<?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[Creating With Confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating Art, Cultivating Wellness, Inspiring Growth]]></description><link>https://www.thestubbornstitch.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:36:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thestubbornstitch.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Most People Stop Training Their Brain After Childhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your brain loves play, creativity, and movement. The problem is most adults stop doing all three. And when those things disappear from daily life, something subtle happens: our coordination slows, our focus gets foggy, and the mind starts running on autopilot, slowing. The Brain Doesn’t Like Sitting Still Most of us know we should exercise our bodies. Walk more.  Stretch.  Lift weights. But we rarely think about exercising the brain . And the brain works a lot like the body. If certain...]]></description><link>https://www.thestubbornstitch.net/post/most-people-stop-training-their-brain-after-childhood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b8aaa5faed8c5e63c9476e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:06:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Shon Mccloud</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BUILT TO BLOOM:
Why This Season of My Life Matters More Than Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a point in every person’s life where you feel the shift coming before it ever shows up. A tug. A whisper. A sense that the ground under your feet is moving, not because life is falling apart, but because something inside you is finally ready to grow. For me, that shift became a season called Built to Bloom. This isn’t a resolution. This isn’t a rebrand. This is a rebirth with intention. Built to Bloom is the understanding that growth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because you...]]></description><link>https://www.thestubbornstitch.net/post/built-to-bloom-why-this-season-of-my-life-matters-more-than-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696401bf768b848d271396b9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:19:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa7e40_14bf703752de4431a00606cb1c83582a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_850,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shon Mccloud</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>