<?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 12:07:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hivepub/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes life doesn’t break us loudly. ‎It wears us down quietly. ‎Not with one big failure, but with small daily disappointments we learn to normalize. Missed chances. Unspoken words. Dreams postponed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/a-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/a-pause</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loeranking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHsLyptdt1xS82jk8XMWiiFB4XkFh2dX2RUVn9o8BKfAmt8ZsK8VS3iDZy9oawCz1wrRzvRp94Xct49zL27DUP3fHEuUA5SebEXjF4pvtbwsaiT3EA5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountain Cannabies.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bhang is a traditional Indian edible preparation derived from the leaves and buds of the cannabis plant. 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Visualicen por un momento ese viento gélido,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@starwarm/el-paramo-a-high-altitude-refuge-in-the-heart-of-the-avila</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@starwarm/el-paramo-a-high-altitude-refuge-in-the-heart-of-the-avila</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[starwarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCKQP5tPAk98uLNkLi6APExgmstoXqbdMyFipkJBq9fK9bfjHQzDsu9fs6yF7jKwuu5JsQDz7LPW3LDVHGMGDQgSwjC4w6x7S7xyEDLePMZkq2cZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gin and lager for the weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the weekend, let's grab a few drinks at The Pub. 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Sitting quietly in your chest like something that refuses to move. Sometimes when a person goes quiet, it’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/when-silence-screams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/when-silence-screams</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[respect01]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4TxiHbeSU4sMAFMPf6YsPUnuWxNwEFZwAryGEXooXpBi9G55yxconKdZkoo77mPXqRD6ZAbk4DwJX1y4PrQKF2jqE6gug5SQioT7mM7J7DXzTdjDLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes from This Week (Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Thinker, the Pursuer woke up wanting more. Desires pushed as I veiled not to end.. but a continuation for the defaulter, who slipped and watched. Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash The hand forgets.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@corpsekaizen/notes-from-this-week-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@corpsekaizen/notes-from-this-week-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corpsekaizen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPyoZkHXaak6SWwUioAQBRMZGsdsgd1zEcBDg1wmu9J3rjUo2wApBoVsTZgpU3mA4u5MNu4XHx72sc6aEK2Mcj4oXotafhJrYHqyoLKdNa7fts5zaw1XaRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUST ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody! This is my #introduceyourself post. Just to start, it is hard for me to introduce myself. A few things may be is that I'm a father of one clever, smart, sweet little man. And a partner]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@danyelyang/just-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@danyelyang/just-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danyelyang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ2uhd19GZNC6JnC5Dez3brRyJodk2ofyYAe8i9h62CBcAGvGwW5bm4QaCcHzXM1zLXf2PpNpS9d8Axz9R5m2Spp7B3bLSKFYZ5qkrjam6vtq6zeWLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plain Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started my new job November 10. I've not met a person there that I don't like. The work itself is easy, but very demanding mentally. 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Every day, my mind wanders through possibilities, ideas,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/the-pub-still-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/the-pub-still-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[respect01]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4TxiHbeSU4sMAFMPf7KXCZNQmuSqCxwzghQQqurAcWAMahGB5vDkSbKsn3ZJYwo8kPPhJveqEjV7RDx35Sp8QD9pRbrmhrFtQa6CzckeATnyxa9nNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holding On]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎Good day, Pub family. Today I’m sharing a few thoughts about holding on and not giving up. ‎In life, one of the greatest things that can help us is patience. Not the loud kind that pretends everything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/holding-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@respect01/holding-on</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[respect01]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4TxiHbeSU4sMAFMPf6AWKMgmbEKi3GWxkrfzegRwRUcRZycqqGy3JznpNdehqunp1KbHGBJeqieedDffbtJH66YPyZcLWdioaYCCywht9NJou5jMFU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life of Emmy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOOD day everyone so I wrote this interesting story in five chapters and I'll be posting the series for a period of 5 days. ‎THE chapters will be posted irregularly, skipping days. I would like to tell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/life-of-emmy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/life-of-emmy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loeranking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennApyU6DBFyHAm4UniauWYXDa2ozkdBskJdFZvFvyZBuARP31buJmBY8UYDSede1sENT54Z8ayn1VgPSUxjAe5RLqz7vK1TxkaTBJAbM954HcG6Bki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You tolerate something until you can't anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you've seen what's happening in recent days with Meta and TikTok. 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But with every cut, every stitch, and every quiet moment behind the machine, it became proof that small things can carry big meaning.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/sewn-with-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@loeranking/sewn-with-purpose</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loeranking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHsLyptdt1xS82jk8XMWhAwLmnbuMqQsN85nQe7gwAmqxb1kWtBrycUqTZSSC7swe9tq5fbi5m2wPeKDoSFQH2X4rafk39tKNKcrBw69B8Qjn8m6eiNA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery of money ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's in for these money we are struggling for? 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