<?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, 26 Apr 2026 07:02:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/new-beginnings/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Flying Solo - Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why all these photos of Mr. Poe when speaking about flying solo? The old house started emptying when the kids flew the nest, followed by Mom, moving on to her forever home. It was just the three of us]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/flying-solo-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/flying-solo-acceptance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtqrbRZiJ65U5XWChECtntyutog21qyB6sxZN8Nm95WFNWGTAr1cYEAQMmtAe5LfjGjgNLZwFqA4htLKXBJ9cnh7kvLeJbYeQf2ZP8CmpREva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brand-New Year: Hive PUD 1 Jan 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a year 2025 has been! I sold my home of over fifty years, found the best adoptive parents for my darling Poe, because cats are not allowed in the complex where I purchased a lovely apartment. It feels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/a-brand-new-year-hive-pud-1-jan-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/a-brand-new-year-hive-pud-1-jan-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3FrFCdH4jezde8QGDU4YSEJH7NxyiRMgXjL6aQS3HcBPiePYN9LosfLgPwmAqAM12gS57RE2R5sbdywb6XGiSxhcoTKhp42xKEx5K6aq6Uszn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawn Is Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you tell that I’m nearly bursting at the seams in excitement? I guess that would be impossible for you because it’s only the first line. But I’m deeply elated today. Beyond exhausted, and my eyes and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@jhymi/dawn-is-here-bzj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@jhymi/dawn-is-here-bzj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jhymi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:14:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsRxgnAS4froTsprcBUg1Q13Zo72QJpwxNZcRfiS6EaaWRdSbJ8Ajb7NKZQzKWNnERNWKKnbNRYD6A4ihZwo4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You've Got a Friend - ThreeTunesTuesday #225]]></title><description><![CDATA[My life has changed in a big way since moving out of what was my home since 1974. I cannot emphasize the value of family and friends enough! Think I've said that before, but it is worth repeating! Moving]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/youve-got-a-friend-threetunestuesday-225</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/youve-got-a-friend-threetunestuesday-225</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3FrFCdH4jezddk54gDhGdFDjRmQLVaXM8v9Gq48eCZtoFGNh82RZvPVAaY1cXWdeAbyx3aD5q4tguGvGhpsjbqmZjv31LU2vffiaVxMULQMZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Valley to a New Life on Top of the Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 360-degree turnaround is what life feels like since packing my car to the brim with my personal belongings and taking the final drive up the hill yesterday morning. 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Dealing with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/stepping-into-a-new-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lizelle/stepping-into-a-new-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3FrFCdH4jezddKR38U1mLjXzDSM63BE4KHc6bmSfTBVGMstxerrSPHkreVmM7KXv7nah1ZXA4fiPrxmjPdu3f4rQFkggxZbAbegMfrrNR3pvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estudiar a cualquier edad te lleva a lugares maravillosos|Studying at any age takes you to wonderful places]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una nueva oportunidad de salir adelante, salir de la rutina, no quedarme solo en soñar, dejar que la vida pase, estar manguareando sin permitirnos avanzar, quedarnos con las ganas de lograr algo que toda]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lisfabian/estudiar-a-cualquier-edad-te-lleva-a-lugares-maravillosos-or-studying-at-any-age-takes-you-to-wonderful-places</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@lisfabian/estudiar-a-cualquier-edad-te-lleva-a-lugares-maravillosos-or-studying-at-any-age-takes-you-to-wonderful-places</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lisfabian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 05:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSEJx3TgnpgnFS4qAqvopMcV9AnTp4YXCWUGihxXnrRDFr2dG6gN4TZuaf79s3WGhRTS7Rg9cbLxtuD9RAduumY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Take it or To Leave it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The burning questions have been, should I take it or leave it? 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I do have some New Year resolutions that in my mind but I wont share to you since its private.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-108045/@applejane/new-year-new-beginnings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-108045/@applejane/new-year-new-beginnings</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-108045]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[applejane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQtQGkQFztRuwbNLenKYdFvMcAGV61VSiiFdZe9K3jH6xBQXxLvvLv3JJXfJLZZRzZrYiqV915Nx6kKKfGxymYCFWsWy9ccT8becvb4PPZvbW6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #03460-I172: Well Met Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could we have a story where the new young reborn Anthe and the young, highly magic, thief that Wraithvine adopted meet? Maybe they're both at his side at some point? Please? 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According to the contest, I picked the first question to answer and I think this is a great opportunity for me and every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@babysteps/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-61-my-entry-babysteps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@babysteps/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-61-my-entry-babysteps</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[babysteps]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKacbCNwfCnccybaujmZY7cDHrhACAxysyKFs8cvqwndWcSEHdEcnF7aX52x3CnoahPxF4sXqopaY5XzguEREHLwvMzEnMFs9jvghQCFz3L32RdDqw4KJAMTEW9mW4yQ8ZscgdSkhMAFu5Zgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do we have a brand new blockchain up and running or what? :) Congrats to those working to make this happen! While I'm sure some decisions have been hard, hopefully the new beginning will offer us a fresh]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/new-beginnings/@gadrian/making-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/new-beginnings/@gadrian/making-history</guid><category><![CDATA[new-beginnings]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gadrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4ji3UuoHnu2cdDV1niDkkZDuMAqkodpA5r5C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fork in the Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steem is forking! This time for real, as most other chains out there. Not an upgrade, but two different chains post-fork. 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But at least a tiring status quo will soon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@gadrian/finally-a-reason-to-write-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@gadrian/finally-a-reason-to-write-again</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gadrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy4DPBjkBUpHLa5BveiwwCF68r6dwnuwyJ83irrm9vifuZPPsZE64jkM2sZKofQGQuQTVVatmp53qx2DD9DjX5oXgWjJc6Zqk3jBLSCdbPGUemZkNKvs4BSxZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every End is a New Beginning... Change Your Direction, then Change Your Life...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every End is a New Beginning... Change Your Direction, then Change Your Life... Chime Banking: Join Rakuten Today!!! Free Cellphone & Service Forever!!! Check out All the New Tokens & Tribes on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@jeronimorubio/4jlg1m6h73p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@jeronimorubio/4jlg1m6h73p</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jeronimorubio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefWK95n7kbpqRg6FYqwQxXZVtZN74bMyK1A3q68v99zzSZAMsvoVqM4T2VKzdPVHfqG5mJ3ngL5eMyBPfv6sb74J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[new month new life#1]]></title><description><![CDATA[been an absolute nightmare couple weeks / month. havent had the patience to sit down and do a post. today's been non stop errands. places to go, people to see, things to look up. may have found a place,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homeless/@dunstuff/new-month-new-life-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homeless/@dunstuff/new-month-new-life-1</guid><category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dunstuff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:47:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLAN FOR 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[PLAN FOR 2018 Now, this isn’t a New Year new me bullcrap, it’s also not a resolution, this is a specific plan of what is it that you want and how will you get there. Not many people like to detail or think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/resolution/@paulspujats/plan-on-next-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/resolution/@paulspujats/plan-on-next-year</guid><category><![CDATA[resolution]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paulspujats]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkUw1buhdN6YEC1wKQyo4wtFtKntWju56chyw4FPreL7waAXxaqRJRMP1JvveqwjcW8hF7ToQHWuCNjGnMygvD9cCWNcdaKVE7JJdXFX6uGvAqmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes it is good to burn a bridge or two...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided to un-follow everyone I was following and then Follow every single person on here. I am also signing up on Steemvoter to upvote every single person I follow! Whats even better... I am nearly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/new-beginnings/@justiceforall/sometimes-it-is-good-to-burn-a-bridge-or-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/new-beginnings/@justiceforall/sometimes-it-is-good-to-burn-a-bridge-or-two</guid><category><![CDATA[new-beginnings]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justiceforall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjoR7VoiFKt15uzCBUpAC1PLeXi89jAHFFWgfhpEbyxiASS6qaZ4w91BMnnsi1SXeNapjoz5oc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>