<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:13:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/blogaday/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog when I can - The List]]></title><description><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog A Day when I can: source: pixabay I started doing this "freewrite" type of blog back when I was posting content daily. It opened up a door for me to write casually without feeling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-when-i-can-the-list</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-when-i-can-the-list</guid><category><![CDATA[blogaday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2019 17:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdQD2y5DC1oe19qD27EBFCkUtEafwWGtt9qvvvzofmWpeB4Nnk8dT3g3cjrJe2Cd8otrvoZuQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog  <strike>a day</strike> once every 5 months: a minuscule existence  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My timeline now tells me I have been inactive on Steemit for 5 months. I have tried to post something a few times but either ended up distracted or just had no motivation to complete what ever I started.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@amariespeaks/20-minutes-blog-strikea-day-strike-once-every-5-months-a-minuscule-existence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@amariespeaks/20-minutes-blog-strikea-day-strike-once-every-5-months-a-minuscule-existence</guid><category><![CDATA[newbieresteemday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkDznoVyaeQRB9iBPH6BJKWsc24jQ25vsfAETZCuRCm9W4iawC5CB9XWYvPLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog <strike>a Day</strike> when I can - finding my way]]></title><description><![CDATA[source is this amazing Pixabay artist Today I wanted to write about alignment and finding my way. I have been reflecting a lot on my life and how I got to where I am now and where I want to go in the future.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-strikea-day-strike-when-i-can-finding-my-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-strikea-day-strike-when-i-can-finding-my-way</guid><category><![CDATA[blogaday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 14:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyxTv87UNJjbqnKwJS9wbvtS9MjawcrwFCz3LA9fwphvELBAWhW5qzHYzbz2GrDRpVjzwByufU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog <strike>a Day</strike> when I can -  financial freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stumbled onto this challenge about financial freedom by @promo-mentors and was immediately inspired. I mean who wouldn't want to imagine a dream lifestyle where money was of no concern?? I'm not big]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-strikea-day-strike-when-i-can-financial-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-strikea-day-strike-when-i-can-financial-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 17:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNZL2ARaidTe7UiPUgFPLNUMn4uA7KCE7yzKHeHyAZDWKbjGmCUhuwVqkJeWZ1uRGMAUwDogzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - the writer's backslide: how do I finally finish my book already?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[source There are quite a few excuses I have cooked up over why I haven't been working on my book. Motivation is a funny thing and so is creativity. Sometimes they are the best of friends to me.. other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-the-writer-s-backslide-how-do-i-finally-finish-my-book-already</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-the-writer-s-backslide-how-do-i-finally-finish-my-book-already</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqxdr4Pst98bdZWYhPY2fuD7rfLTdbYQxnunWxU6C9vLDcUUJLM4znYLe3qhBYr4bDsU9E553t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - The 2 Major Global System Failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have completely lost focus on my daily 20 minute writing challenge but in the spirit of perseverance I will pick it back up. Today I thought I'd write a bit about one of my ideas. This is a much larger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-the-2-major-global-system-failures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-the-2-major-global-system-failures</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1AXaYKb3qvStRxzcnXjY3uK3Boi86sHPvgR2tQdZVk4oJVYwN7TokfsSeqLXK7rLQQY8e3CCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a day - do some people just deserve to be homeless]]></title><description><![CDATA[source What do you think? Should it be common practice for all landlord's to screen and deny potential renters if they have a low credit score, criminal charges and/or past evictions on their record? What]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-do-some-people-just-deserve-to-be-homeless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-do-some-people-just-deserve-to-be-homeless</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSJgVqwZF7snrf7pskSmzMv8tG37RDEusZWtnA1GQXKLW8cC3dzyptmVBNeuuCEepdKdr56vZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 Points on Divine Feminine and Masculine / Some Thoughts on Feminism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I had a very interesting conversation about feminism. source I have never considered myself to be a feminist - I mean I'm all for human rights, don't get me wrong but I was never a fan of the angle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/9-points-on-divine-feminine-and-masculine-some-thoughts-on-feminism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogaday/@amariespeaks/9-points-on-divine-feminine-and-masculine-some-thoughts-on-feminism</guid><category><![CDATA[blogaday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 04:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6hS5LmfPshDJzXT2yFGzmUsdzfLW77JpJaU7wC4PdW1Z5DDf1EmsuEW8nnsYyf5FtfYFKbMMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - Oh Man I Dropped the Ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well I fell off a bit on my blog a day venture but here I am - climbing up on the horse again.. I don't have much of a topic planned for this one so I guess I'm winging it. I have been having a lot of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-oh-man-i-dropped-the-ball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-oh-man-i-dropped-the-ball</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYWekhFBUFjhE9BuqszZshF9bGkUzWnY1Z9NXT7m1tsALgbx8mp9ZavdTCnouucuqoRgfrYTs8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - Miracles Do Happen! Take Chances and Stay Grateful]]></title><description><![CDATA[source is this hardworking artist at pixabay.com Today I want to use my 20 minutes to write about how miracles happen. I can finally speak from experience - as of yesterday I became the lucky recipient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-miracles-do-happen-take-chances-and-stay-grateful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-miracles-do-happen-take-chances-and-stay-grateful</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyY1jkowMbq2Jq5ZCiYeQTCCacCdtVuRkSKMoYYa3ss9dt32pja2W6C5kGYDpRjo2M3tb8y9ci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - warm up to my Prison Industrial Complex series]]></title><description><![CDATA[I plan to write a series of posts exploring ideas surrounding the prison industrial system including: the private prison sector the school to prison pipeline why are we criminalizing our youth how the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-warm-up-to-my-prison-industrial-complex-series</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-warm-up-to-my-prison-industrial-complex-series</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMxXGn4xvNXrftP54kJL8rDggySJdw2BH8H7eYJLNoEbpupNpEbQi8Uoa8nWbwMFb6mxjcouHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - when the negatives start to get you down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy shit, there is a lot of negativity in the world! I like to think of myself as a realist. I see the world for what it is - for the most part.. because I understand that how I see the world makes so.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-when-the-negatives-start-to-get-you-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-when-the-negatives-start-to-get-you-down</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZpkae1GQMXi2keo8jszUNSSKs79f8F6B6o7bM6y5PLdFgxWXTF2yPbs4wuTky2kmisVGu6pDSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - Meditation Mantras]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation Mantras source pixabay About two years ago I started a daily meditation practice. It was difficult to stick with - some days I skipped or was so distracted that I couldn't get anything from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-meditation-mantras</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-meditation-mantras</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYh2SXfkA2D9hHD98h1KAnfVwmMgGT9UXYESBZz8tf61D9deRFJnY6hqT2Lp7oakosypfDY8NJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 minute blog a day - breaking down the walls]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m dedicating this 20 minute blog a day to the concept of Love and my weird relationship with this emotion. Today I had my first ever professional, private tarot reading. I’ve been practicing Tarot on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-breaking-down-the-walls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@amariespeaks/20-minute-blog-a-day-breaking-down-the-walls</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amariespeaks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 02:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYh3TqMTH4zZN1yyYEgDWL2L8mmgNsewtQHnG3RJJSc4YLCuDCyJjbUGcH4pjYoSbg3aRBdxeCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Minute Blog a Day - admitting you have a problem is the first step]]></title><description><![CDATA[I almost missed today. I missed yesterday but I wrote a real blog so I figured I got my 20 mins in already. 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