<?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>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:48:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/myokayest/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[This is Survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Misunderstanding is scribbled on the walls of my mind. I am hurting because I cannot properly communicate. Trying has dug me in deeper. I feel reactive, dislocated. I am grasping but not out of breath]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shawnamawna/this-is-survival</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shawnamawna/this-is-survival</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1JKgGeChyjHi5GrvXCMaye62atct2cnqy4zQ2qPQnKVwPwdgFXCuRsTUUJnkqDhxeXNZLnBig4K41Ertj3NGRYkHqPvkhc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poverty of (Self) Speech Coming Back to My Okayest]]></title><description><![CDATA[For whatever reason, I've been struggling to feed myself lately. This isn't a full-blown anorexia relapse, but it is absolutely stress related. I need to decompress. I need to consume enough calories.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shawnamawna/poverty-of-self-speech-coming-back-to-my-okayest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@shawnamawna/poverty-of-self-speech-coming-back-to-my-okayest</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uorbniEzC7skCY2uewdSZdAnPFLmEbit5k8XUkeTsWHujEZPEm38QirFQNSax1ga2VCm53d7QQ2WBXikqdsWBraqxxMmhCgyS5r8zeS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing with Personal Disappointment #MyOkayest Day 7 of 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there anything more frustrating than thwarted expectations? My sprained wrist is getting in my way. I joke about the constant slouchy hat look I’m rocking, but what I’d really like is to wash my hair,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/dealing-with-personal-disappointment-myokayest-day-7-of-7-2017125t12245356z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/dealing-with-personal-disappointment-myokayest-day-7-of-7-2017125t12245356z</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4gYbVnya2ppp1P4eKp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shut Up about CrossFit Already! #MyOkayest Day 6 of 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your neighbor joins CrossFit and you hear about it every day. How good they feel. What they lifted. Times. Scores. Acronyms that sounds more like mating calls to the extra terrestrials. Eventually, you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/shut-up-about-crossfit-already-myokayest-day-6-of-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/shut-up-about-crossfit-already-myokayest-day-6-of-7</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs7895oJo83jr5T2paEmniGdUBRK62F7W3oN9izzg32uRii5UxtEYgVLKRjaaaiLYdFJFxPq2n5fwNdjRox1P7mJGWTGhYg6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friend, Mentor and Inspiration: How I'm Doing #MyOkayest Day 5 of 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yulia Azriel has been my yoga teacher for the last 10 years. I've worked with her on and off in various capacities-yoga, meditation, yogic meditation, goddess and writing yoga, a women's temple. . . She's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/friend-mentor-and-inspiration-how-i-m-doing-myokayest-day-5-of-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/friend-mentor-and-inspiration-how-i-m-doing-myokayest-day-5-of-7</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76hU8LtXrfVvh8yZJr3zd19G8o8GygkbX1GZuA6nkvA24hw7EKX6Nz1CyY6NS4qFscxRiToCsUEvok5Tqe9iUomSVLsEkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Quite As Planned? #MyOkayest Day 4 of 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today my okayest looked like finishing up some holiday shopping with my kids and planning to help with cleanup at my gym after their Winter Rendezvous competition. 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Make certain I know I am on The List and you are grinning the undeniable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/backhanded-compliment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shawnamawna/backhanded-compliment</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRe4p1joK8BHFDLrTitBeK1EbiiPkGgFcyHb7wbaWNAcfACDuiaXcQesmh9y1fbcDezjMtF8dVFf3ui6ueWeqgdQNY71qNYdh66fG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Things Wild Horse Can't Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[My calendar is my life partner. You know, after my life partner. But wild horses haven't been able to get me to fully commit to those tidy boxes in which my schedule is (often inaccurately) recorded. 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So I'm introducing that hashtag here and will be around to support]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@shawnamawna/i-am-doing-my-okayest-and-i-m-not-the-only-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@shawnamawna/i-am-doing-my-okayest-and-i-m-not-the-only-one</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyAzQvDFde89e5LX4MTAyRKvy8AmwyXu8CGuGo94QBcxsrikAionMZyCmSPySoPgx4hgXfyvYZ881GgiScqK7vSrY4ZhNexvCaGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>