<?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, 04 Apr 2026 19:50:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shantishellz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Looking back, gathering strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[People will tell you, don't look back. But for me, looking back is a chance to recall memories and challenges. Here I am at 24, headed out to take care of my sheep. At the time any local farmers in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/perseverance/@shantishellz/looking-back-gathering-strength</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/perseverance/@shantishellz/looking-back-gathering-strength</guid><category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy2cayy8uWKkuMG3RFoCo1zencZf2Zqcm3h85DFmZQLjUCsu1cYyopxahgTjorFfKnK2QeFwNvRrByZL3xsnCMprgbh8nJJLXz62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Hurricane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home, but not home. Our Island.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sixwordstory/@shantishellz/after-the-hurricane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sixwordstory/@shantishellz/after-the-hurricane</guid><category><![CDATA[sixwordstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 06:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTk9ipZyivH9tt8At6oPMUooEUYW7a53S9BKZxcjXonNKcGGwLM4z6hsEbbQT3ZkVfqzjZY1BLGRAu17o7LyLze5s3TNyJgAxWcDKRyQxvvRpSeez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have this One Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was out in this field taking pictures of these gorgeous wine cups and pondering the savageness of our existence. We have this one short life! It's over in a whisper. When I think of it in those terms,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@shantishellz/you-ve-got-this-one-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@shantishellz/you-ve-got-this-one-life</guid><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxssP9kAyWZ2uo3iJcTYsUqugosLK2Jgcn6NLXy6ibJmYi7oRWz8xNgC6dnpS1AMaZpv9ixGbBmfLo3yv1CkwAMcHLB3PkcpYSx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[so·lil·o·quy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soliloquy- so·lil·o·quy "The act of speaking to oneself, especially when by oneself." How often do we sit in a crowd and carry on our inner monologue? I listen. I form judgments. I try to keep]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@shantishellz/dso-lil-o-quy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@shantishellz/dso-lil-o-quy</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2h76eptvYAAe14363eytzbae61DnPDwDByydGrQqowdSg5HH3rMyqZRmpmQWkoa9z2R2kU77dEtpYggstpLZwiqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So loved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have. Treat yourself tenderly. Speak kind words to your soul. You are so loved!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@shantishellz/so-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@shantishellz/so-loved</guid><category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2J4tMZsc2u4h8gmoc7ezuCsRpwez6e7Vs8yd4ZxLM4kQzEAXJ1YbgerckmgGBKe3jJTY3F5sBGAmtBBY5HSj8iwG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescue]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rescue/@shantishellz/rescue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rescue/@shantishellz/rescue</guid><category><![CDATA[rescue]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:58:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tiny Seed knew that in order to grow it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness and struggle to reach the light. Keep going! Push on through! Keep growing!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/growth/@shantishellz/change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/growth/@shantishellz/change</guid><category><![CDATA[growth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2SJGY8eKh2RmzYRk6DVtarnao5rVuwRqszuWpitieJ1FsRkkgLz97nfv4fP4uK2ZGVC288WroCZpYNUwCQaNpcc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How i see you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who's words damaged you? Who's voice fills your head every day? Each morning, speak to your soul. Program the voice you will hear that day. Not your alcoholic father. Not your abusive mate. Not childhood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/verbal/@shantishellz/how-do-i-see-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/verbal/@shantishellz/how-do-i-see-you</guid><category><![CDATA[verbal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 20:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxwTGZeExArQdT3L1LSxyFvu4dLaG4u1JKUAegAYQM1ZcrUQSBT37XLMNnpMJhF926vp5vUYsw7mwE4ediGjJPYrnQ2Z22kwvB4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The science behind Cupids Arrow]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cupid/@shantishellz/the-science-behimd-cupids-arrow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cupid/@shantishellz/the-science-behimd-cupids-arrow</guid><category><![CDATA[cupid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:44:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of coffee beans, mold and mycotoxins]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mold/@shantishellz/of-coffee-beans-mold-and-mycotoxins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mold/@shantishellz/of-coffee-beans-mold-and-mycotoxins</guid><category><![CDATA[mold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:44:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Gaelic roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Brigid. Ireland's Patron Saint of fire. Midwifery. Healing. " Bright and fiery arrow, blaze kindly into my life.Sainted bringer of spring, grow ever more verdent and lush.Mistress of poetry and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaelic/@shantishellz/keeping-my-gaelic-roots-alive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaelic/@shantishellz/keeping-my-gaelic-roots-alive</guid><category><![CDATA[gaelic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuue1vta7MJcaJoEt7p3zNkTQk1ZpaVbgPuc1RPr8tjxY8m9nNAmw25yXpm5xj7KLpaMPH11sQbScigwCiF4378pMN9hhjDTax6RcGrU9N1QKdh1Rx8yLvb3dZcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of salvation and super moons]]></title><description><![CDATA[He found her under the moon. The full moon. A blood moon. Bruised of heart, drowning in tears. 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Whirling dervish of hope, i embrace you.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/whirling/@shantishellz/all-her-hopes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/whirling/@shantishellz/all-her-hopes</guid><category><![CDATA[whirling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shantishellz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTdVj5w8QJvxzNmUbXHsRnU4p5XAhB3HbcrWjGN5pBrSSsuq6CxcdbwZAkKUq8HuLnuf75Y3UvKvfx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is where i go to hide away. This river has rocked me in her warm, comforting arms since before i walked. Her ebb and flow are sure as the sun and moon. Faithful and steady. She's what i need. 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