<?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 01:59:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hl-w206e3/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Day I Chose Myself .]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time I did something for myself? I suddenly asked myself this question one day. The answer was not easy because I could not find what I had done for myself. We have heard since childhood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mrarhat/the-day-i-chose-myself-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mrarhat/the-day-i-chose-myself-</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrarhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwvgVeiLMsCBBWYKqhgKrKGkCvvQrGkTqn9eqSLp9tV1FAa9ALPmumLmyh13nDnKBWweKFbcKsUyfrasADQQ8tF3EWeLwG1Y5mjnGx887fbt59p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Not Selfish, It’s Self-Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days in my life, it's as if they raised my responsibilities to the power of three. The more I want to clear my head, the more a lot of things pile up, glaring at me to attend to, but in all, there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@nkemakonam89/it-s-not-selfish-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@nkemakonam89/it-s-not-selfish-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nkemakonam89]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQF4Zz9TmYidQtKxSnQnKYRLgATMLDGprdvPeWBXo6EJ3BMGpGDeQvZM1F6a7cAXCN38SDuw5giWATFT6fh5fCc5wQJhzkbWPycEdWbWgTVZEKUpJFdYJVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little things that count ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have become so engrossed with life and its activities that we have forgotten how to care for ourselves. 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I had to think back... so far backward, before I could remember something tangible that I selfishly did and not the mere act of buying food and drinks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kingsleyy/the-last-time-i-did</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kingsleyy/the-last-time-i-did</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingsleyy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLmepeP5wKSWiXjheWQ6QFg4UzCJ9E5NATC2RaQz3iJ2neo2vwb7m17kr9Y8tZgpSwwTnKKmEyam2CGp8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Selfish Kid Who Grew Up: Tales of Teen Selfishness]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all have been selfish sometimes but that happens only occasionally and it makes sense to be selfish sometimes when most of the time you prioritise other people all the time The thing that most of us]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/the-selfish-kid-who-grew-up-tales-of-teen-selfishness-a4g</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@idksamad78699/the-selfish-kid-who-grew-up-tales-of-teen-selfishness-a4g</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idksamad78699]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7LJVgc1Y8Dr68VKxqQHhW91GVXdao2UaB4Vkia1YWvFKQwN96nkctECiNYaS4iDfm2SVmSNg2zhzKsihb7YoyhBJb5YNnV8kMYTuZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing my health and well-being before work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone,welcome to my blog. 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