<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:39:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@slojas1/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Political Appetite Permanently Suppressed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still reeling from the presidential political process, it is unfortunate that the two party system has hijacked the entire process thus eliminating the real will of the people. Corporations are the biggest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/political/@slojas1/political-appetite-permanently-suppressed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/political/@slojas1/political-appetite-permanently-suppressed</guid><category><![CDATA[political]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:25:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has mental health therapy lost its stigma?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many issues one may pick up from our parents that could continue to hound you throughout your life if you are not raised in a 'healthy environment' or if there is no attachment made to one or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mentalhealth/@slojas1/has-mental-health-therapy-lost-its-stigma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mentalhealth/@slojas1/has-mental-health-therapy-lost-its-stigma</guid><category><![CDATA[mentalhealth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:51:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best advice for a bad temper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not fun to contend with someone that constantly battles with a bad temper who doesn't think there is anything wrong and won't consider therapy. What are some way to contend with a bad temper? All]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@slojas1/best-advice-for-a-bad-temper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@slojas1/best-advice-for-a-bad-temper</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 05:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dare to be great]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. ~Robert H. Schuller]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/dare-to-be-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/dare-to-be-great</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:51:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office Humor- What's Your funniest moment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in a meeting with the VP of Operations who was known for his no nonsense approach to everything in life along with managers of different IT departments. He wanted to understand the supply line process]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@slojas1/office-humor-what-s-your-funniest-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@slojas1/office-humor-what-s-your-funniest-moment</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:54:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are Your Celebrity disappointments?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met a famous basketball player at an event who had inspired me to reveal that I had been raped when I was 8 years old by a family friend. He went through a similar experience, wrote a book about it and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celebrity/@slojas1/what-are-your-celebrity-disappointments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celebrity/@slojas1/what-are-your-celebrity-disappointments</guid><category><![CDATA[celebrity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:06:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Conference (Hint! Hint!)  - What Would You Like to See?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think a conference with fellow Steemers would be a fantastic event. I've actually began to write again and am excited to get just one person to vote up for any of my posts. I have also learned quite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@slojas1/steemit-conference-hint-hint-what-would-you-like-to-see</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@slojas1/steemit-conference-hint-hint-what-would-you-like-to-see</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 03:53:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Religion Responsible for Most of the Worlds Woes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There isn't nearly enough talk about love coming from most religious institution these days. The subject of love should dominate discussions in places of worship to counter the damaging effects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@slojas1/is-religion-responsible-for-most-of-the-worlds-woes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@slojas1/is-religion-responsible-for-most-of-the-worlds-woes</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:16:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fight or Seek Peace?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be selective in the battles you fight Sometimes peace is better than being right.  Seek peace!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/fight-or-seek-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/fight-or-seek-peace</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 05:12:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sane or Insane?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know people afraid to venture outside mainly because they watch too much television, especially the news. The fear they have created is the best mind control that I have ever seen! Without the spin from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@slojas1/sane-or-insane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@slojas1/sane-or-insane</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:14:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Coffee -  would rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. ~Robert H. Schuller What is on your to-do-list? Don't wait or hesitate, just do it! Anyway, weight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/mental-coffee-would-rather-attempt-to-do-something-great-and-fail-than-to-attempt-to-do-nothing-and-succeed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@slojas1/mental-coffee-would-rather-attempt-to-do-something-great-and-fail-than-to-attempt-to-do-nothing-and-succeed</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:02:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was the most difficult thing you went through in life - How did you manage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a stroke that took nearly 10 years to recover from. I lost my career and all professional relationships as well as most personal relationships. I went through periods of depression including suicidal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/faith/@slojas1/what-was-the-most-difficult-thing-you-went-through-in-life-how-did-you-manage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/faith/@slojas1/what-was-the-most-difficult-thing-you-went-through-in-life-how-did-you-manage</guid><category><![CDATA[faith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jedi Mind Trick - Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you focus on results, you will rarely see change If you focus on change, you will always see results]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/change/@slojas1/jedi-mind-trick-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/change/@slojas1/jedi-mind-trick-advice</guid><category><![CDATA[change]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:05:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police shootings - Problem or Media driven]]></title><description><![CDATA[A black therapist was shot in North Miami Beach while attending to a patient who was playing with a toy car in the street. The therapist was laying in the street with hands up and explained his position]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/policeshooting/@slojas1/police-shootings-problem-or-media-driven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/policeshooting/@slojas1/police-shootings-problem-or-media-driven</guid><category><![CDATA[policeshooting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:59:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the laziest thing you've done]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read about a guy that called his mother from his cellphone to turn off the light in his room. He was only 3 feet from the switch! Genius or extreme laziness? ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lazy/@slojas1/what-is-the-laziest-thing-you-ve-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lazy/@slojas1/what-is-the-laziest-thing-you-ve-done</guid><category><![CDATA[lazy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 05:02:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleep advice - Remedies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are your remedies to fall asleep when the mind continues to race at bedtime? ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/needtosleep/@slojas1/sleep-advice-remedies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/needtosleep/@slojas1/sleep-advice-remedies</guid><category><![CDATA[needtosleep]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is your best Steem advice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am compiling a list and have a couple of entries so far. I will present the final list in the form of a FAQ sheet in the next 30 days or less. What was the hardest concept to pickup? What is the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/faq/@slojas1/what-is-your-best-steem-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/faq/@slojas1/what-is-your-best-steem-advice</guid><category><![CDATA[faq]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:54:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recommendations for vacation spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[I need a well deserved vacation and want to travel outside the US. What are your recommendations and why?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vacation/@slojas1/recommendations-for-vacation-spot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vacation/@slojas1/recommendations-for-vacation-spot</guid><category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:41:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What advice would you give to a younger you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first advice to me would be to seek professional help for deeply seated problems that continued to negatively impact my life. I never formed a healthy attachment to my parents and suffered what is known]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/seektherapy/@slojas1/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-younger-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/seektherapy/@slojas1/what-advice-would-you-give-to-a-younger-you</guid><category><![CDATA[seektherapy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:55:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Thought to Lift Your Spirits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The very moment the caterpillar thought its world was coming to an end, it transformed into a butterfly. The lesson is clear, when things are at their worse and you can only see darkness, the transformation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nevergiveup/@slojas1/one-thought-to-lift-your-spirits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nevergiveup/@slojas1/one-thought-to-lift-your-spirits</guid><category><![CDATA[nevergiveup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slojas1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>