<?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[Books By Mark Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[Books By Mark Young]]></description><link>https://www.booksbymarkyoung.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:46:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.booksbymarkyoung.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why This Book First?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote my first book, "Hope-Searching For A Door In The Dark" because I know that so many people struggle, like I do, with holding onto hope. And when hope is thin, the thought of "holding onto hope" is overwhelming and exhausting because you just don't have the resources to "hold on" anymore.  In the book I suggest "resting into hope" and "letting hope hold you". This book is not a self-help, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, academic message on how to regain hope. It is a guide, a...]]></description><link>https://www.booksbymarkyoung.com/post/why-this-book-first</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18a96e69f69d4475ad1625</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68e20b_2063adb2e161431aaee9cad4fa44239d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>booksbymarkyoung</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>