Hello Steem people,

My name is Thomas and I am very excited to share with you my journey across this blue planet of ours.

Disclaimer: As an introverted person, starting a conversation is not easy. So here goes...

Documentary:

Currently, I am filming with a group of friends a cryptocurrency documentary which aims to educate people, like my parents and grandparents, on the current f* upped monetary system.

Our strategy is not to lecture but to relate information on an emotional level, as technicalities and big shot names will simply be ignored by the majority of people. That is why we are finding and interviewing amazing open-hearted and fascinating individuals which allow us privileged insight into the diverse crypto and anti-crypto community.

Sina Yamani, CEO of Lynqchain, a platform that holds digital assets and acts as a fiat gateway.

However, this documentary has become so much more than just capturing the venture capitalist, crypto evangelist, blockchain enthusiast, ICO CEO, analyst, trader, economist and the average Jo's point of view.

This is a human story, an emotional narrative of our species trying to obtain financial independence.

During the enlightenment period, we achieved separation between state and religion (supposedly), and now we are seeing the fight of separation between the state from the economic system.

Bill, 54 recently homeless due to break up with partner after 21 years of marriage interested in crypto as a way to break the rat race.

So much content is being generated that we are in the process of starting a podcast. I think I will start putting content up on DSound for two reasons:

It's decentralized
It's decentralized 😁

Needless to say, some of the characters that we've met have led us down the conspiracy rabbit hole, and I've enjoyed it.

Journalism:

Moving on from this section of my life, I am also a freelance journalist that aims to help to re-root communities in our cities. I enjoy highlighting problems and presenting solutions to the reader, as I feel all too often we are left with an angrily crumpled paper in our hands but lack the knowledge to take action.

I want people to feel empowered and to be able to move forward, to better their lives. To feel the freedom and the power that comes with clear sourceable information. We are children of the internet, we have no borders.

Yoga:

Yoga has been a part of my life for the better part of 3 years now. I teach and enjoy practicing Hatha because I feel it compliments all the practices. I let my body tell me how it needs to be moved while my mind gets to observe silence. I find that starting the day with even 15-20 minutes of practice makes a big difference to me. Breathing is life.

My mind is my temple,
My thoughts are my prayer,
And my breath is my God.
By Samora Yeboah

Yoga wasn't an obvious choice for me, I tried it when I was 16 practicing Iyengar for a year and then Ashtanga. It was only after I sustained a pretty severe injury to my ankle, while playing American Football, that I felt inclined towards it as my whole life got toppled over. From wanting to become a professional contact sports athlete to then become a bedridden individual, my ego took a pretty severe blow.

I was expecting to become depressed, but unknowingly to me at the time this event became the foundations to my spiritual growth.

Traveling:

My latest trip has been India where I spent the first month doing my TTC in Rishikesh and later traveling down to Chennai. There are so many stories that I would like to share, and now that I have discovered Steepshot I will start uploading them there. Sick of Instagram...

View from Shri Kunja Puri Temple.

I love traveling, meeting new people and interacting with different cultures. It brings me back to life, it reminds me what humans really are and I get to share their stories with whoever wants to listen.

Whenever things are tough I always ask myself if my basic needs are met. When can I answer: "Can I breathe? Can I think clearly? Do I have access to clean water and to healthy food? Do I have a place to live?" then I know that whatever stresses me is completely frivolous made up by our frenzied society.

I am happy with less, but less doesn't help grow multinational companies that heavily invest in sickening marketing. Purging from materialistic thing makes me light and free, and that is another reason why I like to travel. You purge shit!

Food:

Becky (my girlfriend) and I are in the process of creating a vegan cookbook as we both enjoy being creative in the kitchen. Between my unorthodox approach to cooking, which is very much like let's see what we have, and Becky's outstanding ability to transform a few veggies into a delicious and colorful meal, I cannot see what could go wrong.

The main problem that we are facing at the moment, and it's a pretty crucial one, is the fact that often we eat the food before I can take the photo 😬