<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:44:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/personalgrowth/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Note to Self]]></title><description><![CDATA["At my age?" She laughed out loud, with a trace of disbelief, after I suggested it would be great if she learnt to drive. 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Sitting on those steps, holding something that represented years of effort, late]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127914/@dayanamalenka/-chapters-that-changed-me-ljp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127914/@dayanamalenka/-chapters-that-changed-me-ljp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127914]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dayanamalenka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zQFnBi2sTo3HAmEaXm38N1Cm9yvSUGZhhx2Q8qDR5mpckDmpPnqoFktXrJrT5yWU7kvFJ7xqHFiNXPjt44kNeNdsHBApdMG3JBSLxW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be enchanted by yourself. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are certain things we take for granted in life. The first, and most obvious, is that our life, this brief passage, is just that. A passage. 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