<?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 07:57:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/givingup/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Giving up, not even an option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is another name of struggle. The life of everyone is not the same but almost everyone needs to go through a certain level of difficulties in life and struggle a lot for it doesn't matter the financial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@intishar/giving-up-not-even-an-option-hug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@intishar/giving-up-not-even-an-option-hug</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[intishar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnV9Bkz7pHP9on8igvMN5Z3VnctTD6EPQGuv1Xs2uPUhUxgvsG86rBXqWUJyiXGyx3W4TFpCc2dL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSCP-WK2 WINNERS/ NEW PROMPT: GIVING UP!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hive Students! Welcome to the end of the Week 2 Hive Students prompt. We had a total of 28 participants, and they include: @nsigo1, @betheloji12, @gloreal, @juwon-btc, @princessglow, @ritaetim, @tigrace,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109584/@hivestudents/hscp-wk2-winners-new-prompt-giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109584/@hivestudents/hscp-wk2-winners-new-prompt-giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109584]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hivestudents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ6iY3N1fsxnqhdVAP9isgf2XdbzSSKv1am8DMJfwyXRE5pzzrqBLymqyMyaY1y3EWu78vpEjQKfHzobChHHtCHmJMmtjK1JtLK3m9Xb93Xj6nwn2mb6z22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staying Motivated]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are those moments in life, where things might not be adding up or basically a task, an effort isn't yielding the expected result; it's just not coming forth or maybe not how much we had expected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150210/@daverick/staying-motivated-4m6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150210/@daverick/staying-motivated-4m6</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150210]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFW2gBd8G6U79f2iitdUz6XDKf4EMAG5oTQvBd8FvHw6QkjqcfZQCPKJ28dBQqCEV1vmNWrAiRLHrTkf3v8fokoEFzRfuR9wV2etnBY5PtQYASnVChWUEm7dHjSmyA6eNb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Giving Up Was Not an Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honestly, there are so many times I have felt like giving up. Sometimes it’s because things are not working out the way I expected. Other times, it’s just because I’m tired mentally, physically, everything.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150210/@eunice9200/when-giving-up-was-not-an-option-eeq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150210/@eunice9200/when-giving-up-was-not-an-option-eeq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150210]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eunice9200]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqZeDvD7j5neGLd599qbpKuUiLM7xFE82ULageJKLCCyqGpgzrhSBwuw3qmJ368Gg1YqGum9QYU9SLSXM1yJ2Br1z4G6NsiVe9hz8ikoHD98iE8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Giving Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well not anytime soon, definitely not today. I don't like giving up. It feels so much better to get things done even if the result is not always perfect. 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It is another great day to be grateful for the gift of life and to participate in weekend-engagement topic about what I have given up in life. What have you tried]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@elizabeth2323/i-have-given-up-on-chasing-people-who-do-not-chase-meweek-207</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@elizabeth2323/i-have-given-up-on-chasing-people-who-do-not-chase-meweek-207</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elizabeth2323]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 05:30:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJduZGGDt4xVAH7dDAsncoTeej9K2xB11KRSfjsVerAFgM5qzfWp2gNYTKBftDnzzzMiYm264nE3Z9XHZSdB4yYrDZpGDGCoEtqUqckDBVv3jPs3PzCauHbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day that I remember i was dealing with different kinds of emotions but i ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... choose to take selfie with a pouting lips. 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When you seem to have neither]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@madeirane/faith-heals-faith-revives-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@madeirane/faith-heals-faith-revives-faith</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[madeirane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRmfAJG5rQB76DBzH1E9VGqjysVd29s7R6pK8BzFf2npYqfgtt6vj82yFRA23sEAnFmtGFjv9b5MvDsnkFWtRq9GbpwNceAR9ok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What decides when it's time to give up? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quick Background Story Few years ago, I had just graduated from high school and I had plans of furthering my education but I didn't make it into the university the first time I applied. The second time,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@didiee/what-decides-when-its-time-to-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@didiee/what-decides-when-its-time-to-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[didiee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfbegjhFoBshMNgwHPwhbrRGm3bAv4ki7mqgo468yjkK1B8r2bSeFRou1DjZWGTX3wEoQAYeXWhyRGzqsAENQv1JnUQJ7g3E5Nn29oPjD3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Almost giving Up On Hive: I dont Understand It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its is stressful begin on hive i don't understand it, i am alnost giving up , been new in a community is not easy..]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111111/@ossai27/am-almost-giving-up-on-hive-i-dont-understand-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111111/@ossai27/am-almost-giving-up-on-hive-i-dont-understand-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111111]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ossai27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 10:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKjMVta1w5f3HvZu8MpeBT7v8qsrTEmXymoQGayQj2k2xxybNnFp271J5sVrT2fUZLsVfdH1xsDyeYmkPxujUBjGAPi1QKxWGV1btdDi3C1SxEMs4P48aoyTo5dcDviazD6g8bdDJjmFtAZBWtAr4SrL1pSwmg2wykRA3DR3fTSn9j8Gn7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are not special after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[I learn that I am the worse, I learn that I am replaceable, I learn that I am useless, I learn that I was never the best, I learn that I was never the one, I learn after so many years being alive that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemxp/@ragnarhewins90/we-are-not-special-after-all-wk8evcyy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemxp/@ragnarhewins90/we-are-not-special-after-all-wk8evcyy</guid><category><![CDATA[steemxp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ragnarhewins90]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDzScYxWs6z2U7QTdtoVadXBW3wAH5ttEHyTFiYLep9h79aEAMsxqTRUfrwki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecotrain QOTW: How do you know when it is time to give up on something?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wanted to get started on this asap since it's really something I could write a book about. You can find the original @ecotrain Question of the Week post here. source When do I know when it's time to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@misslasvegas/ecotrain-qotw-how-do-you-know-when-it-is-time-to-give-up-on-something</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@misslasvegas/ecotrain-qotw-how-do-you-know-when-it-is-time-to-give-up-on-something</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[misslasvegas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 04:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsLaUVnWj5v4rfuehQsoVtukrb5zwdXbo5aA1Ad39Ag3xeAuevAyoDUXYN83L7Kg2CWecBdjnMd8SHvi6WysxVLicgiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonders of giving up]]></title><description><![CDATA[eople have always been bashing the idea of giving up. You are supposed to never surrender, never give up. But there is a reason we sometimes want to "give up". Ask yourself what are you giving]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thirdeye/@shahab00x/wonders-of-giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thirdeye/@shahab00x/wonders-of-giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[thirdeye]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shahab00x]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 03:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP5YLsbWNtEgZR8kXjvNPtsCA3GXmHufp3E5yFzZPNEFpw52RQQUDWCLoa4cU5KGeYB5aVmdhCi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powering Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, the time has come to give up on this account. There's no point in prolonging it. If anyone wants to use it or buy it, get in touch with me @profanereviews.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poweringdown/@fromthebeginning/powering-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poweringdown/@fromthebeginning/powering-down</guid><category><![CDATA[poweringdown]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fromthebeginning]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 18:04:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Up Isn't the End,It Means You Want To Move On And Try Another Method To Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Running away doesn't solve your problems,but it doesn't mean you're a coward,sometimes you run away when you think its the only and the possible way to solve the issue that you're facing right now. People]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sheenaabelgas/giving-up-isn-t-the-end-it-means-you-want-to-move-on-and-try-another-method-to-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sheenaabelgas/giving-up-isn-t-the-end-it-means-you-want-to-move-on-and-try-another-method-to-success</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sheenaabelgas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 07:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpZWhq6hXcMBdHcQwvq5JhgmuS1naJtQ889AjMi5gLm6F4vQtZHrrzVex2hqVf8mSTPHyQpFp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you finally Give Up]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iwanttogiveup/@halo1/when-you-finally-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iwanttogiveup/@halo1/when-you-finally-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[iwanttogiveup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[halo1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 17:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeRd5K8fxD3NedUwPdqWvxBUEYBrqtXnVqLra2vir1avCvW6SqEAkReCYvzEckJosgFu9zveD55xK6WRjE4V5WZZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[...Down In Flames 😑]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Well I thought I had a good idea, that many might be interested in....turns out I was wrong. It's just way to hard to be seen on here without SPENDING big. I will be either a) REPURPOSING this account]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nobidbot/@circle.invest/down-in-flames</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nobidbot/@circle.invest/down-in-flames</guid><category><![CDATA[nobidbot]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[circle.invest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 20:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8EM7fnQVqSrPFu7p9VKX2n8NktxR5Mv5Q4yyEJgHGKGcw35ta2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Venezuela giving up? 💔 😭]]></title><description><![CDATA[I go straight to the point and without detours. - That's the Venezuelan. WE ARE BOTTOMING OUT. Falling in conformism and that for me, denotes right now "we are giving up". Go? Stay? Is it wrong]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteemit/@rosmili-yohana/is-venezuela-giving-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteemit/@rosmili-yohana/is-venezuela-giving-up</guid><category><![CDATA[esteemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rosmili-yohana]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5DmHWT8fk3eDTuxUgih4SaRmWjUZezaxtdqV33jTpbYSnZSvH3zd3w461uEJDhsgAKPpi2nN9mF1p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoop jumping and hair loss.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been waiting all day and haven't heard anything. Nothing from my advocate. Nothing from the shelter. Nothing from the land ladies son. So I asked my worker at the shelter. I can't keep this up. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homeless/@hickorymack/hoop-jumping-and-hair-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homeless/@hickorymack/hoop-jumping-and-hair-loss</guid><category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hickorymack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn8g477TV5ZegbAh7ac5cyxhQvUM94Ywy72kuJKVTBzX5MpChSxJkeSq6ocoNW2PkJmfrUSSR9h6d89WTq95Qvv7dt8A5RnuCvzbXrU8eJpFWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRY TO PROVE WRONG EVERYONE IN LIFE !]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all steemit world, keep steeming and spread the knowledge. Keep Supporting Each Other Always. Keep UPVOTE , COMMENT , RESTEEM AND FOLLOW. Thank You.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prove/@rockyhandsome/try-to-prove-wrong-everyone-in-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prove/@rockyhandsome/try-to-prove-wrong-everyone-in-life</guid><category><![CDATA[prove]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rockyhandsome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 03:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHqumHMBpZbSXEJursBpVuniYjAN5noPFZLxSfjw5Vhj69CcMxoPPSbJjKFMCRNpc1cCirU9SUtvYF6bPrmfiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>