<?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 04:10:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/womenspeakout/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Gentle Reminder]]></title><description><![CDATA[And this applies to all of us, no matter our race, religion, ethnicity, ability, gender or sexuality. People are people. We all deserve love and compassion, to give and receive. So when someone tries to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@shawnamawna/a-gentle-reminder-1528389738</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@shawnamawna/a-gentle-reminder-1528389738</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeSKNFkj6wHLqGfrTMaekAr7KjMrjxo2N2srbrE94edYLx6SPs3eCCuZRRApdiH2aTvQt1mGe2bPfPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Prayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image Credit}( My religion is a weighted blanket by a roaring fire if not the sun pulling tears from my skin. I believe in the power of destruction; I shred muscle fiber to gain strength, I burn paper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@shawnamawna/sunday-prayer-1528388330</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@shawnamawna/sunday-prayer-1528388330</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shawnamawna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1DsXwhjVWm6upWw3doN9HLtdurZLksRGycyLCbvQg3qRH3ynwTSHpi69UtUz99Vd4CnnyoUg3xWU7sevUWLtwhiWgfKTwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquid Gold - By Esaia Mystic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birthing in a Hospital has its pros & cons, depending if you’re a glass half empty or half full kind of person. Getting formulas shoved into my face as if my baby would die without it. Yes I know she]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@esaia.mystic/liquid-gold-by-esaia-mystic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@esaia.mystic/liquid-gold-by-esaia-mystic</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[esaia.mystic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCnbJ63ASETumCKAmRe1YjaSRgvhg3eZLbT3g9kiN7XqQW2xn6NUV4iyw4Duv1AduCQJ16x5sd5FkYHUp1QXTB6FgtbtVLb1xGT45RufrD1ngmVT2gummBt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FELICIDADES A TODAS LAS MUJERES DE STEEMIT EN SU DIA.-]]></title><description><![CDATA[FUENTE Como todos sabemos tenemos muchos días que se conmemoran distintas cosas, y que aunque algunas de ellas si bien las catalogamos de importantes, lo cierto es que la mayoría son días]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@matuca/felicidades-a-todas-las-mujeres-de-steemit-en-su-dia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@matuca/felicidades-a-todas-las-mujeres-de-steemit-en-su-dia</guid><category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matuca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPYxQHsw8HZLaS5BjAsNJvKGgdkPPQvDEY8Co8Q3epSxCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March is endometriosis awareness month and this is my story]]></title><description><![CDATA[March is endometriosis awareness month. Endometriosis is a chronic disease for which there is no cure. 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