<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:36:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@consciouscat/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Birthdays are a day to celebrate that you exist. Agree or disagree? (LOH #293)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems that birthdays appear to create very different responses in different people. I, for one, love being celebrated on my birthday. 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I have come to understand that there are a lot of benefits to red and infrared light. While I can]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@consciouscat/actifit-consciouscat-20260617t043847423z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@consciouscat/actifit-consciouscat-20260617t043847423z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[consciouscat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3uzV6uGawH1rL7FFrBv5Mo9y2sp5rnHdAq4K6KUwdvHCGtwDQccg317k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I needed help and was brave enough to ask. Here's what happened. [LOH #291]]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was November 2015, and I had just contracted Dengue Fever. I was living on the island of Bali, several thousand kilometres from my family. I knew on that very first night that I had Dengue Fever. 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