<?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 17:41:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tallblue/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Moving forward to Be My Best Self.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time you looked at your 'Brand of You' with a fresh pair of eyes? I did just this with my business branding a few weeks ago. It surprised me that it no longer represented me - I didn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/moving-forward-to-be-my-best-self</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/moving-forward-to-be-my-best-self</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 19:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChbDArAeG1CH6ZvrgekZETMkAgZ526dmRu76h22XZwAe1gqZWzztSMpSB954CmU2MXj9FrqCX16bbvvz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did anyone get a great shot of the amazing blue moon last night? Mine was taken hanging out of my bedroom window with my phone, balancing precariously on the window ledge ..... not a great picture, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tallblue/blue-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tallblue/blue-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2iMaBpHPqaSfoejcPKWrB7Pvv8N7K5WxpibqVunVUwvHyMM7gUhRPEYhW4CdJeDUyvJyaF4SFt5u8CBADcCBuRp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have a favourite spot where you love to be creative?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love this view! It's from the comfy leather sofa in my favourite indie coffee shop in Rochester, the Deaf cat and it's of the beautiful cathedral. I'm a Career and Business Coach and a Mentor, and it's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tallblue/do-you-have-a-favourite-spot-where-you-love-to-be-creative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tallblue/do-you-have-a-favourite-spot-where-you-love-to-be-creative</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Pp1m5p9yDHL71iKcvYRHnTZ99dVZTvCBVnSMybBeVTMnwN7kY5rVsHV3vSMY6fns37b9eDaBLdF1objJ9AXSiD4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's your story?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's your story? How can you use it to support others? 'There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.' Maya Angelou #storytelling #ExpressYourSelf]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@tallblue/what-s-your-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@tallblue/what-s-your-story</guid><category><![CDATA[quote]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr3x8RDChHmFC5qw2dZ6AB2CfT7TgQPxTkaCYs7LVDCtzwyAnfQ6yDGGmz5fvnEg9bYVCXsLinnnSsTbZY541xZrywX5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a change in my life ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a change in my life ... On the eve of my 54th birthday I'm reflecting on how much has changed for me in the last year. This is one of my favourite photos of me. It's from New Year's Eve, and is contrasted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@tallblue/what-a-change-in-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@tallblue/what-a-change-in-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77jAYXvtZ63mWwWNXfh54TDtq3G4VZSDsy3V3piMZBf8F1J6PaBUyxPqSXW3nEjhm6FqpFMVwrHzp1uTrMdhpTMnkg3EWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words Matter:  Let's all be kinder to others, and to ourselves.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've just been inspired by a post last month by @surfermarly about being an Encourager rather than a Critic. 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The day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christmas/@tallblue/the-spirit-of-christmas-in-rochester-home-of-charles-dickens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christmas/@tallblue/the-spirit-of-christmas-in-rochester-home-of-charles-dickens</guid><category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxsvV9tWG3WeHHkcB8UJVHhpCwZyQSULrQoXBJLensDJsRNZRAvw983Sy2JD9xixSgbaUjs3p4dH3yrfeLFg14zE5GoB9uXHY79g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Mentoring Day - Afternoon Tea at Buckingham Palace]]></title><description><![CDATA[On National Mentoring Day I'm reminiscing at my invitation last year to a garden party held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Prince's Trust, an organisation set up by Prince]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/national-mentoring-day-afternoon-tea-at-buckingham-palace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/national-mentoring-day-afternoon-tea-at-buckingham-palace</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 00:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA2WSuJ6mkrcJBCmtY8pRzR9oKrCFAS1LMRDGMWfBhnAGVNcbuYRAmBwxKVF7T13auVdrBGxNpEwqYfiNDsUp3CGR2Y1Focr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Hope .... 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Mums everywhere ........ remember just how very]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/mums-everywhere-remember-just-how-very-special-you-are</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/mums-everywhere-remember-just-how-very-special-you-are</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1eRbQuXFi6p8ScXecgUBXjTBowmTWESGyZKfy8XomAbYjpPA6z43zpaCA75kSkzJvuewQ4M3K6xfsF7xp8H8Qe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens When You Begin To Value Yourself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My twenty plus years in the corporate world taught me about business and people. The last 20 plus months has taught me about myself. In the last two years I have learnt so much more about myself. 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I have learnt over the last two years to see myself,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@tallblue/when-we-look-in-the-mirror-what-do-we-see</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@tallblue/when-we-look-in-the-mirror-what-do-we-see</guid><category><![CDATA[quote]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy2VQM1NVd8Sn2Z6ND9EERB1xrCJFohq3NjVzZcaNQhjxHYhb7NZcawDqjY4MG62aQSv7Zu5Mtr6FrLFpEaSzdAh3jL5DXSSPye6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motivational Quote and one of my favourites]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I have become older, this resonates more and more. We never know how long we have in this fleeting thing called life, So let's live for now, for what inspires us. Do the things which make us happy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/motivational-quote-and-one-of-my-favourites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/motivational-quote-and-one-of-my-favourites</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negnfniYhUxej9Xwaznu4mPAYMZe9h1iV9455Wj8CSjTGPmBNifD2b4fvuWp7AcnpAMekhUpRoBvch8mUp3VQ9WiAUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Date Night ..... The Chance to Fall in Love all Over Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how great a relationship is, it's still so important to spend time together in an environment where you can talk, laugh, fall in love all over again. 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Great hats too ... old top hats with feathers added.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/morris-dancers-in-kent-at-the-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tallblue/morris-dancers-in-kent-at-the-weekend</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tallblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2f3GqWoB7cuSKxkq2sYqEFqHGYnTchReCyCPpDSqhsV6yh6KzF2aFMaFEnsR1pP36nPrWf3z1dBpDCHwiR6idyfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health is just as Important as Physical Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Mental Health Day 2017 .... mental well-being is OUR business and is just as important as Physical well-being. Are you looking after yours?? 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