<?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 03:39:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/thegraycontest/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thankful]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really appreciate you all for what you have been doing to me on steem @penderis @rosellyn curation trail @thegraycontest and so on. I really thanks and appreciate it ,and all big thanks goes to almighty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/thankful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/thankful</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[horlly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs758gbdNyspSeaZ1PWRt7Nnh9h1rD3j9Em62PCfdVTJV7yGU7JJQDcpvuWTbuEsBmd8iFjbMrdvH3EezauTy2x1wcAatas8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(loving heart)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm Aderoju quadri by name,i have a loving and caring mind ,especially to girl . I'm 20years old by age and is been a while have been thinking of life and where life is going to. Can you see now adays]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/the-graycontest-week-4-loving-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/the-graycontest-week-4-loving-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[horlly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89s2eQr219inEoEdoh17xWjzJbK6G9Yyq1u7ZvjpXrX2JEvxpVdP7QRurQgJrfY7QdLwFQUWHH6bY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TheGrayContest Week 4– Announcement of Last Week Winners And Appreciation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me start by announcing the winners of last week. We had three entries and each is a winner The winner is…. @mistermercury The first runner up is…. @glenndale15000 And the second runner up is…. @horlly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-week-4-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-appreciation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-week-4-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-appreciation</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamthegray]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77co9MuFqLPbibJzvpLfehzzTxqcSUugyLbJEd2MvUWMrvN8qyCibtyMshVNx1Co6oyWa2RkQoEajYpU8B2TCUYF5oxvJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots to Fruits - TheGrayContest Week4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roots to Fruits The roots that anchor the upright slender stems The stems that carry a hinged leaves The leaves that witness the bearing of fruits The fruits are the product of the hard-working roots!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@glenndale15000/roots-to-fruits-thegraycontest-week4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@glenndale15000/roots-to-fruits-thegraycontest-week4</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[glenndale15000]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 04:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGtokyF4MnfK3RPntp4DptvERnRKyy7ugUNTh6zop7h2LzHgjdaaZxYkFahsmwhy5MS4sXpAXS24T5BxPcWydg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graycontest week 4(Uses of ginger +it benefit to human being body)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Possible health benefits include relieving nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness, and pain. The root or underground stem (rhizome) of the ginger plant can be consumed fresh, powdered, dried as a spice,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/uses-of-ginger-it-benefit-to-human-being-body</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/uses-of-ginger-it-benefit-to-human-being-body</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[horlly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdEhZsmMMMhVCZ9cnx2W3ZX2g5LKB7JqTwaVMU8oFwtVdmZoeviodhurixcMwKGy3FKouzA14yQbajgLe2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROOTS -TheGrayContestWeek4]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROOTS I am drawn to a peaceful sanctuary Down by the river Where I walk with the dogs each day. Lucky Dogs! No leashes. No tags. Free… other than obedience to my call. There is an ancient beaver's house]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@mistermercury/roots-thegraycontestweek4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@mistermercury/roots-thegraycontestweek4</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mistermercury]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU4yvBHyZ4sxJiztT9jp9AnfQXmmvkRdmpMQYToDC6rsgTDaJYEHXH6pwnmBy2nyrcaz3wx6DKqt9pA4ZnA6LL4crfY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TheGrayContest Week 4 – Announcement of Last Week Winners And This Week's Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[TheGrayContest Week 3 has ended. It's time to annunce the winners We had nine entries as against the seven entries we had last week. Our judge @penderis graciously read through and we have winners. First,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-week-4-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-this-week-s-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-week-4-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-this-week-s-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamthegray]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77co9MuFqLPbibJzvpLfehzzTxqcSUugyLbJEd2MvUWMrvN8qyCibtyMshVNx1Co6oyWa2RkQoEajYpU8B2TCUYF5oxvJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tale I Hate to Tell - TheGrayContest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is this tale i hate to tell about me. This tale bruised me and almost crushed my person. I was beginning to lose touch with reality and who i really was or i am (I'm trying to find my footing again).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@evashinen/the-tale-i-hate-to-tell-thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@evashinen/the-tale-i-hate-to-tell-thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[evashinen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJbECmbCaNg9kdm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When there is a will,there is a way-thegraycontest week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! I hope you guys all had a wonderful valentine. I am here with another great,inspiring story for #thegraycontest. So sit back and enjoy. "Your IGCSE exams will start in two months.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@rumaisah/when-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@rumaisah/when-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rumaisah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGGL5rGAhFoNGnKqTMK51iSa5uaXbypgdySZuChC2TDdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come, Let Me Inspire You - The Gray Contest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[See I've always been a go-getter right from the word "GO!". i had no choice, my whole family depended on me. I started blogging in 2016, and u struggled so hard to get up to 300 views daily.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@awolesigideon/come-let-me-inspire-you-the-gray-contest-week-3-ac361d4e4a587</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@awolesigideon/come-let-me-inspire-you-the-gray-contest-week-3-ac361d4e4a587</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awolesigideon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3avvY9BK6Nh1WmMkmiv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encouragement Got Me Here - The Gray Contest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemians!😁 I can't deny the fact that I've been off for a while. Well, I've been trying to gather momentum for my writing skills💪 But hey, I'm back now and that's what brought me to partake in this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iroyal/encouragement-got-me-here-the-gray-contest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iroyal/encouragement-got-me-here-the-gray-contest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iroyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75X7nxpPH7bEhBdpVbjbrRkJCb5wBqh3BxUpeY4FXFfPXhfHYxyQEpAKkKcu94YVG2MxjPmivPsJjqpfQqEPAK2sXn8taS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yesteryears-the graycontest week3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source The hails and storms pelt forth, My wings have grown wet, I would run faster, Here goes quicksand! So the phases past. So i pray not i drown, Following the course of the winds, "I won't give]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@estrellamag/yesteryears-the-graycontest-week3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@estrellamag/yesteryears-the-graycontest-week3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[estrellamag]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga5xRL84cKGVjydr9eSkEb62Kms6XrmCuc7L8AgWeQoDWLqKFgaf9F3nU4mudKZbkcLuosT6oEAyZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you were still right here - TheGrayContest]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a mangled mess, I rush in towards the end of the end And I remind myself there was a time, that we could still be friends, In my mind I sense you there, amongst the shadows on the wall What did I even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thengraycontest/@rahmimaulida/when-you-were-still-right-here-thegraycontest-week-2-f2d29fbb21555</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thengraycontest/@rahmimaulida/when-you-were-still-right-here-thegraycontest-week-2-f2d29fbb21555</guid><category><![CDATA[thengraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rahmimaulida]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxMVq72nH7pAKtBRypj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[.TheGrayContest Week 3(life poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are the sum of experiences that we encounter as we go through life. Day to day struggles and triumphs are experienced by all of the world's creatures. As human beings, when we encounter a challenge,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@horlly/thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[horlly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdQ9imUxdLPuSrBhkZ2YZhqTQuZpi9DJzTHHCMGXE81edre2jpJnyBXZbK1Na4GizmAT3owUfoiYDECXDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'M ALL THE WAY UP- TheGrayContest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me be sincere, right now i'm not happy, im sad about so many things, first my relationship, my academics and particularly my steem blogging( my reputation, steem power, and steem dollars) MY RELATIONSHIP]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@omoseni/i-m-all-the-way-up-thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@omoseni/i-m-all-the-way-up-thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omoseni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy8ScfHkNsMQ4DA3yamKzjkeUnqqP83khS6WcXKB1HNecWRGGbnneqa4osYzaCQQ3ZYa9mdoMrx7JbS3xNGDMK54nf7CjLcMPeke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UP - TheGrayContest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[you have hit rock bottom its like everything you do crashes and burns life has dealt you a very bad hand life feels like its quick sand sucking you in deeper the more you struggle the future bleak with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@jo5h/up-thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@jo5h/up-thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jo5h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvnY3UXXw1sr1xyvCYb8G6wpdXUVgnPGNhvGXGNv8hK2NhsEMJMF2vHggaLCEemvvLU9gwAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk to Yourself to Achieve Success - TheGrayContest Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was a child I spent a lot of time by myself. And like many children I would talk to myself. Yes, I know, it may seem a bit crazy, and yet, I still talk to myself from time-to-time. I give myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@wordymouth/talk-to-yourself-to-achieve-success-thegraycontest-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@wordymouth/talk-to-yourself-to-achieve-success-thegraycontest-week-3</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordymouth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9xhYywaFryS1nwTcVsfSbNQriAapyHKwDf2D7sxzd2pXQTi9pRjY971McnvM5Koone9nUrN9F7ehwkPoounnrwbXGmEgnBq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TheGrayContest – Announcement of Last Week Winners And This Week's Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[First things first, about last week. We had seven entries, with motivational and poetry well represented. Our judge @penderis graciously read through and we have winners. First, I want to give shout-outs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-this-weeks-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@iamthegray/thegraycontest-announcement-of-last-week-winners-and-this-weeks-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamthegray]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 07:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77co9MuFqLPbibJzvpLfehzzTxqcSUugyLbJEd2MvUWMrvN8qyCibtyMshVNx1Co6oyWa2RkQoEajYpU8B2TCUYF5oxvJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you were still right here  - TheGrayContest Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a mangled mess, I rush in towards the end of the end And I remind myself there was a time, that we could still be friends, In my mind I sense you there, amongst the shadows on the wall What did I even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@breezin/when-you-were-still-right-here-thegraycontest-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@breezin/when-you-were-still-right-here-thegraycontest-week-2</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[breezin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYznPN3muuFX4smHk1aP3GCf4UX4bTeWFXmoCLBBedL5SqJNFfBQGytQMwckvq8yX1MQj9fEMAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEGRAYCONTEST: THE LIFE OF KFC'S FOUNDER]]></title><description><![CDATA[BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: THE LIFE OF KFC OWNER The inspiring life story of KFC’s Colonel Sanders Picture credit: Snagajob Ever heard of KFC here in Nigeria, if yes then I think you should know the inspiring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@chiboyzz/thegraycontest-the-life-of-kfc-s-founder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thegraycontest/@chiboyzz/thegraycontest-the-life-of-kfc-s-founder</guid><category><![CDATA[thegraycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chiboyzz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNdGay3dN6wxLB2Nk4tGTB2zGdV73ypJAcybDLuLj2R83hTesjyMPFHr7jGWRTGSWkpvADRrssB6XUThAeS6DqQykgeE5PfnG8hySu7aasdcNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>