<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:42:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@raymondspeaks/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A thanks, to the Harvest we are about to receive.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I give thanks for the harvest that is about to come. I do so in faith, and for the people that come before me. It is this culmination of a full year of the Great Work. 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Bless my wife and I's parents, for if it was not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@raymondspeaks/a-blessing-for-what-is-to-come</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@raymondspeaks/a-blessing-for-what-is-to-come</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raymondspeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL1MThUYyyPLy2Hs9RfekKFrDGyHJ32si5hMaSpwrMYCuEJ79qDoSyUiLZWexvrrufUV7uB9dE6ZjsXj91oeY3mvxkqi73hxZLE8VKWBEBahDeoULuXZEwCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weight of Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously, the Brotherhood felt like a shared mission. One where I was in the trenches with everyone else; one where I shared the same hardships as all of you did. 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