<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:19:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/diarypages/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Grey's Beautiful Shade]]></title><description><![CDATA[...dear diary, the weight of everything buried beneath the surface of my skin might lure me to lean in the chaos that comes with uncertainty but I am eager to worship the dying day in gratitude. ...a month]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/greys-beautiful-shade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/greys-beautiful-shade</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2HPafDipYxE52ZePfcTEanjDqGW2oD419TyUbxskfJTPpguFX2Mw9E4gNQfGccduawjdpKJcMvs58c43VqVfVnzzjWrTVtQDHTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected Gifts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[...dear diary, before the usual Sunday morning routine which tackling a week's pile of laundry and the never-ending general cleaning, I thought I sneak by and leave a trail of my oozing words. ...the hour]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/unexpected-gifts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/unexpected-gifts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2GmUUNBiFF3hsWoUiWUNRk8VkAvhoVdDYGGUbr25J9meBuWNQxczDdXSjfNTXcNxAURCyFqvnECiARuQN16y1k7pTtd3Lq7kzM4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relearning How To Breath]]></title><description><![CDATA[...dear diary, it's a minute since I allowed myself to come here. I am penning this from a dim bedroom enduring the third blackout this week whilst cursing inwardly softly even as I hold unimaginable gratitude]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/relearning-how-to-breath</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/relearning-how-to-breath</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2GmW6gMDf2fujuUQpLyYWensxvQ4BKsG2H2TSkjwXrhBXPnkLBmX9A142fHNzckxERX2JfBX5wS3dcPw9NwLA8aw5iUY5ig8uVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Trouble ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn is here and the cycle of a new day is already in play and like yesterday and the day before, it has some familiar demands. The mechanical bits are functional thanks to caffeine and the mothering persona]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/good-trouble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/good-trouble</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2GkiyFv5ki6583yoTQkL9qrP6TqNdpZeasTB7sEPF5szNo6ysRLxYqxPmRGnx2B1hWbaTYJqWAbHtiJbKwx2KR4CrhLR1BcYhsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[...In Another Episode of Better Must Come]]></title><description><![CDATA[...dear diary, after lurking in what can only be a scribe's bathyal zone, words are being reborn at midnight on the 3rd of September. 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The blue of the day sky gave in to the dark of this endless]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@tezmel/my-indelible-ink</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@tezmel/my-indelible-ink</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2Gm8Q8y1ZuvmZKjvSbLAzMMmoefNXHwXqCVpZ7rQcrtnqBmiraoZpEVjikK8M4FzJWgae9gYZbs7w7jPH42th3XJgEDBkvMrHQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessions from a Blindspot]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have chosen to post this on my blog solely as I might break some rules if I post it on the available communities. This is a rant so if you have enough on your mind, kindly scroll past as it is also my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tezmel/confessions-from-a-blindspot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tezmel/confessions-from-a-blindspot</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2Gkv8vjETSpX33BaaJfBuvjKaPWNKh6g4545JTv65iMmGj8uez3dApWHccaUJfU9MsWEgz5UM9vpirQbWxBReKNszbpZmtwdS14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenging Absurdity in Learning ]]></title><description><![CDATA[...dear diary, the weekend started on a chilly note and the overlooked laziness that comes with it has me between my duvets past two in the afternoon. The coffee mug standing on my lamp desk can attest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/the-challenging-absurdity-in-learning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166408/@tezmel/the-challenging-absurdity-in-learning</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166408]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcsKioJZJSx2GmL3TvfzbHfobSDGNVmRUWZufaUaoKepvUpcHtpeYNz7SVr2zFwFMDAzuraBN6p6djmh1EMeF22pMwuF2cc4vyoAfFnnJcNRYi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manoeuvring to Authenticity ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wild healing way, everything buried here is awakening. 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