<?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>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:59:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@risingblossom/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Let's talk about #5: Being grateful]]></title><description><![CDATA[this week i got inspired by a special quote from howard w. hunter: try not to let what you don't have blind you to that which you do have.  it really got me thinking because i am a person that always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@risingblossom/let-s-talk-about-5-being-grateful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@risingblossom/let-s-talk-about-5-being-grateful</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[risingblossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZg8jn4QwUsmvjja55GQuu7HeFKYKL1thpXCMx8qD7CvEQVkXJ62havuRizgvbVU2YpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore with me #8: Schönbrunn Palace - Vienna]]></title><description><![CDATA[hello steemit... in one of my last posts i wrote that my husband and i love to take a walk through the gardens of the schönbrunn palace. the palace is a former imperial summer residence. the 1,441-room]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@risingblossom/explore-with-me-8-schoenbrunn-palace-vienna</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQ8sTzwRUPV6ckHtUKF1Low3UGC8uWXZY2kL6AbfhGgDRynq2JS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore with me #6: Bad Gastein]]></title><description><![CDATA[bad gastein is a spa town in the austrian state of salzburg. picturesquely situated in a high valley, it is known for the gastein waterfall and a variety of belle époque hotel buildings.  my husband]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@risingblossom/explore-with-me-6-bad-gastein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@risingblossom/explore-with-me-6-bad-gastein</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[risingblossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 11:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQ8sTzwRUPV6ckHtUKF1QgK7cGPf84fmib4GW2LjWQjszYf182r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" 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breakfast option i really love to do in the mornings. everyone knows porridge. in my childhood i got it for breakfast all the time and i hated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@risingblossom/eat-with-me-4-vegan-porridge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@risingblossom/eat-with-me-4-vegan-porridge</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[risingblossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQ8sTzwRUPV6ckHtUKF1JdhfzJyHAvuAvogn4Ld9YEDE1DudaJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore with me #5: Hermesvilla]]></title><description><![CDATA[last sunday we took a walk to one of our favorite places. the hermesvilla in vienna is situated in an idyllic setting in the middle of the former imperial hunting grounds of empress elisabeth. she]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@risingblossom/explore-with-me-5-hermesvilla</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@risingblossom/explore-with-me-5-hermesvilla</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[risingblossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQ8sTzwRUPV6ckHtUKF1M6kV38xghpPnQUpryaSJ6FWCPhTEEqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's talk about #1: Motivation]]></title><description><![CDATA[so i want to start a new series talking about different topics and things i just don't want to keep to myself :)  today i was thinking about motivation. why is is so hard for us people to stay motivated?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@risingblossom/let-s-talk-about-1-motivation</link><guid 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steemit. i have no idea where this is going to lead me, but i'm willing to give it a try. i'm living in austria (you know the country where the sound]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@risingblossom/introduceyourself-my-first-blog-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@risingblossom/introduceyourself-my-first-blog-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[risingblossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLS92QZ4dT1xx1Mh14wFu3bW2ucRsXu16XETjXiXPQ6kE4h41SsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>