<?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>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:06:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hn-wk108/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Steps Forward.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patience and Sacrifice Equals Life. If you watched a lot of Nollywood growing up, you'd probably guess the two popular figures that came to my mind when I wrote that line. They’re not even the context]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@empressjay/steps-forward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@empressjay/steps-forward</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[empressjay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWuSZ7QX9NdkDa3y9VYLuNdmDTeLz9VA6itVRxDt5FTUUwzkozsbpisKeeM18ZkcNJBXXWPmmLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting Go, So I Can Grow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I have come to realise that if there is one thing that I seriously need to let go of, that will be the past, you see it's not just any past o, I mean the one that still sits in the corner of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@treasuree/letting-go-so-i-can-grow-aj2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@treasuree/letting-go-so-i-can-grow-aj2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[treasuree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpvt7vsWfuX561paeMRgaiDktRPH8S7TWgLo7GmP6xC1R3pDNJBBW42kmGVtm9pYHVzgMPLbQrdmbASiEiG9oL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Addition To This Disciplined Me// Hive Naija weekly prompt 108.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving forward simply means that at some point something was holding you back but inorder to move ahead there must have to be a process of release so for me to answer this question effectively I would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@graceze/from-addition-to-this-disciplined-me-hive-naija-weekly-prompt-108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@graceze/from-addition-to-this-disciplined-me-hive-naija-weekly-prompt-108</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[graceze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqfBtgXs2hHKQGm8i2brwx13xBwe5RywHDvgXBxWNVkUT1Zz3Lq6X5GVYb6Evw1ueyfxMe6Z4ZQNtVjUNQmRcYAri8B3HWNisSdEfDwMgSb1Eoq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting Go of Grudges for a Peaceful Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this country try dey enjoy because life no get duplicate. 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In some stories, I've already learned that this year was the lowest point of my life. 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