<?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 23:02:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hardtimes/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FreeWriting Series -  Hard times are a BLESSING, Not a CURSE...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey All, Its been a while that I haven't posted around my freewriting series. I guess today is the best time to do a post as I came across a post on my X feed which had some beautiful lines which goes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@gungunkrishu/freewriting-series-hard-times-are-a-blessing-not-a-curse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@gungunkrishu/freewriting-series-hard-times-are-a-blessing-not-a-curse</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gungunkrishu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ5PjR5ShHnKCxh8UUMB7vU4VDhmKxdtf62snjPLJLCYXUY7xwGQhidwhjSNiC2hNzcpD4Y9EBmcMY7t3fRdGtQrTMYkUo1vGbTUo5cHDLr5LRAP999US1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[ESP/ENG] Tratando de ver el vaso medio lleno... 🥂 / Trying to see the glass half full... 🥂]]></title><description><![CDATA[¡Brindemos por la vida! En esta montaña rusa de experiencias que transitamos durante la vida, es necesario tomarse pausas para respirar, descansar y celebrar un poco. Soy venezolana y la última semana]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@ojosdecanela/esp-eng-tratando-de-ver-el-vaso-medio-lleno-trying-to-see-the-glass-half-full</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@ojosdecanela/esp-eng-tratando-de-ver-el-vaso-medio-lleno-trying-to-see-the-glass-half-full</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ojosdecanela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPY9yijTe1NeTxnwuijFst8p5G1QB3mLT6DujiSRgKbCu7Vdas6GFLBFWscqu4GddNG9t3UCt2zN7FLVKxz92xjx8LVyWhPkFRJUBe3cdNVKYnCBqZgdtXrCwuxHsY2k1sqLBZfM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardship will hit | We will be broken and remoulded.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life gets rough, yeah..... I know it does. But hey, in the book of Isaiah 43:2 there is encouragement for us. He (God) said, He will be with us when we are going through the waters, rivers or even through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@smartmind20/hardship-will-hit-or-we-will-be-broken-and-remoulded</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@smartmind20/hardship-will-hit-or-we-will-be-broken-and-remoulded</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smartmind20]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBmxXFUbakr4S6qEdUTYnz8JQvX6d57ybvP5NRtDG3wbMpSAsFctNnsucvoxfSTZ3nae1naUa1zRSUnLKWdswnqbxb48DwUCsALC3RKmc4QZy7U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing More Unveils 'If it doesn't hurt': A New Anthem of Resilience and Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been following Nothing More for quite a while now, and it's no exaggeration to say they've been a beacon of light for me through some tough times. Their music, a mix of raw emotion and compelling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@louis88/nothing-more-unveils-if-it-doesnt-hurt-a-new-anthem-of-resilience-and-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@louis88/nothing-more-unveils-if-it-doesnt-hurt-a-new-anthem-of-resilience-and-connection</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[louis88]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9xTV6YMSnFrGEa48nSRf9dGGBsWvBtEgHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living away from loved ones is Difficult]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back, In this small and beautiful life many of us lives away from the people we love. It is due to education, job, or even personal interests that sometimes does not fulfill the interests of your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-197685/@theindiantrader/living-away-from-loved-ones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-197685/@theindiantrader/living-away-from-loved-ones</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-197685]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theindiantrader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWkviR62rDHrvSX1HFLAr2SVZobK559YhFFZghfSXDeX3bz2LoeWLMEqBMqLuEX8yxgtojY4uZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Time Has Come to Dust Off my Pen, Ahem, Fingers,  Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, yes, I know. It feels like I'm gonna come at you with that old cliché, "I WAS TOO BUSY." Damn, I can't believe its been a year. Shocking! To be honest, its been a combination of factors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@therneau/the-time-has-come-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@therneau/the-time-has-come-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therneau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqwhNYGLpBaE6H6Le2ArY8XiC67NvF93PUbyTojjYp6mr9XEKTnMjFxp7TsEcNYKAaFGuvmhf98HGL6Yzze44N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2035. Prompt: surgeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone, I hope you are fine and doing great. This is my entry for the Free Write contest run by @mariannewest, today's topic is "surgeon". I hope this free write Will be helpful and will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@itwithsm/freewrite-writing-prompt-day-2035</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@itwithsm/freewrite-writing-prompt-day-2035</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[itwithsm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 19:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAC9E1MeDyR4dSDiL3TN1gsEZWQTzmi3gdmzng86bHr23jPKwVtyS14mafny68SeC4crRs5nsd6c5C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Feeling of Helplessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hard times will pass.....things and situations will change.....may become better.....may become worst...... amidst all this chaos of situation and hard times ...what if the person goes away.....what if]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/feelings/@smoothillusionz/the-feeling-of-helplessness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/feelings/@smoothillusionz/the-feeling-of-helplessness</guid><category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smoothillusionz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3bDbPciQevDZsPm6yEDMPXeQBN9YFq9KHXRqhtd29U7jdgKtCwqE9rY1ZjGaiLAGVpHuvLrww3kGJ5pWxLfWjhuUHiNHZvJDPWmEGyRogztpSVjsty5S7494oY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10/11/22! - Vlog & DailyJam (and John from Cro-Mags take on things)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vlog Redo ⬆️ Hard Times Lyrics 👇 Hard times are comin your way You're gonna have to rise above it some day Organize your life and figure it out Or you'll go under without a doubt Hard times! Hard times!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196037/@geneeverett/micepx8oonf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196037/@geneeverett/micepx8oonf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196037]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[geneeverett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eN1Ke7fXd9SMGFVPf44sydQQN1s1QRVNNMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random fears and thoughts again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Logo made by me using canva picture enhanced with AI Deep Dream Generator Sigh 😥 I don't know why this fear is getting stronger I know I don't have to worry but I worry anyway haha. I work about 10 to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155221/@caelum1infernum/random-fears-and-thoughts-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155221/@caelum1infernum/random-fears-and-thoughts-again</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155221]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[caelum1infernum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkC8r8MgXyVmJy577RYTCNdxfohMh58AtXjqbDa8uCoVS9E88G2GfJ7BLVK4DDq4xhMZu9gaAW9KbL5U3ybf6CooA1qrMUgsYgBsXZRptcURaAfYmJdystxPpxnFMjm1Wk64V8L4AAEEshjNCCnrVxTY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A self-portrait drawn during terribly interesting times-]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the Winter of 2016. I was fresh out of the halfway house and hooked up with an old friend. Let's call her Jessi. At the time she was hard into slinging/using meth. She wasn't like that before I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@andersart/a-self-portrait-drawn-during-terribly-interesting-times</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@andersart/a-self-portrait-drawn-during-terribly-interesting-times</guid><category><![CDATA[ocd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andersart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4iwXXpoZMV2RBcTzTcrzGbjSaG6eQnK3x7K217QKdZFYZzx9WMfiisfihW3AeMPhin6WrRqXMm6J52sncFoS2itZ1PigxQ8Kiq9ciYSsWWsPUFbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Times I thought my life would end but did not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many people, I've said 'this is it'. At the time I thought this thought, I really felt that I definitely could not get past what I was facing. All through my childhood, my family and I were running]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@lizzyblue2/times-i-thought-my-life-would-end-but-did-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@lizzyblue2/times-i-thought-my-life-would-end-but-did-not</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizzyblue2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHsFSDLoevPZ1UZ7LvUXxgM4asqzcHpfGfkuwCAsqKVvtSmVNtLJd1Wwa7zWdKd3j5snrbE7XQc9D1V2sVjyQqmi5UouCmDrtnphMYJwAFuQXKi1nxGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aller Anfang ist schwer... The start is never easy....]]></title><description><![CDATA[In den letzten Wochen haben sich so viele Änderungen ergeben, was der Grund für meine derzeit schwache Aktivität in Bezug auf die Erstellung von Inhalten ist. Ich arbeite an einer langen Reihe von]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@dungeondog/aller-anfang-ist-schwer-the-start-is-never-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@dungeondog/aller-anfang-ist-schwer-the-start-is-never-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dungeondog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPN2U4iqEMrPXMorgBoVDEeszCQubkSoy1MjMFxEZJ3bXhFoisVVnJKngM5roLEwzSR67V6vazqw99bgZKL1gkmrrmvWGzdpsUSJr3zm2ep6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has anyone else ever tried t start their own side business, but felt like they had zero luck getting started? In recent months, I have found a love for buying and refurbishing furniture. I have started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneur/@morgaantaylor13/entrepreneurship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneur/@morgaantaylor13/entrepreneurship</guid><category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[morgaantaylor13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13cR32NvZnvjcmmq6QhKVorCnQkMQB4QPE88mubpEvbG3ovo2X7rWueueN2bffx9ztkScfXsFMw6nkn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On life and stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tough weeks, no hive blogging, too much stuff going on aka | when life gets hard In the past two weeks I was silent. I had no time to blog or think of blogging on Hive. And that was unfortunate, I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@flewsplash/on-life-and-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193212/@flewsplash/on-life-and-stuff</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flewsplash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRnQt6V6gjbhkXPNdCHjszxhtMGC5WpQPE9UVoMNVMag1ZLmR1Ta3pMKt3VcRoJL7vV8CYqN5CCTQM58dgEfMrzxEd5NG313SoXpKfMHCxwUeHsSyzVGXJTqkYX5NBFTFz8ytAknRq43kFoQtNXqeiAQEX6Rowc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hope of glory in a man's life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting in the cab this early morning to catch up on work as usual, I could just see many souls jogging around. As I watch them I really wished I could join but time and early morning schedules won't allow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@ferrate/the-hope-of-glory-in-a-man-s-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@ferrate/the-hope-of-glory-in-a-man-s-life</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ferrate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 10:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owXd26zXYjZqAJUBTewkwpoEFuRzL1nF22iUyCz7hkZf84JtETYLmrKyvVLfWhregM94WWegxBSejrWR43SniBrMCTiL8v1M?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those days arrived which standing before our eyes and stealing our freedom, selective freedom This is the very right time to see the real faces, revelations are out in batches See the face of restriction,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@chireerocks/hard-times</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@chireerocks/hard-times</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chireerocks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9uoVaf9QAMQxztDPuvev2EP4rTmNKpxNC4JmfYGTdjNx55nduSDZeZKnyMrYuuFn33MkhziS2GhU4V57Wk5KuoaQzcXpJAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don't own the keys you don't own the asset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't know how many times I'm going to keep sharing this kind of story. I imagine many. Each time will likely be more important than the last. If you don't own the keys you don't own the asset This is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@aggroed/if-you-don-t-own-the-keys-you-don-t-own-the-asset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@aggroed/if-you-don-t-own-the-keys-you-don-t-own-the-asset</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aggroed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzBraW3YbgftQN8x8xN4Zy5Z4oN6R37MkUavVgoubwrjvrcdrkx6jdWo7cfPqr8JcY3UwctrNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phone got smashed.  Very limited in what i can do.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just to update Splinterlands friends and anyone trying to reach me on discord... my phone got run over by a truck and so i don't have use of it for a while. Also it is hard to get online at the moment...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hardtimes/@the.big.bang/phone-got-smashed-very-limited-in-what-i-can-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hardtimes/@the.big.bang/phone-got-smashed-very-limited-in-what-i-can-do</guid><category><![CDATA[hardtimes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the.big.bang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 04:06:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad news about my activity on steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome Guys! 3 maybe 4 days ago i got accident with my laptop after heavy thunderstorm in my city. It was like shoting from the weapon. I saw only bright light and thunder without any delay. It was really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thunderstorm/@atnazo/bad-news-about-my-activity-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thunderstorm/@atnazo/bad-news-about-my-activity-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[thunderstorm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atnazo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:35:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>