzNxfxhrQPYdT29XrN8j7HWkqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BECOMING A LEADER: YOU CAN BE IT TOO (I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming a Leader: You Can Be It, Too. Long, long ago, when I used to think about the kind of man I wanted to be, I would say, I wanted to be a good husband, have a good wife and cute kids, have a successful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/becoming-a-leader-you-can-be-it-too-i</guid><category><![CDATA[trending]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe9m61cbecbsEzvYXyskEkyGd93TvLeYnPiE5yDcW8HgLt3qP7EFunbPv9aKUWM8ZLRePayVxRmR5hXSKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STICKING TO THOSE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Psychology Of Sticking To Those New Year's Resolutions Rebekah Boynton, Anne Swinbourne New Year’s resolutions are about trying to break habits, which is hard, but not impossible to do. That’s because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@oakinlade/the-psychology-of-sticking-to-those-new-year-s-resolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@oakinlade/the-psychology-of-sticking-to-those-new-year-s-resolution</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:29:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW YEAR, AND ITS RESOLUTIONS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making your New Year’s resolution stick Lose weight? Check. Start exercising? Check. Stop smoking? Check. It can be daunting when your list of New Year’s Resolutions is as long as your holiday shopping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/new-year-and-its-resolutions-what-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trending/@oakinlade/new-year-and-its-resolutions-what-you-need-to-know</guid><category><![CDATA[trending]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:21:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IT'S MISCONCEPTIONS, CONCEPTIONS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES.]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: IT'S MISCONCEPTIONS, CONCEPTIONS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES. Over the years, the term Intellectual Disability has been wrongly viewed, interpreted and understood. Even a couple of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/intellectual-disability-it-s-misconceptions-conceptions-and-preventive-measures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/intellectual-disability-it-s-misconceptions-conceptions-and-preventive-measures</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdJrfXe3Z7bWr2zigH16tFBitoCPcJBmP5oGeUKXyjVT6gFBiFMov8H8VJQkHTj5DJS9iFFSkrX3rMD3gA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEALTH BENEFITS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.]]></title><description><![CDATA[HEALTH BENEFITS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. BANANAS •Protect your heart. •Strengthen bones. •Control blood pressure •Block diarrhea. BEANS •Prevent constipation. •Help hemorrhoids. •Lower cholesterol. •Combat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@oakinlade/health-benefits-of-fruits-and-vegetables</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@oakinlade/health-benefits-of-fruits-and-vegetables</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:30:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TECHNOLOGY: THE EFFECTIVE PANACEA TO DISABILITY RELATED PROBLEMS]]></title><description><![CDATA[TECHNOLOGY: THE EFFECTIVE PANACEA TO DISABILITY RELATED PROBLEMS How Technology Is Transforming Disabled People's Lives For years, disabled people had to rely on somebody else doing things for them. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@oakinlade/technology-the-effective-panacea-to-disability-related-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@oakinlade/technology-the-effective-panacea-to-disability-related-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 10:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrPY5i4aXin1uZiPoerxkxkDxbWrzxqXq4VQc9fpBs1NDMUXKMRgYQJQD3dZYMYqMiraCDKZtL76TUdvwVSk7kFraoWXgpUsduDJFyheLG8CciSXNs59aqhLnMZfkjtprc872n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MERRY CHRISTMAS: OUR MESSAGE OF LOVE AND PEACE]]></title><description><![CDATA[MERRY CHRISTMAS: OUR MESSAGE OF LOVE AND PEACE Step softly, under snow or rain, To find the place where men can pray; The way is all so very plain That we may lose the way. Oh, we have learnt to peer and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/merry-christmas-our-message-of-love-and-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/merry-christmas-our-message-of-love-and-peace</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 19:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD38aT8aPVaJbibgCHX3yemjwwWWUVSpifmtFRQmkZnhcJH1YkJ6ni4C9YvPM2XhE8vEpkGAaxRqtYVmsfarwtvxaqQtSh5akX5RMqscvvq8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE CORNER DANCE: AN INTENDED FUN OR MADNESS AT IT'S PEAK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONE CORNER DANCE: AN INTENDED FUN OR MADNESS? Glittering greetings to the reasonable Nigerians who have the best reasoning faculty to reason beyond a one corner. This particular write up is never meant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/one-corner-dance-an-intended-fun-or-madness-at-it-s-peak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented/@oakinlade/one-corner-dance-an-intended-fun-or-madness-at-it-s-peak</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oakinlade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 15:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdijgbu4VgrTmwnHoKtzEZen5fEyKExLAaELaELVnFLXeFWDyFUifbGQiPdPAFPmEBBze5x1QuXzJ21cVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>