<?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>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@terjix/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Change Starts From Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change has always been one of the most terrifying and thrilling experience in my human existence. I often resist it, but at the same time long for it and want to embrace it. One thing about change is that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/when-change-starts-from-within</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/when-change-starts-from-within</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSeQ48LaEysHDw2mCTKLmtqoZxPwMksHD6Sgpr2piT4Lv/1759137707395.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth Saves]]></title><description><![CDATA[IS IT BETTER TO KNOW THE TRUTH, EVEN IF IT HURTS? Yes, after some of my past experiences, I think the truth is what really matters. Truth saves. There are situations where you think lying is the best option]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/the-truth-saves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/the-truth-saves</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157568]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbqmjaHNKuRchQ64CRerxwNJ44pahofYmZRHw5b7RjFQV/1758629419043.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Na Your Fault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ifeanyi was six the first time his father told him he had killed a woman. Not just any woman, his own mother. She had died immediately after birthing him. The nurses tried to coax life into two bodies]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/na-your-fault</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/na-your-fault</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfTuftr4HEucdv54ScXJjnqsmyyJDceVyLRqkJC9CCf3k/1756910237881.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning 21 || LOH#251]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I turned 21. I have always regarded 21 as the age where life becomes more serious, more purposeful. And honestly, it feels like it. I feel a pivot. A mental change. A becoming. During the last few]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/turning-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/turning-21</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTdWcUhhnMCF9iCa9uXw9iHwr28CkGDr5Mhy7hiHUeRii/1755640774392.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Earth And Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first thing Adam noticed as he drove through Nsukka was the scent of the air. The breeze was unchanged—warm and fragrant— with the smell of roasting corn mingling with that of ube and goat meat pepper]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/red-earth-and-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/red-earth-and-silence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUhHRFbsf7MyvnmrkYLgeg1QUncmgWkfhzpSw4aVMwUhB/1755008916052.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Elusive Butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, on my way back from work, I broke down in the bus and let a tear or two slip from my eyes. I felt horribly and utterly alone and I was silently screaming for someone to truly see me. When I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/that-elusive-butterfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/that-elusive-butterfly</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZRKcpWgWXodUc2SYC2nkZCjVYD6PBG3WNybmDFxtdwZ1/1754077871321.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Held By A Song, Healed By Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are songs that sound beautiful and there are songs that sound like they were made for you to find them when you need them most. Chord Overstreet’s ’Hold On’ is one of these songs. This song is a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/held-by-a-song-healed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/held-by-a-song-healed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-192806]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfS9qSRzxe8VnSZRdphermLsnKiUpX6vrSGCENcGJTx96/1752832051066.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Mirrors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sochima thought that she had finally received the ticket that would grant her entry into the life she always dreamt of. That was after she had received an e-mail about her transfer letter to the company’s]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/city-of-mirrors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/city-of-mirrors</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXwgE1LtQwP1j4hxh2weXb3mQm3dNJhzmxyA4hxXpJsLR/1751026332475.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Longing To Just Be]]></title><description><![CDATA[One notion I used to maintain was that no human can truly be free. We are always bound to one thing, idea, principle, or human. In a way, that's what makes us human. But sometimes, the things we are bound]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/the-longing-to-just-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/the-longing-to-just-be</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNf3QpT9shKRyMDhYvLjF9JVk7Cs2U2RY7d4hqESij3B1/1750406491374.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anjonu]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Tese alighted from the train, he knew that what he was running from would not find him here. A strange calm wrapped itself around him like a warm blanket. Ibadan was nothing like Lagos. No buzz or]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/anjonu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/anjonu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZgkSWz7EKhVo7BxwDCAuiJiL2qSnrKfVAbEdQHvPLkNB/1749989404517.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being 17 || LOH#241]]></title><description><![CDATA[While reading this post, i would love if you could listen to this song. Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran If my life were a movie, the title would be Being 17. Not because that was the best year of my life, but because]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/being-17-or-or-loh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/being-17-or-or-loh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:27:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeRoeTQvB7DcFx6D53ogQQvcbeN2AwKB7zwEiSaj1YmJh/1749453319007.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organize, So You Can Breathe]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time of the year when stillness is hard to find. Life becomes more chaotic and mindfulness is hard to practice. Living in a world that never stops moving and an environment where deadlines are]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/organize-so-you-can-breathe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/organize-so-you-can-breathe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 08:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTH75vsgQSzsNjHp14snx4zVYMkdntSwg918ZfsHe1NaV/1747557852413.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Flowers Are Here, Lewa.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewa was doing the dishes when “All of Me” by John Legend blared from her phone speaker. She barely paused to rinse the suds from her hands before rushing to answer. Only one person had that ringtone.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/your-flowers-are-here-lewa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/your-flowers-are-here-lewa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 07:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYp9r5FgmVC8FrufCPpoA3aNGwKPenV6McVHPExPRbWEW/1746861762104.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musings of A Minimalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I sit and just think about it—minimalism. Not the kind that’s all white walls and empty counters. The kind that lives in the small, quiet parts of life. To me, minimalism is living on purpose.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/musings-of-a-minimalist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/musings-of-a-minimalist</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRAYPZtinpu6SnEaNAvGxJRQrxvsFoNkw5pd6iQeyU4Hf/1745670975797.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books or Movies? Why Not Both? || LOH#234]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I think about how I spend my entertainment or relaxation time, I honestly can’t say I lean more into books than movies—or vice versa. I’ve always walked the line between the two, never fully devoting]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/books-or-movies-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/books-or-movies-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaTMDGpg8jZykCNGbaWV512wRhA3rCmyM3yEnEEXFkjRp/1745420726009.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Kindnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyday, I think about tiny but grand gestures that pass us by unnoticed. Once you truly look for them though, you can find them everywhere. Like when you sneeze and a random someone tells you, “Bless]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/small-kindnesses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/small-kindnesses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-192806]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUV9kSHr74C1JVrutrrgVx3RLG49Xdp9YNmEgvLkHniHq/1744620362832.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jola's Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fear to Jola was the whispers of chill air that caressed her skin whenever the clouds darkened. Fear was the pitter-patter or the sound of the thundering of rain on rooftops. Fear was the howl of the wind]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/jola-s-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/jola-s-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmW7XNXUCVoghDnMjAbfFhx11TXF1ZpD9R9dod2iWRNpwa/1744267169144.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini || Book Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[cover image for A Thousand Splendid Suns SUMMARY Mariam is a harami, an illegitimate child, who only sees her adored father once a week. On those precious days, they go fishing. He reads to her and gives]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/a-thousand-splendid-suns-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/a-thousand-splendid-suns-by</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNoRu5LC8XByorMZ97VNbGn9YwT5hGE9EA58sr9QYSqRL/1744008265547.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unseen Hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he staggered out of the drink-house, he could feel the unseen hands pointing at him. He could sense their stares and the disgust they felt for him. He tried to cower in on himself. He wanted to hide]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@terjix/unseen-whispers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@terjix/unseen-whispers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQZSUuq8VJQvN5nm68FwCCeaJrWSffcyNsmiGDgJwMrdS/1743532574712.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not That Girl Anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Transformation Thursday, Minimalists! It is with great joy that I write a response to Transformation Thursday's prompt. The first quarter of this year has been really wonderful for me. 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