<?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, 12 Apr 2026 01:32:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/self-expression/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Night Time DayDream]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the gates Of lost civilizations The watchers Foment chaos Satan is not just one being Is not Samael an equal? St. Michael Draws his blade As he's engulfed in flames A Black Mirror Rendition of Reality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introspection/@anti-thesis/night-time-daydream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introspection/@anti-thesis/night-time-daydream</guid><category><![CDATA[introspection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anti-thesis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:21:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erebus]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's like my wrist doesn't know. My fingers can't fold. Is it because I could never respect the line, can't keep inside, am inevitably, selfishly seeping out? My hand finds it weird to handwrite the things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@honeydue/erebus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@honeydue/erebus</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-115590]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfdNB13CNFQaot5MkWj48nApCEyzGWiU5v2oqxDmkKTe8rEMWmFRK6BbwjKPzsaZna4RfAV4DfPpUYP3H1TqakhQj7AZ3gXLivuecnj3cAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embracing Chaos: A Dance of Creativity and Celestial Wonder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Embracing Chaos Friedrich Nietzsche's quote, "You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star," is a fitting compliment to my own childhood response to my mother's criticism of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chaos/@lady-idra/embracing-chaos-a-dance-of-creativity-and-celestial-wonder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chaos/@lady-idra/embracing-chaos-a-dance-of-creativity-and-celestial-wonder</guid><category><![CDATA[chaos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lady-idra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCJhkHDjgcCSG1Y3ztLQn6YokyVQfTLy2NN2bzQzszUcs9ux6Fro19MWyJ9GcKC4ko9G88PGAWva2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections On Self-Expression]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think trying to understand a person is in some ways a miniature version of trying to understand the world. First, you try grasping basic elements of personality and behavior to establish some foundation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/reflections-on-self-expression</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/reflections-on-self-expression</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckLpF8JTvh2XbCUo1shPQMwGc65nXxF8vT91Re2TvF9qGB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Second Tattoo and the Meaning Behind It ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heyy, wholesome reader! Surprise, surprise, surprise! Earlier this year, I got my second tattoo, which was long overdue since I initially planned to get it last year in May. 🤭 If you've been following]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@wholesamdiaries/my-second-tattoo-and-the-meaning-behind-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@wholesamdiaries/my-second-tattoo-and-the-meaning-behind-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187189]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wholesamdiaries]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3jR4St84quCaronGxZPaeNFJhJjk4ggZ2nLvfTUAWSZbtkfKFvA34BoSixMknyWESTV2X5v1C1cGk3Y2UbyLBT1XUabB3sTGiAMwedrnmtd4sEh8SnBjAi13Zp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authenticity As An Antidote]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much of yourself do you put out there? How much of yourself do you put into your work? 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The other day, you'll remember I was writing about cheating. Why we seek out new things, new people, and it was long gone from my mind. Just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@honeydue/the-ability-to-fall-in-love-with-something-new</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@honeydue/the-ability-to-fall-in-love-with-something-new</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgpsGu2aJnW9jUEH4Ba9iyZc3iyWLASAQsSxEpnQuehKEKJXZs74QdRooaFwGcs8fpzWdx7XozN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if I don't wanna be a sexy pumpkin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was out and about last night in the "trendier" part of the city, and so came across my fair bit of young men and women going to the customary Halloween party. 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Common Sense is the 1 + 1 + 1...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lassecash/@stellardoor/unity-in-thoughts-words-and-deed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lassecash/@stellardoor/unity-in-thoughts-words-and-deed</guid><category><![CDATA[lassecash]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stellardoor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy2Pa3971G9ayZKcFLVmifGBupD3uJazUQHawRHREhQQWLB6ZGFughwM7uJoAgy4hWp7cPrPGU43jvUayNFTwgqfRNi1ZtQe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is drawing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is drawing? Different people will give you different answers to this question. Someone believes that drawing is a skill and technique developed over the years of long and hard work, someone will answer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@magnata/what-is-drawing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@magnata/what-is-drawing</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[magnata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm481m2T7zTwfnBFMphrPRjE54sj5Yv7sD1xyCgkrJqGzPeJwX3Z8SPEPUL94DRistps3rbKU3f37FRDrPBQzZjdNpNGkv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Вуличне мистецтво]]></title><description><![CDATA[В середмісті Києва натрапив на такі мистецькі творіння. Звісно, в нашому суспільстві до такого явища як "малювання на стінах" будинків ставлення негативне, з чим можна погодитись, якщо це формат]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@socbez1/vulichne-mistectvo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@socbez1/vulichne-mistectvo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165469]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[socbez1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprEdabys8DLKDWB7yEWgbLDy9CfpZMbkcUv2JUP18ZjYMmMyoVhDo32kisoFFSGBwgYzcvcBK49ZUY6maLeM4ZALu27ByUXJtFbWdN6rMy4xY72n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to My Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claustral conundrums Falcate claws devour A fatuitous conditioned response The albescent maiden is angered by me Violaceous offerings to my mistress Do not please her because she's a sadist A mordacious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/not/@antithesis/back-to-my-roots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/not/@antithesis/back-to-my-roots</guid><category><![CDATA[not]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antithesis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:11:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Won't Change (The World) Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been on this earth before I thought I came here for a reason But I turned my back on myself Trust in the negative Internal treason I am only human But just what does this mean I can be chaotic Or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/notpoetry/@antithesis/i-won-t-change-the-world-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/notpoetry/@antithesis/i-won-t-change-the-world-today</guid><category><![CDATA[notpoetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antithesis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:29:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excited about Bitcoin Cash (like the ancient graffiti left on a random rock, a prayer is like a time capsule of human needs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear God, Man am I excited about Bitcoin Cash. Not too long ago on this blockchain, I was talking about CMS' and words/greetings like Namaste. 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