<?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[After Absolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Absolution]]></description><link>https://www.afterabsolution.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:47:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.afterabsolution.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[After Absolution:  Day One of My Year of Renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've just come back from a lovely trip to the Isle of Wight. It has been a time of rest and recalibration, but while I was there I also decided to take a year for myself to hit the reset button. Face my weight and bring it down, get into better routines, work through my to do list ... everything. I saw a priest this morning before I left, and had a discussion with him along these lines. He said that a large part of this is about forgiving myself. I think that's true, and I think part of that...]]></description><link>https://www.afterabsolution.com/post/after-absolution-day-one-of-my-year-of-renewal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3082b82e35c99df8d5c15d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:54:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e58370_c47cfbef2d224166b05d3309533e3db2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isabelle Poole</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>