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            <title><![CDATA[Some Things Are Meant to Fly Away]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/nudge-write/some-things-are-meant-to-fly-away-446d10e954a6?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1672/1*JRU_77kUKacteYLCMe2dew.png" width="1672"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">On love, friendship, freedom, and the beautiful art of letting life fill our skies with color.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/nudge-write/some-things-are-meant-to-fly-away-446d10e954a6?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Nudge »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Door Beneath the Tide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Battle for Parking Spot №120: How I Defended My Little Piece of Asphalt from My Window in…]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/the-battle-for-parking-spot-120-how-i-defended-my-little-piece-of-asphalt-from-my-window-in-8b2089b34f08?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1365/1*Vsz9yghnJQsfm2Dg6PVcVA.jpeg" width="1365"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">You can move a thousand miles away, learn French, and embrace a quiet life by the river, but your Mediterranean temperament is always&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/the-battle-for-parking-spot-120-how-i-defended-my-little-piece-of-asphalt-from-my-window-in-8b2089b34f08?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Infinite Impulse »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Cried for Everyone Who Is No Longer Here]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/i-cried-for-everyone-who-is-no-longer-here-31bc77a868e8?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1376/1*5pO7rDxMrsVhdW5hHBRoew.jpeg" width="1376"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">When a Song Brings Back the People We&#x2019;ve Lost</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/i-cried-for-everyone-who-is-no-longer-here-31bc77a868e8?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Infinite Impulse »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Truth Is Love: The Freedom of Looking Someone in the Eye]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/truth-is-love-the-freedom-of-looking-someone-in-the-eye-0f74d140b0b4?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1365/1*MfUl0EEDcwbar8jYXSo31w.jpeg" width="1365"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A gentle story about the quiet music of two hearts breathing together in a room where all cards are laid bare, and a gaze reveals&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/truth-is-love-the-freedom-of-looking-someone-in-the-eye-0f74d140b0b4?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Infinite Impulse »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Changes, and What Remains Forever Carved in Stone]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/what-changes-and-what-remains-forever-carved-in-stone-225704d8e0c3?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1680/1*ez55ayH_-iTJlL2HAOUOvA.png" width="1680"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">We have upgraded our tools a thousand times, but the human heart is still running on its original operating system.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/what-changes-and-what-remains-forever-carved-in-stone-225704d8e0c3?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on ILLUMINATION »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:56:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Lost Art of Conversation: Are We Listening to Understand or Just Waiting for Our Turn to Speak?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Have Answers to Everything, But Are We Losing Each Other?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/we-have-answers-to-everything-but-are-we-losing-each-other-817bfcab9c63?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1365/1*TKcMzdVm1FMFiDBtVax6Jw.jpeg" width="1365"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How AI, smartphones, and our search for convenience are changing human connection &#x2014; and why our imperfections are worth protecting.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/we-have-answers-to-everything-but-are-we-losing-each-other-817bfcab9c63?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How a Melted Slice of Cheese Transported Me to the Swiss Alps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/how-a-melted-slice-of-cheese-transported-me-to-the-swiss-alps-46caf24665e6?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1680/1*v6h4x2xunA_V1XfvpgPvuQ.png" width="1680"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A reflection on nostalgia, past friendships, and carrying warm memories across time and space.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/how-a-melted-slice-of-cheese-transported-me-to-the-swiss-alps-46caf24665e6?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on Infinite Impulse »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Heart Belongs to the Balkans, but My Life Is in France]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/my-heart-belongs-to-the-balkans-but-my-life-is-in-france-f13f4b1d1a35?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1680/1*qYci2piI5CXicW-i-Hcb2w.png" width="1680"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I miss the warmth of the Balkans when I am in France. When I return to the Balkans, I begin to miss the peace of France. After living&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/my-heart-belongs-to-the-balkans-but-my-life-is-in-france-f13f4b1d1a35?source=rss-97fe1d9764da------2">Continue reading on ILLUMINATION »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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