<?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, 12 Aug 2026 05:12:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/slowliving/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Arrival — the unexpected grief of finally getting exactly what you wanted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The morning I finally got the thing I'd asked for longer than I've asked for anything else, I stood in my kitchen and felt almost nothing. Not disappointed. Just quiet, in a way I didn't have a word for]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roomwithnoclock/arrival-the-unexpected-grief-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roomwithnoclock/arrival-the-unexpected-grief-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roomwithnoclock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqAapawpbaa5na6B7qFBxcHug6pp19mxCx2pVgR51mSFh2Q29fMzSX5mecY42RM6pG375qDHy7hP1aKLM2VZa2yF2Sf4Q8rQjxrF9n8A4DYxJVAGNUfkSK8DDPpBpV4DSfzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Toast to Scattered Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are situations when the best way to finish a hectic week is to organize a comfortable ritual right in your house. And it is not necessary to make a big celebration, on the contrary, there is some]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mipix/lkt-mrlpx6hu-4uvkeizz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mipix/lkt-mrlpx6hu-4uvkeizz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187719]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mipix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXga5ae6efSciWAybuqsYknuB3zE9BEJC4LxJskPdZWAioLN2mWyKwkHTjEz56aQqiF26HQ1unJQMj7LjTrydZXNjMJQCBBpkZcT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our One Year Anniversary On Our Land Is Today! 🌺🥳❤️‍🔥👋]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow - today marks one full year since we first set foot on our land... We've been looking back on our time here, seeing how far we've come and what has already been achieved: this helps immensely in how]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/our-one-year-anniversary-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/our-one-year-anniversary-on</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kFX1Jcv4v5evT2bDUJeXBgSUuGDsN1T5mtFCwZPbPvvw9DUmhYLEsjrX5PhFKrvFSSGsjA1yyuQaybHDKau2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option 1: Peaceful & Reflective.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Option 1: Peaceful & Reflective ​"Escaping the hustle and bustle for a moment of peace. There’s something so grounding about watching life move at its own natural pace in the village. 🌿✨"]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mdhelalislam95/option-1-peaceful-and-reflective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mdhelalislam95/option-1-peaceful-and-reflective</guid><category><![CDATA[villagelife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mdhelalislam95]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mKUx6fBxpmnHnHK1ypBH2yzuDZindgSSBuoW1tQ4bD5gz6wgyCAGhWNSR5ydEUZQQNjSeaDyoJsyzN6qvGrzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raking Hay Whilst The Baking Sun Shines]]></title><description><![CDATA[our new 'fridge'! We are in the temporary 'kitchen' of our new home, having eaten our first meal in this house. A simple affair, as we haven't brought our cooker down yet. We're satiated and hydrated,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/raking-hay-whilst-the-baking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/raking-hay-whilst-the-baking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mPMTYhs9ESCW3oysfkKp1UTzQH8QXyRUtG2imdMr9RpGFQvg9MBAyUNWzBTck4oqU8jg2SbmECVzq2pMv1UVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pigsty, The Chicken Rooms & The Hayloft (our new home!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We spent the early morning and then the afternoon and evening yesterday, working on our new house. 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It has been a long while since I shared in this community, as we've been deep in our #sovereignhomestead journey, and sharing over in Hive's Homesteading group: life has]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/biodiversity-abounds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/biodiversity-abounds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 06:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mGFMgcRgjHghJCuCQ1XYBz6cHV6Y9BgQUuGrjkqyXVDgg2zU3vXekaKocdtKN4xh3Q368K33oYum76gWVDM3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weather stayed with me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been sitting by this window for three days now, and the mountains haven't changed their mood once. 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But slowly, the sky]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@raimun/when-dawn-whispers-finding-the-sacred-in-the-ordinary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@raimun/when-dawn-whispers-finding-the-sacred-in-the-ordinary</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raimun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgu7vdoCyapZ4WiTtLnNuqXC9j2BHk3EvEfQQpc8yNYLw1Xnrb7KDr3UcxGWuwdr1gBdmDy4Bee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When sunset mean dinner time]]></title><description><![CDATA[![]( a quiet village, as the sun sets, life slows down… but the purpose becomes clear.These are not fishermen.They are ordinary villagers, casting nets not for business, but for their families.Simple moments.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ratjoa/when-sunset-mean-dinner-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ratjoa/when-sunset-mean-dinner-time</guid><category><![CDATA[villagelife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratjoa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAKgVmPXood37s7LpXiqLjUffsShWM9v2hH6pyFAG5gioSw12b4zx8cmBeEA3Pcm3D6Ajg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring, Love, Expansion 🌱☘️🌿🍃🌳]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was - as is quite usual now - a range of the extreme and the banal... From a glorious breakfast on our 'terazzo' to chatting with a very lovely woman from Amsterdam who is coming to view our Arthouse]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/spring-love-expansion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/spring-love-expansion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaBUN6fQniHakTxQa69ZBayYm9Ky4J8mX2JVqezivxHZe/1771441488356.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living The Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was a spontaneous full working day on our land: I began with selecting an appropriately-girthed oak as a first of 6 pillars for our mezzanine, then we progressed to pruning the olives and clearing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/living-the-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/living-the-way</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmVV6ayueKqSynoXKkS1UmM3M2Rtj6TKuZ2n4zYFLoS4zN/1771090481202.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow walk in Madiun - My Actifit Report Card: February 7 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countryside always feels much fresher than the big, chaotic city of Jakarta. Today I walked in Madiun, East Java. Here the air is lighter and time seems to move at a slower pace. Slow living, some]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gibic/actifit-gibic-20260207t084541443z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gibic/actifit-gibic-20260207t084541443z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gibic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3unRq6kByNqHbFHNLFExxvypzdvkwyYfviGj6k1TQLVUsycHy5bkbm5G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity Wildness Homesteading Freedom - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Hive Homesteading & Natural Law friends! Here is the latest episode of The Art Of Life podcast: an hour of deep-dive into the early days of this glorious Real Life adventure in returning to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/identity-wildness-homesteading-freedom-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/identity-wildness-homesteading-freedom-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSmDTa79yuRJxTAjQwfgnvkXUVz7EhKgkvpQyAeDYA5qU/1770398126835.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennis Ball Fruits, Window Metaphors, Hedging, Synchronies...🌟]]></title><description><![CDATA[So we were getting out of the car at a very-expertly-parked spot, just the other side of a pavement, next to a large, wet wood pile. 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