<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:58:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@solarsupermama/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Imperfect Phoenix]]></title><description><![CDATA[She stood amidst the smoldering fire. She was wearing her fireproof boots. I mean, of course she was. She was always prepared. Others had called her paranoid, but they don't anymore. Well, no one says]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/an-imperfect-phoenix-u4b0j2d2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/an-imperfect-phoenix-u4b0j2d2</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 04:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEyPG2kRSDBLa5DZU8aEZTzfSfrViacfFCctaiSVoS99axreb64VJp3NqUHu8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrible Lies of Childhood ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My response to freedomtribe's truth challenge. Really love this one. It brought up a lot for me on a topic I think about a lot. There are many terrible lies in our world right now. I mean, how do we even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedomtribe/@solarsupermama/terrible-lies-of-childhood-cvpuqzfd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedomtribe/@solarsupermama/terrible-lies-of-childhood-cvpuqzfd</guid><category><![CDATA[freedomtribe]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVH19bSFnXjYwSu36QWYX753eQxqnPsRt5TmBaAi4xpYeetL9UwXRA1XXUtyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chicken and Egg Story: Ecotrain Question of the Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which came first? The chicken or the egg? I have no freaking clue, and I think it's an impossible question. This week's @ecotrain qotw is a similar kind of question, but it's maybe a little easier to answer.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/a-chicken-and-egg-story-ecotrain-question-of-the-week-jyifwoyh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/a-chicken-and-egg-story-ecotrain-question-of-the-week-jyifwoyh</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:40:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixUdRLPj94PQMovevhLPPnkv7nWaKyHtN9JNrn9txowAcXHNdeX9Cf9thE1mxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is it About Play?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know how passionate I am about kids and their rights and freedom. It's my thing. You know, everyone has something they get passionate about. For me it's kids and education. When we first started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/what-is-it-about-play-5o3vodof</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/what-is-it-about-play-5o3vodof</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixCRhkP7BxxGwrCJ2sVNk3fJGT3cxdErF7xcQLya9PnTHG4wHRG1oxinV9mwF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unconscious Mind Trickery ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is for the ecotrain question of the week about what the unconscious mind is and what it does. Last summer I left yet another long term relationship. He's the father of my two youngest children. 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When we left Quebec, we went to Niagara Falls, briefly to Toronto, and then to northern Ontario. It was a really wonderful adventure. Canada is so mellow, and almost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@solarsupermama/more-canada-ontario-extravaganza-hgfr15vu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@solarsupermama/more-canada-ontario-extravaganza-hgfr15vu</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVw5BeVv49UnW8Gn24QfnXWw4e65CuMmRRBKzJnbQSagPxxJ5yyAiG276YX7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What About the Kids? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote the other day about the state of the world and how it's freaking me out. I get so frustrated because I don't know what to do. Bigotry and hatred are rampant. We seem on the brink of war. Again.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/what-about-the-kids-3fulzegj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/what-about-the-kids-3fulzegj</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEeEZKRQqWoYRFPmCZ5imFWENm8UckYPRX7UhHz3ow54GKVmGnS19G32KroGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll Never Let that Happen and Other Lies]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, as some of you know, I just spent a little over a month in the US. I hadn't been there in about 2.5 years. It was really bizarre for so many reasons, and this is clearly the best community to deconstruct]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/ill-never-let-that-happen-and-other-lies-f7er1kib</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@solarsupermama/ill-never-let-that-happen-and-other-lies-f7er1kib</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixE4MxM3tMHnGsUyLxhbJCLzL54sD578RF192bXA7SJZSSmkstEhG8726rV886?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Journey through Canada - Quebec City]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I was finally able to take a trip with all four kids. Lulu is 5, and I've wanted to do this for a long time. Reuben will be 21 in just a few short weeks. Sophie is probably graduating next year. So,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@solarsupermama/our-journey-through-canada-quebec-city-zkkfyfka</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@solarsupermama/our-journey-through-canada-quebec-city-zkkfyfka</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[solarsupermama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEPCu7mpBsKGgBrJXfcD9aUhM7L6CtBZV5bftr1BKnLbiGrJGbx8r8uRizXFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I sure did miss y'all ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm back! Well, I've been gone for a good, long while now. I've been adjusting to single motherhood. I've been working two jobs. I went to the US to see family. I took all four kids to Canada. 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