<?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 08:21:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/human-nature/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Behaviors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are Behaviors Learned or Inherited? Algorithms and Behavior Behavior can absolutely be influenced by the environment (or algorithms). Let’s face it, the algorithms control our lives now. We all get YouTube]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hl-exclusive/@just-writes/behaviors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hl-exclusive/@just-writes/behaviors</guid><category><![CDATA[hl-exclusive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[just-writes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8q8j56uTeEqKNCXknwcfV11x32St4DDMB9hQAy5imUk7F1i1i9JRnDYnusUkw9dJxsapJbp8c37NqvjrQSuf19k7aqSRyAcwxtamnSL2zXskfpjjDAjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanting More [Better]]]></title><description><![CDATA["Desire is an odd thing. As soon as it’s sated, it transmutes. If we receive the golden thread, we desire the golden needle." [Holly Black, The Cruel Prince] A few days ago, my sister asked me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wantformore/@ifarmgirl/wanting-more-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wantformore/@ifarmgirl/wanting-more-better</guid><category><![CDATA[wantformore]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ifarmgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqkduQL6x3yGiuvtF8bKJZ9pWWSMkoMEaaFgnHX7Ret6HCaaQrQ2MT1fnahWssxSJjCCHSU8H1ycEq93JdvnjCRRxvSfAdZgPTD2c2p5F6BU3ejp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My "Backup" Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, one can hedge their risky bets by placing vicarious expectations on a close counterparty with the hopes that the latter may succeed when one fails on the arena of competitive pursuit. Competition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/my-backup-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@takhar/my-backup-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckNJvueXsd3LuByoXhXaG45crU2tC552d2RD8ZLo5ANPUFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom or Fate — Who’s in Charge of Our Decisions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often find myself asking: are the decisions I make truly mine, or are they quietly shaped by things beyond my control? When I look back at my life, I notice that many of my so-called “choices” were heavily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reflections/@ezekulie/freedom-or-fate-who-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reflections/@ezekulie/freedom-or-fate-who-s</guid><category><![CDATA[reflections]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezekulie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zph65najGm5NVURaeKy45rM5cH3byuyRe9soJZzU53xpTwpSzvhpb2Ng289kgpVURw4RBRQRA41EsW3DXs3C3x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good or Bad: What Really Shapes a Person's Character?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concept of nature, nurture, and chance has changed the narrative in the debate on why, despite parents' efforts in bringing up an individual, such a person still turns out to be good or bad. 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You are my companion of introspections, the expressive canvas of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/sadness-seeking-serenity-in-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/sadness-seeking-serenity-in-pain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102879]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnV9Jy7isgNPbFV314i12cNBQTxAR6j5X9jc2Kgwv3ZnQdYXcXEHRa2eYx5i8CgGWpweNgoonaNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integrity! Beyond honesty || ¡Integridad! Más allá de la honestidad]]></title><description><![CDATA[! [SPANISH VERSION] ¡Integridad! Más allá de la honestidad. Cordiales saludos amigos de la Comunidad Emotions & Feelings, en esta ocasión que nos reúne, les traigo esta disertación reflexiva, filosofando]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/integrity-beyond-honesty-integridad-ms-all-de-la-honestidad-czy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/integrity-beyond-honesty-integridad-ms-all-de-la-honestidad-czy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102879]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK7149TNZMTfrb5mnZqZyFZ11G86oNtGuLnZ7fdoku1Nq9TLyDfSrA9NfC1VtufHwXbgwaAfvm3K53PizunrumdWn3zfdDZ6RwnETB5NpG9KP3XPJTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Wouldn't Get It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the path to getting what you want winds through another person's hands. Knowledge, approval, connection are some of our deepest yearnings, and we can find ourselves dependent on someone else]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/you-wouldn-t-get-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/you-wouldn-t-get-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSEMoLwHpxFunmRiz1bRkQGh3E8pFmNxehFGvJR3AFxr8oe92Bf1TXvafsTETcyv2z5i7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The subtlety of denial - A virtue [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[! [SPANISH VERSION] La sutileza de la negación- Una virtud Saludos cordiales a todos los que se dan cita hoy para participar en el Pront In Leo, El Arte de decir No. Considerando la oportunidad de decidir]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/the-subtlety-of-denial-a-virtue-engesp-eku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/the-subtlety-of-denial-a-virtue-engesp-eku</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102879]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRUuCtrXfBpkgkCVuuHKhnj16mUuWdzC5UBc2swfcpqiFLf9j8exJ9eqdm3kaxSx8swnp9pw6CwqKK8AKzQzBEEYxi5dKsdYHdD4hw5jfzUMXRkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Gratitude - The solvent that dilutes my grievances ||  [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gratitude - The solvent that dilutes my grievances Cordial greetings to the members of the Emotions & Feelings Community, for this occasion I bring to the dissertation an approach related to gratitude.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/-gratitude-the-solvent-that-dilutes-my-grievances-engesp-7jc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102879/@marilour/-gratitude-the-solvent-that-dilutes-my-grievances-engesp-7jc</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102879]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK7149RVscKYmmpRfkcVm3YPHjQ3McH9xqZQmQbnDFLCG4kHaN5Pnmo3tU3p7RqtpANGpht8xFWGPmhxNX3ZwGcAcwkRzRTP6xErXhnQ2PZUhHtv4zS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life and its gifts [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life and its gifts Cordial greetings to members of the FreeCompliments Community. A pertinent compliment, kind and satiated with opportunity, extolled and embellished this meeting, expertly weaving the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/life-and-its-gifts-engesp-jga</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/life-and-its-gifts-engesp-jga</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 02:06:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32MeEF4Kdfpo72mmyEQ7VQtRSZzDHjirGUTvPqEDm5hMmyuWmaiJfjXg1Xo4CqA2fmzxhfBefiXNmXbK96tB9tmKGSZdwN3g3jSSX19x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Layered Nature Of Deceit]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I remember correctly, "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!" is a saying that's attributed to Sir Walter Scott, who mentioned it in his poem "Marmion".]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/a-layered-nature-of-deceit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/a-layered-nature-of-deceit</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckLpBJJu4dPeZbT2WAbe13dg4AfU51yxYiabw97byRNhDYa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To be grateful and to let go is to live || Thoughtful Thursday Prompt #4 [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be grateful and to let go is to live I flow in dynamism and transformation, along this path called life, I accommodate myself to the coming and going of the symbology of social relations, with encounters,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@marilour/to-be-grateful-and-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@marilour/to-be-grateful-and-to</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 03:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnQK1xDbHsFkXHhpCBS9VELCRz5etpoFzPKvzJWaSqBwEWF7uFNrfUCx8FBiHHT5cQaGuv84J7jN12EjwFyopRwZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An allegory that transmuted existence || Thoughtful Thursday Prompt #3 [ENG-ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[An allegory that transmuted existence My encounters with philosophy were dormant and numb, until the beginning of my third cycle of university studies. 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Logically (human logic) it can't. (now, maybe if we were ants,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/why-does-communism-even-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/why-does-communism-even-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGck21KZqvDuzYr8QVDxatUqeAkmGsWKisVCt1QfyHSZKkDyENtnQnqErHGNKsHqQhUzqoPkWking8aukGv7xUoRKQPCTyUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your rhythmicity energizes me || Thoughtful Monthly Prompt #1 ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends of Hive Happy and excited to join the first ever Thoughtful Daily Post prompt, in our ThoughtfulDailyPost community. 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THE DIFFERENT RACES. THE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188409/@redgemini/you-moon-a-lot-to-me-during-the-light-side-of-my-only-friend-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188409/@redgemini/you-moon-a-lot-to-me-during-the-light-side-of-my-only-friend-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188409]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redgemini]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/24rqX9j6gzv8JRUydMmGqYVB6HHbfh9GucDNGNQ7o4kvXcmRTjVYntbLGszi196ZpD8U3bZ3pGV14J77Dwx27DwHGfsoCeFFcbUeSPDFY5yoZAK22DCQ3s3FrxnoaUxFZnx465gdL9gpVaG2pmCHPGh2cAymzeAreobfk6ykQ7Xkm4gJthKEE2XKitJRo9NGYv2ctuyvXuCJ5dHBvWCAZyNDwGPiHm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caresses for the senses ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends of FreeCompliments Caresses for the senses Happy to be sharing, in this wonderful community of which I am flattered to be a part. For this occasion, I bring you something different. When]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/caresses-for-the-senses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/caresses-for-the-senses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8Lz6gfPYCPARund2pTf2RVLUnifruMPyc4kx3rbhfeEta5sCw4vLA79bAQLFwcDwhZNtBPLwLMVGbnmsgY7GWsPvvdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gifts of life: family ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings friends of FreeCompliments Gifts of life: family Happy to be sharing, in this wonderful community of which I am flattered to be a part. Today in our section on gifts of life, we continue to travel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/gifts-of-life-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@marilour/gifts-of-life-family</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marilour]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDQBUqjnFRywkgjDjz4M2UDQvzFwEv2VsqJxpRGKg1nVUMLuoBi8Vy1DfEK33jSfbA82n97FpCq9BsdutfDrW2XE92BTJD4q4GSKHCxA6hB73k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>