<?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, 16 Apr 2026 13:22:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@udbarflower/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Twilight Zone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash I can only guess that, like me, others have experienced — across the span of their lives — incidents that have left them wondering, even years later. Because I certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@udbarflower/the-twilight-zone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@udbarflower/the-twilight-zone</guid><category><![CDATA[short-story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrUWpggK7crJJ2LwGYhbWjCYFgrTzJfMbgKEPwFWwzKbDQZSD3PKoVG9XWwRqZ4LnH9V3fyHeEa7E5CHmVwQwHznLkBt5Q7GamdwY21N6gm7wuecPRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Hero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by John Torcasio on Unsplash My Hero Growing up in a suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s, I look back now and realize how mellow and “normal” life seemed. There were challenges, of course, but looking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/my-hero</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/my-hero</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bV13dhrdWmiiTzq9WMPZDTkYuSGyZVu3GHrDThTbzPVrsvAD45f3X1uZ9RG7iVTRUk6uA8RQDrYvHh3xV8bqHGScKrRbMUjE6KZ7BmvC83b1JGdxsbGnn2dsE7SiLj7KW1m8fDbatevpNMj1iwan?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought of the Day:  Bodhisattva Prayer for Humanity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Al Soot on Unsplash “May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp in the darkness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@udbarflower/thought-of-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@udbarflower/thought-of-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:11:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FreeKhGjRDe76rgfQSNmzCTcBfJmLT2tdLvm2qa3YmMupWa6R1mUuMbUnoWRW9ZpFi8EPivrWjeLeUv6zkDMi96fxeYUCXZanMA1hegGBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quote of the Day:  On the Power of Reverence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Rudolph Steiner gave much to the world, and this quote of his may well express succinctly the basis and mechanism of his prodigious contributions. Certainly, it showcases]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@udbarflower/quote-of-the-day-on-the-power-of-reverence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quotes/@udbarflower/quote-of-the-day-on-the-power-of-reverence</guid><category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 21:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkDGDiKhNGLWLA2bW2mh9WcxJh2WJcpu7EVZhJAMCLxRhsUiR4cKZrL6BrbvuiAkTdbgsQ2NSTWCUF1gmhybBRxKsoXD9afjn7PG5ahhHnz5j5dwwUKUpv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quote of the Day:  The Wisdom of Chocolat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Food Photographer | Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash The 2000 movie, Chocolat, starring among others Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench and Johnny Depp, was a treat, indeed, not the least of which was the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/quote-of-the-day-the-wisdom-of-chocolat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/quote-of-the-day-the-wisdom-of-chocolat</guid><category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvzfb9GH1evguMK5hvVsVSbh1pg5irJNYw9ysLLvY5PeQ2kr6mifSUiqkzYbg9aFWjzNpY1Famvhi8QYhyViSgHFRMGaZZPWSsAKkng2KgVWCJJfKbdwddE4EzzY2msCneGeLDuxAmJpMwErKX9taYByRBoyraW6XuAoodZW1zY65RCduB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected Delight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Christopher on Unsplash In the serendipitous way that memory sometimes works, a very fond and special memory recently popped into my mind, and with great pleasure, I recall it, here. I graduated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/unexpected-delight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/unexpected-delight</guid><category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qofq7VwZTqySuJ4jddqqbwbpMJt57UYDBpWzB3QpnWs9W18fsc53ACk3rFLX6jg5qMJW9MyCrzA4xUbEZQWCExChrtcn77Zt141xd4LJjX6L4uk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Lance Asper on Unsplash A lacework of water upon smooth shore, Ever-shifting scallops of fragile beauty, pause, Reminding, rhythmically, of the dynamic nature of Life...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/ocean-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/ocean-wisdom</guid><category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5r33uHQoHvRkQQNqrcadU51n6ACHsvNV94ZJC5ZmkwNcxarT2eyJFVR3HhbaDdm1H99FtWzEWG4ArKiBGsSVfW1qm4bfXBkSWDpaesWwXh334RKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Surprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Evan Dennis on Unsplash The supper dishes, finally clean, lay dripping lukewarm water in the dish rack. Turning off the over-bright kitchen lights, Linda retreated into the familiar warmth of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short/@udbarflower/deadly-surprise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short/@udbarflower/deadly-surprise</guid><category><![CDATA[short]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qiBBuA5g7ZLGQefMVexJvaXWc1jJnhUJ59NRebrbR98bKAjtiESrWNRjngXV5J25CWxXzn6kvDaMDnQwiiBjDGGAbNbnN8AhAnMQaS3omn7MZZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarion Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elijah O'Donnell on Unsplash The landscape of reality these days Is littered well beyond the natural realm Of expectations, needs and ways – And daily feeds us overwhelm. Facts stand firmly on their own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/clarion-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/clarion-call</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ64muaNYwe8pH25VAgYbnLsoXpcYBZ8H1hWip4HvKESDRd9oP3kWfvihDvSVFa4mLJ4RZUEqHqLFEdsiBMrsyFE1ehQn1GdegWEwxsqi5g1KEtwyBCvGYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ineffable Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photography by Chris Gill "The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand." Rumi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rumi/@udbarflower/ineffable-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rumi/@udbarflower/ineffable-wisdom</guid><category><![CDATA[rumi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 01:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKXKhURftPy84eomd8RrXz7cdRVqibg7x2e15zc2LjLpFv7AvbBs2KfegsNNf5CVV69vYNEFqu9hJyfubUzLsnwQETuCmB53xZgNKwkyPkrneeheqqVkw3DVmCuLhdh9ZgqRJEj7HmbqVhK4W5jqc81yMAYKiQsHeFA1Ve2EpQ3LEGxhdj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REMINDER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash Do not live your life By assumptions and rote. Let your answer to strife Be a strong, solid vote For Courage and Truth. Always live from your core, Like you did as a child.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life-experiences/@udbarflower/reminder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life-experiences/@udbarflower/reminder</guid><category><![CDATA[life-experiences]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3rwefcdxS9GpqZiwuTzASKU3zjSAKJQQ9qTcuiqukejxD4Vd1kaWt7pDbd8Aou9oPTRKSznFi8z9WJY9EF29HBmEKRhKan9Auhm3TV3qJPnv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Censorship is Robbing You of Valuable and Valid Information]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have not posted an item of this nature in quite some time, but this topic is one that I find impossible to ignore, given its blatant attack on our freedoms. This is just one example of the control-think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@udbarflower/google-censorship-is-robbing-you-of-valuable-and-valid-information</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@udbarflower/google-censorship-is-robbing-you-of-valuable-and-valid-information</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Mystical Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memories have the power to haunt and transmute us. I have memories from the age of two, and possibly younger. There is one key memory from that age, that to this day, so many years later, still resonates]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/the-power-of-mystical-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/the-power-of-mystical-memories</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 06:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNacTCebm2mv3X5zjzSm83TwAx2bxG9p4vbZ6zLFf7HMC12GKFgYyh6PHeYEPhenJFcefQa18rBnxayTvzbcQ5fGa5EhcR9f9bd7WiZtfH8ddzvKN238?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Learned About Political Correctness While Growing Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first experience with political correctness — a term which did not exist at the time — was at the age of 14, in eighth grade. I learned its nature, the most key element of political correctness, in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/what-i-learned-about-political-correctness-while-growing-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life-lessons/@udbarflower/what-i-learned-about-political-correctness-while-growing-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScKNGTmwen2peZ3PKPsLD7HrXzmGvz4RRvt6XnE3fjyLABA4KJC154SMmgxioKxPMdZKbPqHCDP1avrFfDLzgBTSaLsGh99KAfoFB14WM8op?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bringing Sanity to the Immigration Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash Growing up, and listening to stories and advice offered by my parents to me and my siblings, a particular story stands out for me. Among other things, my father had been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/immigration/@udbarflower/bringing-sanity-to-the-immigration-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/immigration/@udbarflower/bringing-sanity-to-the-immigration-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7Fqse719EKc5kQTyUCXXiZoGV9FznDns48Z52hkBMkfpMAjCRaEJhiAeNdaoUU9vX9XJ5cA3938F2GfoDGVLASQwsUSHgRaj3r7C749HbMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing My Way Out of Terror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful memories create a resonance in our lives. Like the effect of a pebble tossed into a pond, whose ripples expand outward and then fade, such memories transfer their energy before seemingly disappearing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/playing-my-way-out-of-terror</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udbarflower/playing-my-way-out-of-terror</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 21:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZxfXtwKYFxyv5FsMYrRJ2z6exe2CfWH5Nhk8YkF2de6ndHLXo71qgsdAaPf5Qy4cXoedRm6CGrVdwgV51yoLWcQpqGaNN8HzdMAirj1vf3xLzS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbidden Vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Vincent Battault on Unsplash I dare to walk the corridor. It's mirrored walls reflect The many lives I lived before. So slowly, now, I walk alone Through doors by which I can detect The stifling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mysterious/@udbarflower/forbidden-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mysterious/@udbarflower/forbidden-vision</guid><category><![CDATA[mysterious]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5rckgRbVxcUBxSDMwYd6ypnzfk3UGFDhG5LxNKdc6Nuh29AKyhU1BMma3ighgdKbAWfxuVM7GgK5BUjGYHzzaXsXnHUWm63jahBaUUAEad7BGsve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORD OF HONOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Bobby Johnson on Unsplash In this world that tries me to the core I dig my heels in deep and take a stand And marshal strength at my command That I may win this silent war. This strange enactment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/4ctie8-word-of-honor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/4ctie8-word-of-honor</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 04:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScMKG11uAqL5KYBF31hPCzu8vwWrivdHgVGdk3WzemFL5a1bFNE24EDGVx2rBTUwpvKCa6Ba2vCM8HSLFWvwsxcsZdutaYYsYke9JmMqzomG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ephemeral II]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by VanveenJF on Unsplash A moment sublime Past its radiant glow Is suddenly lost ... It's memory in woe Is remorselessly tossed On the lost shores of time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/3ndmg5-ephemeral</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/3ndmg5-ephemeral</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnqHc4LVA6v46GNECNgsMP9K1FHeyxTeemgvj3N5yBMrGerAmqJm1VsWv1J7KnPX6Piug8Tx2WwtPXDg7JCb3btJsX2FXoVxao8hsFK8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aurora Borealis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Vincent Guth on Unsplash I touched a place of sadness I did not know I had, A destination unforeseen, That held me in its breath. And carried me, unwilling, Yet bound by common need To time-forgotten]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/aurora-borealis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@udbarflower/aurora-borealis</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udbarflower]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 04:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FnTAEz3ZuyuUAZVTP33vHVSJb5iC2BsPcHJqcW622azs2AdXR4Pna8BxmyA3rMFNSNRtsrKiHNoeJxr9cjZPvcjojQrE7ubjzc7iHHC5yp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>