<?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>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:43:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@udochi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is Marriage an Achievement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source Why do people say marriage is not an achievement? I have a problem with general statements like that, because marriage, alongside many other things that define fulfilment and happiness, are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@udochi/is-marriage-an-achievement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@udochi/is-marriage-an-achievement</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 14:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9qJDEY5YvmBh96NPvep3QEtTy1kXGHLaNJotvCQGoVtb4vtPAPck9uwZy3HjN7e3yFBnL3UWAvEJKnZe58F1gQYyDNt9VXU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy birthday to me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up with this smile. It's another 17th May. Mehn, getting old is scary. It's a day to reflect on how far I've come in life, and reassess my ambitions. Over the last one year, my life has been eventful.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/birthday/@udochi/happy-birthday-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/birthday/@udochi/happy-birthday-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[birthday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 09:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75mg3ynMZ9MPLcvJz9NzT2kidFEsyc97KGUgZzqKyg6jFWkeEA6hxEBVS9K2cUbhyYdwQnfEjQKpEGr3SVUvo719uQ6Zd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Ladies, Own your Sexuality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Ladies, The society has shaped you to repress your sexual desires and make you feel ashamed for having sex. I am writing this so you can rise above this construct and stop believing you have no right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@udochi/dear-ladies-own-your-sexuality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@udochi/dear-ladies-own-your-sexuality</guid><category><![CDATA[sex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 10:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChZ5T4o5JyK2fiVDVN6h5FwTY1r6v3EKpZL5qbcGM4wr4ZMaw4e7VEdav496RihVqxpd3wkad1JAXiV6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stupid People Grow Old]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit 2018 is here and you still believe every old man/woman is a wisdom depot. You accept that because they possess grey hair strands, it automatically translates to being sensible, as such their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udochi/stupid-people-grow-old</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@udochi/stupid-people-grow-old</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNnnHs3AVGPUahmpumL8mq1PXRTUmdaYJXggFVidYv7qccmQnkWQ392Ygs6Ko44qMSe7wPY1GA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Advantages and Disadvantages of Religion to Humanity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advantages of Religion: It serves as a check for those who can't control their evil nature. Imagine if the concepts of God, heaven or hell were non existent, so many people would explore their horrid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@udochi/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@udochi/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChURvS7doCbn6t9CzD8pm7FHWYVbrWo9ptWHv43qq2ct4JXyfomejbddN59Lu15xKkV9uB5sKmi6fUxpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Demands of Morality]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my opinion, being moral or righteous does not underscore practicing STRICT self denial as a measure of spiritual discipline, or being servile to a long list of regulation or a sophisticated doctrine.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/the-demands-of-morality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/the-demands-of-morality</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 19:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9TyBQJuUMhvnFcSvrST9Fsj8Hg6CShHUJpzZjj4B2SGwgZUtYc1Ni4WCzLe53fPh7LXuraEJaHwDMzKzSB9ud6JJRNQfuqgHo4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celibacy and the Priesthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture Source Pope Francis is religious, but i like and respect him a lot. Aside the fact that he is so unlike many other religious leaders by having a cheerful, unselfish and generous heart; he's also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@udochi/celibacy-and-the-priesthood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@udochi/celibacy-and-the-priesthood</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:44:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChajvM6kJAZ3ydL53CKc9Zoi9hv7CaXhucsvx2mrNbWfv7Xo9iuTffyuxYWrEyv5ew7nvWbhge4fiibRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody owes you anything!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit Let me say something I think is important. Elderly people in particular, because they're fond of giving homilies, need to realise this: Age doesn't confer you with a right over people's lives.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@udochi/nobody-owes-you-anything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@udochi/nobody-owes-you-anything</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNgHgNbGkN76sfBLgC2WgTnGVcvnjQvW76mBy2zh8MVPz44XkRERpjSxbGRTaTGhf8TVU2o9KL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good and Evil: Nature or Nurture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a random thought. Is 'good' or 'bad' a natural individual disposition? Or strictly influenced by nurture? In other words, Is the drive to do 'good' or 'evil' innate? Or, is it simply based on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/good-and-evil-nature-or-nurture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/good-and-evil-nature-or-nurture</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vEZteG26obP9b77BWZ68sMpRngJJiGBkyiBvqJsxTJXRVynHvpPhHxdbZW9LAhfamLQ6WVYRWVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth is not Gender Specific]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a huge problem with patriarchal constructs. Shaming a man for his financial status, simply because he is a man, is a very stupid thing to do. These days, we have broke ladies shaming broke guys]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/patriarchy/@udochi/wealth-is-not-gender-specific</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/patriarchy/@udochi/wealth-is-not-gender-specific</guid><category><![CDATA[patriarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaJnu1VAeSNBk8zk2vsJLNHQTTHqogJZBqZEVX6UyqdkNNuREJ7fGnqTgbnFdCXLDjhEpGkekxfZT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respect my Belief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemians, let's discuss religion. I'll like to know your opinion on this. Should beliefs be respected? Don't you think the sentence "Respect my belief" is a religious blackmail? Don't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/respect-my-belief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@udochi/respect-my-belief</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZntPoRJ9LCjheEncESJ8NLVqkLPNyatPhSwyBJtUoQocJBBLk43znZffZvqTxJdmy6QjeburcetWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Promo-Mentors Writing Challenge: Play Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemians, welcome to my blog. Earlier this week, I stumbled on the promo-mentor writing challenge organised by @futurethinker to help new Steemit users create contents to write on. I decided to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/promomentors-challenge/@udochi/my-promo-mentors-writing-challenge-play-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/promomentors-challenge/@udochi/my-promo-mentors-writing-challenge-play-safe</guid><category><![CDATA[promomentors-challenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeuLoAvsvPS5YJR4wp8V6RBFRcJKU6yyDoHhBqXgEToeh861vp75chtLNkdKcnyjK7B1xdmpEe6rkiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bride Price: A Custom that should be Abolished]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bride price is the amount of money and list of items paid to acquire a wife or bride. Whoever introduced the idea of 'bride price' to our society was a complete jackass. Photo Credit The fact that it reduces]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/bride-price-a-custom-that-should-be-abolished</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/bride-price-a-custom-that-should-be-abolished</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeL1G3gEgyBwSJvAvtg7EzYedzHrtYuHQCPjVxwrM8KKy5anD2M6Ni2dWNNrWVmgH7S1vxisEYg5DzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ideals of Gender Equality]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Experience the other day. Kinda long though, but just try and read. I arrived PHCN office to pay our electricity bill, towards noon, after an exhausting morning. I had few persons ahead of me so I had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gender/@udochi/the-ideals-of-gender-equality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gender/@udochi/the-ideals-of-gender-equality</guid><category><![CDATA[gender]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGeCDxHfVsewfaikm4eYuuBhKAzGZbFdSG2YhWdTqnePJwhRyBgJX87FoXFEaVuczzq318781KnXg4XQrBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMOPHOBIA IS AN INFECTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homophobia is an infection that has eaten deep into our society. How do you feel good hating another human simply because of a different sexual orientation from yours? It's an infection, and must be cured!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@udochi/homophobia-is-an-infection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@udochi/homophobia-is-an-infection</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 07:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjCha8v1ZGpbgQTZsLZBqHGGLnHes4aXXZTQi2gt4sdZAvDJyYPwWmtTdsAmUgt7jP3BdR2Kvw1J7egzcv2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex is overrated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey steemians, I'll like to know what cheating in a relationship means to you. When your partner has casual sex with someone else? Or when he has a love affair with someone else? Or both? 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Every other thing attached to it today including loyalty,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@udochi/marriage-is-overrated</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@udochi/marriage-is-overrated</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:14:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNbyKEBSTQ84Mb3Cyk166irDGe1pDjeFNAPLJubtcYUunctPE4oy3FsQ5K6cu8u2W6g6oMpuux?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closet Ethnic Bigotry]]></title><description><![CDATA[So many Nigerians are ethnic bigots without realising they are. Yea, they are closet ethnic bigots. Photo Credit Watch them display their bigotry on comment sections whenever a controversy involving someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/closet-ethnic-bigotry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/closet-ethnic-bigotry</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/WpSyRE71TegUHRHEU66FNvgaFgpNuWGrCj4WofizD7XEtgC8KSDmjbca9sEAs5rn1LSVBJ96oGUrqcdPEMEo7tiTA8Q8Sk4t2zB78N3kd3TyGd4XEABBkJSRdDuM1DAqX45ds9rAaRqzwNprvN6D9ndwB2ZiGTrasiXFpmnSe1qSEZ1fe8iWX8Yu8cKy6Z8HxWzuD9LwNdzqq39jAZofALDNc3TJ1nsMwBMpqove69f3meAMJsLZAXpGPQNNLN6NFEezvFY2XchercNVPC1ZFcefF1cA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[USE OF ENGLISH]]></title><description><![CDATA[English is a universal language here in Nigeria, and as a Nigerian, you should always be open to improving your usage of English. But, according to you, English is not your mother tongue; So, you insistently]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/use-of-english</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/use-of-english</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pqFxREkWqfVoMwM8MdDf959JC5RaVPFwWohyuJRA4osW6ACQQkRyfGBJzsx7NUzaZMPHZMG7QfLATBHVP6nsJUwDfVqZki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[School and success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lets talk about school dropouts today. . It's true Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Tory Burch, Michael Jordan and many of the World's most successful billionaires today either dropped out from school or didn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/school-and-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@udochi/school-and-success</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[udochi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChaD6DoQCUKp4U3JzedbKFiFZZ3NWJ4d3yTs1WYeKhb6jrZJPyHxxLNsk1jEszaU42Y8n7upwYyr44iyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>