<?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 21:19:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thankful.andrew/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stillness - Stiffness - Compulsion and Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a difference between stillness, stiffness, compulsion and real action The intention if this talk is to bring light that many things may look the same on the outside, but the inner experience may]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/stillness-stiffness-compulsion-and-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/stillness-stiffness-compulsion-and-action</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQSN3V1CsNF5UipsYNc9TEAhDMzCYm3infp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't know HOW from where you are NOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes from where you are standing, it is impossible to know how to get where you are going. 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As human beings, we have a great gift]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/don-t-see-new-things-through-old-lenses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/don-t-see-new-things-through-old-lenses</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 03:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8iTQP2RiPC75JBHD5xHeQgVWhUcyN9fbM8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOOD IS THE ENEMY OF GREAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share a very powerful realization that I have had. It is that good is the enemy of great. We may ask ourselves, How can this be? Isn't good a stop on the road to greatness? The answer is, maybe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/good-is-the-enemy-of-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/good-is-the-enemy-of-great</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 03:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxGPuHyoVDxX3vt9dh6ET1mf62KKPPP1LPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUESTION YOUR LIMITS]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to invite you to always question what you believe is possible. I have been witnessing how we constantly project our past into our future as it pertains to what we believe is possible. In essence,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/question-your-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/question-your-limits</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 04:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6h89Z6g3FdX7xZVLBUxX5qGQwTzb7w83XU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Goes In Comes Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to our journey and setting goals, we can often time be very clear about the outcome we desire in life. We know what kind of house we want. We know what kind of person we want to be with.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/what-goes-in-comes-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/what-goes-in-comes-out</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 03:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2J7m849RAfNjFUSEUbHX4eEHfnijFTw4vi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FEELING OUR FEELINGS]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to problems, at times we can be very cerebral in our approach to solving them. 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This shift into internal sovereignty is a profound one.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/how-to-not-take-things-personally</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/how-to-not-take-things-personally</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 04:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dtBYPDxhVhMfa7Tdtjw2R96E4FbB4565oSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Project Your Ignorance Onto Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought to yourself, that because you do not know something that no one knows? 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It is actually the lamenting and our extreme investment and obsession with our problems that is really the problem.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/the-problem-with-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/the-problem-with-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 05:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dw1vT7HrYn3kzc1CKGjwKn61w5ZjkfAqBLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT IS MY PURPOSE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us asked ourselves at some point in our life: What is my purpose? How can I find my purpose? Fundamentally, everyone’s purpose is the same. To actualize and express the truest version of ourselves.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/what-is-my-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/what-is-my-purpose</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:20:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNMr6ej2EkmZZKqEUamvys15qttxHaczDVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE STAGES OF FREEDOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are 2 stages of freedom. When we are young and very much identified with the body we usually think about our freedom in physical terms. Where can I go? What can I do? That is the first phase of freedom.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/the-stages-of-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/the-stages-of-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3qjqhuohmJMGe96KH9tMPAET96WYUHGe8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Conflict and Spiritual Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is that when we are growing spiritually our relationship with the people whom we love most, usually become the most challenging? 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That we say “I forgive you” as if we are actually doing something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/forgiveness</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBVigaVZgo5B8Ft41PsQzJF9wR58558sEiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Trying To Improve Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite quotes is “Peace is what you are and stress is what you think you should be.” I know for myself early on, when I began to consciously pursue my evolution or this idea of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/stop-trying-to-improve-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thankful.andrew/stop-trying-to-improve-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thankful.andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2017 07:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4g9dnaD2PNUyMZp4owLg9kPpcZK6PrdWH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>