<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:01:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@paperflower/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[We are safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo By Micaela from Pexels WE ARE SAFE The world is not a dangerous place unless we go down roads we shouldn't. Yes, it is true that thousands of things can happen even if we are in the safest place.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/we-are-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/we-are-safe</guid><category><![CDATA[personalopinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paperflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRqXrEcQuvjV4TVrBM4cdhTY4t8DiYN1A74QLT8dXo6xt2FddKcYpfqpGdUtbptSWKws64KsnsZ3vKauSDF4uaovgYdvMDJW3Vp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching is also learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo By Elina from Pexels TEACHING IS ALSO LEARNING Learning can sometimes be challenging, especially when what we are trying to master or understand is something completely foreign to us. 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However, that first step that we are so afraid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/start</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/start</guid><category><![CDATA[personalopinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paperflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGmg3S64tDzF1U9nufD1xP5XsXafnaudCwFnAFv8VHnuCbFnLxyetYTUGUazUvsDf5H9XHEQmEBPsHYY3n1HhXUBT6RC3owr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo By Tieu L. from Pexels HEALING If someone were to ask me what I want most at this moment, I would answer that I want to fix everything. By this I mean to put an end to all the problems that keep]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/healing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personalopinion/@paperflower/healing</guid><category><![CDATA[personalopinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paperflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGxAmiDFGq24qnSzvNeZePwyasmm1BbjQLf4tb1fYyxrwR4xbwABzdu47MmXAhYaZWwqtqeoWY4fMSE9Eb51ZPv88ZgSRJNNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple is not the same as easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo By Abraham P. from Pexels Simple is not the same as easy Sometimes we fall into the error of considering that everything we see as simple is also easy to do. 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