<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Teri Crawford"><item><title>Purity, pedestals and pathways</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/purity-pedestals-and-pathways/</link><pubDate>December 12, 2020, 4:51 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cf597885_954_P_9_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Spiritually Speaking</category><excerpt>A solid platform of pure self-respect is the basis of a spiritual life. Over time, my interactions with the world cause my consciousness to become dull and my outlook heavy, my best self becomes hidden. I look outside myself to find a path back to...</excerpt></item></author></feed>