<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 03:43:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@team4/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The River I refused to follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[I grew up in a small riverside village in southern Nigeria where everybody’s future was already written before they were born. If your father was a fisherman, you became one. 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Her heels sank slightly into the red earth as curious eyes followed her every move. “Who be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@team4/what-they-saw-what-she</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@team4/what-they-saw-what-she</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[team4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYgRr2Ct9F7WzXCMGm4hNnvoV54Gd4dpKZ7CD3XPpR9gy/1777082888709.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Has Kept Me on Hive All These Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated from chatgpt If I’m being honest, when I first joined Hive, I didn’t have everything figured out. 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She grew up believing it was already part of her future—like something waiting patiently for her to arrive. “I will be a doctor,” she would say,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@team4/only-a-wish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@team4/only-a-wish</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[team4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWZ1UovswAnABAzZYxYiosRbmKn3A6c6RCfFw869kXrao/1775714927746.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Learned to Take Care of My Body and Mind (Even When Nothing Is Wrong)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to be the kind of person who only paid attention to my health when something felt off. If I had a headache, I’d rest. If I felt weak, I’d eat better for a few days. 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