<?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, 02 Sep 2026 06:43:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/sundaymeditationseries/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#11) - ALWAYS HAVE A REVERSE CLAUSE]]></title><description><![CDATA["Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can't be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything." —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.41 Life on Earth is not always]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-11-always-have-a-reverse-clause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-11-always-have-a-reverse-clause</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHNShA6UdJS8sjV7aeXKvEqBZ9bgeG2MKdezbNajtQZjseERD7iiDVpf95JZQknsNULNvXcGLVgPCo56vsJbRC6kFpGuCgNnkDUKECnBpDX1zKP4vfkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#10) - Where Are My Interests and Curiosities Leading Me Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-10-where-are-my-interests-and-curiosities-leading-me-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-10-where-are-my-interests-and-curiosities-leading-me-today</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 14:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2AhvXLVpSBRCh94Zt2E9bzbDm9LRebDmx1NNtb4daecyWs9tB2bH75Wq2MgpjoQzUZC6VYgiGz5yfdMTgVwrHGZyys1NPM6mbq74PmHsanEsgF3xTBi1yCuLHnSXFBdybbF4oAi7GLN2PkrRkYHHgeSUBpb9rhNNbYQpAMogKv3gt3WVmzJY8vFev9F2vtfaxZEQu88s1rHqErggC4etM6vmEbW3zSwXui1FzK1gB1C4m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#9) - How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA["Pay attention to what's in front of you— the principle, the task, or what's being portrayed." —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.22 I was born an impatient person who liked to slay as many]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-9-how-you-do-anything-is-how-you-do-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-9-how-you-do-anything-is-how-you-do-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 16:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqeEwerSAXxGdX79p39zbvEkyHsJMuqj4KYC1XYq8jds1XxT6BGmG9T1rBdq7NZY1t9QjiCnUY27Ye3zCAEYzVsEigHTBEJUQ6tiuErS45gStQYJuh1vDTPbstxbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#8) - Don't Fall Into the Trap]]></title><description><![CDATA["How much better is it to be known for doing well by many than for living extravagantly? How much more worthy than spending on sticks and stones is it to spend on people?" —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-8-never-let-others-define-success-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-8-never-let-others-define-success-for-you</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 15:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#7) - The Humility of Impermanence]]></title><description><![CDATA["Turn it inside out and see what it is like-what it becomes like when old, sick, or prostituting itself. How short-lived the praiser and praised, the one who remembers and the remembered. Remembered]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-7-the-humility-of-impermanence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-7-the-humility-of-impermanence</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#6) - Gratitude Is The True Catalyst of Joy.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Here's a way to think about what the masses regard as being 'good' things. If you would first start by setting your mind upon things that are unquestionably good—wisdom, self-control, jus-tice,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-6-gratitude-the-true-catalyst-of-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-6-gratitude-the-true-catalyst-of-joy</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#5) - Less Is More]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a great quote attributed to Albert Einstein, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t know it well enough.” Keep it simple. It’s well known that Ernest Hemingway had a love of simple sentences.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-5-less-is-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-5-less-is-more</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#4) - Are You Prepared for Negativity?]]></title><description><![CDATA["When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don't]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-4-are-you-prepared-for-negativity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-4-are-you-prepared-for-negativity</guid><category><![CDATA[sundaymeditationseries]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#3) - Am I Living Deliberately and Consciously?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If our lives are not ruled by reason, what are they ruled by? Impulse Whim? Mimicry? Unthinking habit? As we examine our past behavior it's sad how often we find this to be the case-that we were not acting]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-3-am-i-living-deliberately-and-consciously</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-3-am-i-living-deliberately-and-consciously</guid><category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFeiLjqkRnaDi3zn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNDAY MEDITATION SERIES (#2) - How Can I Deepen My Knowledge Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“A degree on a wall means you’re educated as much as shoes on your A feet mean you're walking. It's a start, but hardly sufficient. Otherwise, how could so many "educated" people make unreasonable]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-how-can-i-deepen-my-knowledge-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ericvancewalton/sunday-meditation-series-how-can-i-deepen-my-knowledge-today</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCRoACuKSoJNvZta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>