<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:05:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/life-experience/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of Carpenter Bees! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was speaking to a friend of mine that recently moved to Cambodia and we keep in touch with what is going on in one another's life. He was talking about how he is enjoying the island that he now lives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gooddream/beware-of-carpenter-bees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@gooddream/beware-of-carpenter-bees</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gooddream]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Hh2HnMNW9M8XLdYBQ2pak1GzSffSSd4dAKZmorxsArLimcWTihf7B2H2pExTE2tujdg6mSkDuigRKSC4d1pdAVazVgMjPZ8k4oYc1SpRL8GoWjQkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Esp/Eng]  Cómo desteté a mi bebé: método, retos y cómo los superé // How I weaned my baby: method, challenges and how I overcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuando tomé la decisión sobre mi bebé, pensé que darle mucha comida iba a hacer que todo el proceso fuera sencillo/fácil. Pero nada más lejos de la realidad; aprendí que no se trataba solo de dejar de]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@ginika/esp-eng-como-destete-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@ginika/esp-eng-como-destete-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165757]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ginika]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCUfLrWV1gX1b3xqM4PVCFumMhHce8iR6JBntsPj9HMSep3V7eNh1JzvnVbRsHRsoZ7JQF13Hjz7KXCAq72o8uph5Kr7feYs6WZoR2p4BCjagZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day I stopped doubting myself// Loh  contest 260]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moment I knew things had taken a new shape was when I went for my very first interview, it was a nursing school interview. Before then, I have always been suppressed with the fear of not being good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@ginika/the-day-i-stopped-doubting-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@ginika/the-day-i-stopped-doubting-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ginika]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCUfLrWV1gX1b3xzvkA9B87A8n9NQQ7EReWeWVW71sXQURTrZ5EAY3pnSQhWw56NTj88KnLSBxY2JKCnJHWs9usvcjR6fCnLySEeWc1Hhu8ghpS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success, Distance, and What it Taught me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't be surprise when people change because of their situation, sometimes it's there fault and sometimes it's not there fault, such is life. 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