<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:04:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/twelve-steps/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Starting My Fourth Step - Recovery Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meeting with my sponsor... Yesterday, I met with my sponsor to do some "book work" from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. We went through the Third Step and said the prayer associated with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/starting-my-fourth-step-recovery-progress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/starting-my-fourth-step-recovery-progress</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110143]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 22:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCA5ie8Pkk8QpG17sAfLvJYxydSrhSPwEVkzFkFyXbHhjPWuomyJVRxNYZkwS1w4gM7rwqNTedhSAPTaU29fmxemKVnAFrs2Y9vYdpdX4ym6M61XVFjKeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to write about when you don't have anything to say? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blogging as a journal One of the biggest problems I have when it comes to blogging on Hive is having something to say. Often, I do not have a lot going on, and really nothing I feel is worthy of writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/what-to-write-about-when-you-dont-have-anything-to-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/what-to-write-about-when-you-dont-have-anything-to-say</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110143]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4QFSG3fBfWBLBYbcXHZdJsZXU3k9e2z1bZHtMG4Qjw2jgEnQePeWXj6cTYiBDWnDwhQydAwP4RwvehwTyNrF91zW4xN1vyqVD1vk9RhRH1EMjFuuwU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Management in Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do I do with myself now??? This is a common question for people in early recovery, more common than you might think. Most of us do not get here on a winning streak. I have yet to meet someone in a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/time-management-in-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/time-management-in-recovery</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110143]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCA5ie8Pkk8QpG17sAfLvHxWaFmVtVsyrrCTxWJiEEUULaFdN3DV16Vexb7LfSeigrf8Go5E1RzD3K9H7XLn2ugy5ygDJ7fhNGwogsEGm3RDFPsUgsEYN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting Makers Make It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why go to meetings anyway? When it comes to recovery and staying sober, the importance of actually going to meetings simply cannot be overstated. There really is something to be said for listening to others]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/meeting-makers-make-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/meeting-makers-make-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110143]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCA5ie8Pkk8QpG17sAfLvJLqk6GN5hGB6b9VPoFcc3SQRLADjcjp5QQis38wibLEPEcSgNNhMys3VKCCKiT2xzYCQmh1xzAeUaVNGPcpawzwcstwQJ5n14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally Back Able to Write!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lansing A.A. West Club Man I Missed Hive! Some of you that know me and read my posts know that in the last month or two, I have been having a really hard time in life. I relapsed drinking about three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/finally-back-able-to-write-r9qffx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110143/@nobutsd1974/finally-back-able-to-write-r9qffx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110143]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 21:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBaJwwHV7aGVkDX5zps6oahLWHX8BTJwarda326oY2yEwmTwb4zvetF1VScbKcaLVPuFQC76DaQYt6G1SwSHUTwbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally - Back Able to Write!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lansing A.A. West Club Man I Missed Hive! Some of you that know me and read my posts know that in the last month or two, I have been having a really hard time in life. I relapsed drinking about three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@nobutsd1974/finally-back-able-to-write</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@nobutsd1974/finally-back-able-to-write</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nobutsd1974]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 21:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBaJwwHV7aGVkDX5zps6oahLWHX8BTJwarda326oY2yEwmTwb4zvetF1VScbKcaLVPuFQC76DaQYt6G1SwSHUTwbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Months in Recovery!!!! To All Those Who Struggle.]]></title><description><![CDATA[         For a long time I used to use almost anything to get away from my feelings or to enhance them. 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