<?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 22:30:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thegiftofself/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Change Your Genetic Expression and Reverse Disease: (Part 2) Meditation, Beliefs and Emotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aloha Steemit Family!!! Welcome to Part 2 of this series on how to change your genetic expression to improve health, prolong life, and promote happiness. Before we get to the nitty gritty...let's recap]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/how-to-change-your-genetic-expression-and-reverse-disease-part-2-meditation-beliefs-and-emotions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/how-to-change-your-genetic-expression-and-reverse-disease-part-2-meditation-beliefs-and-emotions</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 02:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8GYkV9ERS9yDmcs86tfDpYzUvhN7sgFGDZAvCRjr72TwVi7vQr3Mrdgpk9bqyamX2gSe2XeUYEGh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Exciting New Moon Announcements from the Garden of Pure Joy Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aloha Steemit Family!!!! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Happy New Moon y'all!🌙 We have a few announcements to make.... 🌿First of all...we are celebrating our newest arrival to the urban food-forest here in Southern Utah...and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@thegiftofself/a-few-exciting-new-moon-announcements-from-the-garden-of-pure-joy-town</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@thegiftofself/a-few-exciting-new-moon-announcements-from-the-garden-of-pure-joy-town</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 04:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUqLV38FSM9DoX7Ga4Eti9bV3UCZjrTcZ3GFqUQRDkRtt3EcZd5j1RhcFujvLQ1iGJhRt6X3PGQZ962S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Nature beckons you...do you accept the invitation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Nature beckons to you... Do you accept the invitation? Can you walk into the shadow? If not, what is stopping you? Is it fear of losing time. Is it fear of being seen? Who is the one you are afraid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/when-nature-beckons-you-do-you-accept-th-2018-05-10-03-46-09</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/when-nature-beckons-you-do-you-accept-th-2018-05-10-03-46-09</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 03:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKgjQ3WoPkmrZcVDUacSzW5o1ksWrYJkQ4DeVe89LcWuFVMGoX62SYDAE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staying hydrated with a gift from the forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[🌲Aloha Stee'mit Family!!!! 🌲If it is spring time in your area, look for the tender, new shoots on your spruce trees for food. When we look at our spruce tree, we see a buffet!!! 😉 🌲"Full of vitamin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spring/@thegiftofself/staying-hydrated-with-a-gift-from-the-fo-2018-05-09-16-26-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spring/@thegiftofself/staying-hydrated-with-a-gift-from-the-fo-2018-05-09-16-26-24</guid><category><![CDATA[spring]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 16:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKgwunvqonUYuQCEqCJBwWiHXXYgv3qQCuVBc9X3SeA7nMTQeehoKYZwmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gift of Self is a Daily Intention to Be In Service to ALL!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is "The Gift of Self"? The humans (and animals 😉) who have inspired me the most have been the ones who have devoted their lives to service. Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Florence Nightingale,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/the-gift-of-self-is-a-daily-intention-to-2018-05-07-15-12-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/the-gift-of-self-is-a-daily-intention-to-2018-05-07-15-12-16</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 15:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWsBs9oiSvKPEpUGi7H5RP861QxL4ZXtYuWCMKyJ2S7PY7XZeibF4fXFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Prayer for Self-Forgiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago one of our favorite Steemit bloggers, Wren from @mountainjewel, tagged us in a post on self-forgiveness. Her article was so heart-felt and vulnerable. It moved me very much. She gently invited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/a-prayer-for-self-forgiveness-2018-05-06-15-30-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/a-prayer-for-self-forgiveness-2018-05-06-15-30-28</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 15:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXnJd4bh5cP4uD8RwSiCWwVL2UkEXoBUjTK9qsPWQ3wbgq9P2NKmdLZd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Portraits of Father Sun Through the Eyes of Desert Medicines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aloha fellow travelers of the pathless path!!! I just realized I have too many passions...with such limited time. I'll have to integrate them all in one. So...this is what you get when you cross photography,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/self-portraits-of-father-sun-through-the-2018-05-06-04-48-08</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thegiftofself/self-portraits-of-father-sun-through-the-2018-05-06-04-48-08</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 04:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxUTXurdiyDY9xRfhCLpzHFHgHyVsp6QKKaaziT1UABP6bL3pYGwRjrR4da6gqwPHh9qJZe1c5rWkn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Change Your Genetic Expression and Reverse Disease: (Part 1) Diet, Cellular Detoxification, and Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA["We are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fates, able to create lives overflowing with peace, happiness, and love." ~Bruce Lipton Recent scientific research in the past few decades]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/part-1-how-to-change-your-genetic-expression-through-diet-cellular-detoxification-and-nutritious-movement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/part-1-how-to-change-your-genetic-expression-through-diet-cellular-detoxification-and-nutritious-movement</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 16:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxZGDPWrz5cNH6P3zkdjFAKarWFTJMzzqiSK2dbFdUnygNsQABou6cQSti2Eoh11eoxg6S8KgbjN6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Tobacco: A misunderstood and abused teacher plant worth resurrecting]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man's poison...is another man's panacea. White people misused tobacco, the sacred medicine of the native people, and it made them sick. When native people misused white peoples’ medicine, the sacred]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/sacred-tobacco-a-misunderstood-and-abused-teacher-plant-worth-resurrecting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/sacred-tobacco-a-misunderstood-and-abused-teacher-plant-worth-resurrecting</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGtHNHPJDajvfLpjaYWbFQwXj2VDwMSY9ENmRnBFjJsv8jevHQ9yj611boiSkG8JGzcZudRc57suuZnqFmiJWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Softening Feminine...A Powerful Force That Can Heal the World (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In me all life is one: There is no separation and no demarcation of other. The nuances of vision may vary as may our individual perceptions, as every leaf has a different view of the same picture. 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Thank you for being here!!! You've ended up here for a reason.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/7-self-healing-practices-that-rewired-my-brain-balanced-my-hormones-reversed-aging-and-mended-my-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegiftofself/7-self-healing-practices-that-rewired-my-brain-balanced-my-hormones-reversed-aging-and-mended-my-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegiftofself]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2DrCZXp8b5PFesvM9yap2hFAtDebiNro5XtWtBGDM21Fz33CMmJDaLKnseJ5Z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we break the cycle of suffering and violence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need more role models who are not afraid of feeling...all the way. 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