<?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 21:51:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@seesladen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Change, and my Inner Voice...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Diary... I am sorry, it’s been quite a while. And to be honest, I almost forgot how to do this, how to empty my mind gently onto a blank page without forcing sense or structure. Admittedly, I had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/change-and-my-inner-voice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/change-and-my-inner-voice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AvpVauFgJhxHAgK4AwfvQDz3rwLWW6WH5zUJYc4YMrUbjmi1untTixupjspYLqQf92vAoT3WLkKLF4psqeyY55wvVEPXt5UiDL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Val Gift - The Diary Piece I Never Wrote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Diary... Today I deviate a bit from the norm. I have been asked by a friend whom I hold dear, to do a piece for her. Due to the nature of my thoughts towards her, I have decided to do the piece, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/her-val-gift-the-diary-piece-i-never-wrote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/her-val-gift-the-diary-piece-i-never-wrote</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AvE82fDrvKThAYfUfZoGrXRekgDtDuyw4utxdR9r5w4MWJNdHqigiQtJRbMtXiU9cYoUCFF4K2TkiZHSPEqroTprQrffmiRz5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay I will carve sentences, be it in stolen breath, I will write these words, even at the edge of death.. And every stutter, every painful phrase, They'll hold my voice, and they'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-srjidv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-srjidv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Diary, Today, Lagos paused for me. Or maybe I paused for Lagos. On my way back from the office (Academy's Classes have started), I climbed the bridge at Ketu, and while there, suspended between the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-srfr6z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-srfr6z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR69g3YZaaEsPnvnqjS5FH9riz8iFGm6BU2CAHHMTuYCKEhTWA69wFBMkyQmYZWASkRJ2M357W6acPXRUxtgPRQG8izLYFfFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by me... Dear Diary, I missed a day again, but for good reason. Yesterday, the hours stretched long, with each moment a careful negotiation between duty and desire. I had woken up yesterday with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-src4ab</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-src4ab</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5BYtesNvrGbf2iPphqKD7hY2qd6KVojqVNQD6LPBXZG6cdSy2SM9zqJqL6xzgqtdkMH5op1oKaKPNPRv9e8EfBpJUXaQJfR56mU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image taken by me. Dear Diary, Today, I write from the familiar hum of the office - a place that has become both a sanctuary and a silent witness to my unfolding days. Yesterday was a blur, a day drowned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr96f0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr96f0</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR8xRyPjM6hxkxBRNeCfR4iL4Kf66qT2iwCLPDyN8ChpgAbmCxa6HxuAx42WVotgAtYoDJ1euLRZeUC6ddfpK3Vw9UBLWGaD4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary... 4th February, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nightfall stitches the day’s loose thread, My pen weaves, a diary for stories unsaid.. The world sleeps, and the stars don’t care, Tomorrow awaits, and we're all almost there... Image by Pexels from Pixabay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-4th-february-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-4th-february-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:19:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay Dear Diary, It is Monday again. The day that everyone groans about, but can't avoid. To me though, they’re just… days. The same route, same office, same work routine, same]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr4os6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr4os6</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay Dear Diary, Happy Sunday. Mine however, started on a strange and unhappy note. I had a weird dream last night. In my dream, I had rented a van to move… something. I can’t even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr2lzc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr2lzc</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay Dear Diary... Happy New Month. It's the first day of February - the month of love. What plans do you have for me? Because I know I have none for myself, nor for the wife. No]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr0zf9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sr0zf9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay Dear Diary, It is the last day of the month of January. Somehow, I didn't go broke. It has been a good month. Today began in the fog of yesterday’s ghosts. On the drive to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sqyydc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary-sqyydc</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Diary... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Pexels from Pixabay Dear Diary, I’ve always told myself I’d figure things out step by step. But today, the weight of decisions felt heavier than usual. I don't know how to self improve this year.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-diary</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR6GVR22z5A24xTKSXzk3dUxPmtinQ3rUq4bNnLLroujtznqFZb9S8i7DdKTa7jQR3AzaL7ZTCrGtc4QnxwZ7JGchf8pQDVzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Will Write No More... Chapter Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[I WILL WRITE NO MORE Picture Source: Pixabay “He sat behind the old desk, his head tilted slightly backwards…” The words materialized on the page as if dredged from silt, shaky but unmistakable. He stared]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/i-will-write-no-more-chapter-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/i-will-write-no-more-chapter-two</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5Av1pq4s2dLNg5fsnum7M78MTcQq4KaaQ2VeUbds87TRN3X5568Wwq8oawMpLtqkz5yBifEeFyg2zjDnaJ9XtidxogLeJnuADrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I could stare at her all day...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Sabrina Belle from Pixabay Her eyes are like fireflies, Whenever you hold her gaze.. And they sparkle when she smiles, Sparks that could set your heart ablaze.. I could stare at her all day, From]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/i-could-stare-at-her-all-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/i-could-stare-at-her-all-day</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AuqibbNnyfyAkPY5gmpYTTQdUmu8qCVoqg6qp4i2v6bCneeSejF3FtaPFCbMtK3dhS5r4cttTaDfrDA68DyrsegDmVMSMeHoFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We die but once...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Another day has gone, Once more it is night again.. There are no winds, no storms, But once more, the moon shines again... And I miss you... I guess it's the one thing that stays the same,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/we-die-but-once</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/we-die-but-once</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zdu5KT4nsY5HP185sqBTztTg7PEuFMMNpnMxbogYFz3GxPSScAhDf6Vx551CpPe4bBgahgWkkx7GA5FaDQUtwpD1U62XqnrwXs5hb62vpdGNmoTictwhPUKUFoVgQu3wQn5feEPxnfvJeewDDBg4eybwV4kcRXkmv5xHu28B22VnFZc9C4cg2q98EputoS67rxgWMEc3z5hkXn3n513okqunLhCEtkU3bBPv7kzHjsC11dkHqTvDsrRZUqHEMjTGFf2vHN4xfURydRdSbC8f9FAxx28eBGaSvnmN3HV2AQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Grey...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Dear Grey... What do you see, from your cozy retreat, From the warmth of your blanket, where dreams and life meet.. What do you see, when in playful disguise, When you wriggle a little, to free]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-grey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dear-grey</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 13:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AvPhY5mXuJJ5hxXxUpY1fn9dkpmkhe6NDsJMbo6BX5tRHQLB66vY6ontneitx4k2PSf9LGZiHPVrhLU7Ck8vR9yrtyWrrbjCfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell me, do you dance the same?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Piyapong Saydaung from Pixabay When dawn breaks anew, and my dreams start to fade, I find myself lost, in the promises you made.. And in the vacuum that forms, as your memory departs, I feel a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/tell-me-do-you-dance-the-same</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/tell-me-do-you-dance-the-same</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEXGKqYiDorQb6qR44Gi2Dz1pK9o9o4j7SR4Na3Hkq4NPGjXCN1FDGJogoiXUX1DoGuUGGTfD6VzhAcgBBkvGECPNz5HWVYkkQbA974kdkbbPxA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by goodinteractive from Pixabay They said our dreams have meanings, At least, that was what we were told.. And I, I had held unto such leanings, Until my dreams were too many to hold... Then they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AudVicmT8e6LyfobYGNWT242Nv5hNyDms7aJYJy82qW7ALacVcHbA5SeDBsAdPZ7mZR2YStfA8bnWvJDxz6RQ8K4yRWBvdHagE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone, Just like the Night...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay Once again, it is dawn.. I could swear a moment ago it was dark, and the world was pitch black, But now, I can almost feel the heat of the sun.. Still,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/gone-just-like-the-night</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/gone-just-like-the-night</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5BZFMqvAioBhnEk1vmc48MLhiLYgvi5A4ejenycjHHtGGKXtJXVe5A1VwqrbSs9sUxYsmc6AuBKiXswRtYmsrJaTWPZAvAfnbuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mid-day at work...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am at work, and I am in a certain mood. I am not sure if I am the only one who experiences this, but here goes nothing... Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay In the midday lull of my busy workspace,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/mid-day-at-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@seesladen/mid-day-at-work</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seesladen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Uu3hUwXTugvM9j5AurCR7bfFDGP9hkBEXvheHfuUMxRCPB1mmgNZHryQE7QsrzQnECtMLRJgFBDSAryftFkqv4qbgv4oEsGoZ8fxB2qyNnzLgNS3Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>