<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:22:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hn-wk96/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Staying the Course: How I Stay Motivated When Life Gets Tough]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you feel like giving up or you're unmotivated to continue, what keeps you going? Or who? With the current economic situation around, it is so easy for one to give up on their goals and aspirations,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@corneliusoke/staying-the-course-how-i-stay-motivated-when-life-gets-tough-cm8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@corneliusoke/staying-the-course-how-i-stay-motivated-when-life-gets-tough-cm8</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corneliusoke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 18:46:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPyoZkFbvNRHskneWHRZFp3KuFEaa4sRA98Mu7nthnUWCJFxsbBL4FMn8a2acLNRx3F1HpmfkCX6iuct4xu62avqKckn63GZGAYDMMYFHK5rAcFQxE6rWTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tap Of Motivation From @abenad]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have seen so many prompt entries and I can beat my chest to say even in this unfair world there are still people that are forces to be reckoned on, I see how some people draw their strengths from situations,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@joychi102/a-tap-of-motivation-from-abenad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@joychi102/a-tap-of-motivation-from-abenad</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joychi102]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 18:23:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3ebiYW61dkW16qTycFmSMamtdNg6pdG6NGVRL5KP18HzyiKqdc2BJjuu1fpHyixUQVgU2USpqhyREsPgsoX6vWLpMGX7QBjFNnyBsbb9adC9n1HKdRPEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing The Landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of such things we don't get the privilege of making a choice is the country we originate from. By the solemn act of being born there into the family of a man and woman who are citizens of that country,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@daverick/changing-the-landscape-dob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@daverick/changing-the-landscape-dob</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 15:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTrAtvcNanC8HTjz2ngXovMtjHnRCf8bQQdS2GpKiWqNXTkpbiJWEMgraQ5NHt9HShJA3Ta5cV5HTuVyzst94geXRj9dA3Yw1fhxQ4kCHieCAZwnNWp3agvdHxUQWEkB5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Only Security Was Better in My Country ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigeria is my country, and I love it. But one thing I wish could change is the level of insecurity. 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This love is innate—we are proud of our land, language, and culture. 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