<?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>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:55:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/thought/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[what is that to you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our biggest problem is one we create ourselves. Each of us is a unique individual. But being unique does not necessarily mean we are special, in the sense of being better than others. No. We are different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/what-is-that-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/what-is-that-to-you</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xrayman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 07:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvZomEwzArNKEPZFkT41tq185WCvDfc386NitJnZUg3PEpYCMEyeKAighPigNGDPeYGyHxyMLDZ8kx9jRcNFn1xDaPEN98ND9h1LevFKfMEuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Culture of “OK”]]></title><description><![CDATA[A word that was created to convey, unequivocally and quickly, that everything was fine on the other end, or that one agreed with the situation described. This helped avoid misunderstandings or drawn-out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/the-culture-of-ok</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/the-culture-of-ok</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xrayman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprUcTohhK2z8qTtTsVL4eicYmEqgKKJSjE3eAABc1r7qGXpCYT4ei9cEPDH9V8yiVz92bH9BsaGZi1x18NqseVrGJYVV51oHDxMZLCQgGsj7ppSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tyranny of Small Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one decides at a single moment to ruin their life, quit their job, or even divorce the person they’ve been married to their whole life. There is no moment when we think that today is the day when all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/the-tyranny-of-small-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/the-tyranny-of-small-decisions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xrayman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprUcTohhK2z8qTtU37Qys2RFygmVy9mN4ZWshK5Qc1vTCBKf8qj1CtBbd4tcmTprWtvz9KARHXjR19GNUjpsuwByHiQ7CXu4K9Ppj6dTiTcgL1KC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make kin, not babies]]></title><description><![CDATA["Make kin, not babies" The controversial slogan coined by philosopher Donna Haraway made many people uncomfortable. 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Letters, vows, songs, poems, and even the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/love-tf38nj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@xrayman/love-tf38nj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xrayman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprUcTohhK2z8qTtTHZAtZw4TVf76dw1RoAcUNc9hgGAu5Ayqhf1UBriJkSNhEsrnuvYN4hquTANfyL83vm15tLzUSyMKgCrtWquodnjBcgr2U7Zg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant Misery: When Intellect Becomes a Prop|البؤس الأنيق: حين تصبح الثقافة مجرد ديكور"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suddenly, it seems the world has been struck by a collective case of diabetes! I scroll through my feed only to find the same sterile ritual: dim lighting, an open book, and that inevitable cup of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/oc/@insomniaink/elegant-misery-when-intellect-becomes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/oc/@insomniaink/elegant-misery-when-intellect-becomes</guid><category><![CDATA[oc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[insomniaink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:18:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaxdQWuNp5ewfu8fptTPwFBXXGAyYaSgBdPZmfiL9Jgh6/_d9_a2_d9_a0_d9_a2_d9_a6_d9_a0_d9_a5_d9_a1_d9_a3_d9_a2_d9_a2_d9_a0_d9_a3_d9_a4_d9_a5.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence: The Personal Skill We All Need to Master.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's something about emotions that a lot of us need to understand, and for us to do that, we need to be the intelligent type, that way there won't be any issues. Because emotional intelligence is what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@marsdave/emotional-intelligence-the-personal-skill-we-all-need-to-master-axu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@marsdave/emotional-intelligence-the-personal-skill-we-all-need-to-master-axu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:50:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2chVfQ2Ww2rytPDX5Gn746vinGM7Gz5k7zqfaXt1iCcMBLRHbA1DgAKPB2FkUqFK9L5EwLcZ6uj1RyYFEmcQca6Bya1d3yiifsfMAuqVVwWfhFU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Autocuidado: Mucho más que una mascarilla y una rutina de belleza.    [Self-care: Much more than a face mask and a beauty routine.]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hola hermosa comunidad de Hive, reciban un cordial saludo. 🙌🫶😊 [Hello beautiful Hive community, receive a warm greeting.] A veces, cuando escuchamos la palabra "autocuidado", lo primero que]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@lilitome30/autocuidado-mucho-mas-que-una</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@lilitome30/autocuidado-mucho-mas-que-una</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lilitome30]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaio28AWqanqR4MxBTk4ukD5HRcPoskysXxJ8ZRsqfSFy/1778614512727.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[​Más que un domingo: Una colección de momentos inolvidables " tocando la tierra y el cielo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoy mi domingo no comenzó con una alarma , fue más bien como una abrazo directo del cielo , sentía una alegría que no nace de las circunstancias, sino de la gratitud de poder despertar bien al lado de]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@geraldine652/mas-que-un-domingo-una</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@geraldine652/mas-que-un-domingo-una</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[geraldine652]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 22:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUiHDW4unLH3CTfiEeJELqDT7DMLDvo3zyCTzu5XZUr2q/1778451707253.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Not Fine.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a very very deep one, because a lot of us are a victim of this, so I believe not only I will have something to say, but a host of others will. While we pretend to be fine and alright there are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@marsdave/im-not-fine-5d4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@marsdave/im-not-fine-5d4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2chVfQ2Ww2rytPE3qWjzv9TVnqAV3mxAdmaPZN7bErXLna6zmc9Cz8dMz7VxC4XKvu8dNLdFNFFSGSoWoqb9X7woDMmZvq53X7vEn1ohCmZshpJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Tool, Lazy Mind.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was at a bus park one day like that, that was how this lady called her boyfriend who I was standing next too. 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And how could I not feel that way? I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tropecientos/am-i-an-adventurous-person-or-am-i-more-of-a-laid-back-person</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@tropecientos/am-i-an-adventurous-person-or-am-i-more-of-a-laid-back-person</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tropecientos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgenSLCK52CpqemBohyAE8sitJm5tQDRk5rvvzLobxzbxkQ7y47RYfsrAt1PkiPsoDehuZbSdi6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achin's beloved face.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends, how are you all? I hope you are well. Friends, only Allah Almighty knows how many things we have to go through in our daily lives. How many kinds of hopes and desires, how many kinds of daily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mofijul/achins-beloved-face</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mofijul/achins-beloved-face</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mofijul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 16:29:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwtoEVaDbAAm649RuETJ2tfpN28Mgniz1CjGmS5g3kd6P32kNy4x4KP7HJz4TZo4Nt4wNJQHBHMpePujJFfWsn8VSwBPSg5JMA9zNBBuVKoDxoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More positive thoughts or fewer negative thoughts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you think is more important? More positive thoughts or fewer negative thoughts? 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Greetings to everyone 👋]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pasaba por aquí para desearles un excelente día y a trabajar jajajaj I was just stopping by to wish you an excellent day and now, time to get to work, haha]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-10053/@rsantoss/hola-comunidad-de-ecency-un</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-10053/@rsantoss/hola-comunidad-de-ecency-un</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-10053]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rsantoss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdwPmRL62Xkmxoe3tJvCnN2SKy7D7UGCLLY41JQQJraWn/1777729729123.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that if mirrors didn’t exist, we wouldn’t be able to see our own faces? It’s impossible to align the observer and the observed in the same space. 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