Greetings, my fellow Steemians!

I am so grateful to be a part of this revolutionary platform, STEEMING with cutting edge minds!

In honor of Steemit, I've taken the time to do an artistic validation photo for a proper "introduce yourself" post.

 In truth, I was so inspired by finding and researching Steemit, that the VERY first article I wrote for Steemit was titled Why Steemit Is So Important And Even Revolutionary.  I skipped an "introduce yourself" post, because what I really wanted to do was share with my network why Steemit is such a huge upgrade to say FascistBook or Twatter and inspire them to get STEEMING ASAP.  These corporatocracies not only censor but steal and monetize everyone's valuable content with ZERO consideration, offering nothing to the user. Secondly, every time I sat down to write a proper introduction, I felt like I was going to have to write a novel to give any real scope of who I am and what my life means. 

I am sitting down now to write this proper introduce yourself post because a friend of mine Hive account@emancipatedhuman just published a successful post of a video interview he did of me for his show. He has gotten more recognition for that post than I have gotten for ALL of my posts combined. 

I feel I have put together some legitimately valuable content and now feel it is time do a proper "introduce yourself" post so that the Steemit community can get to know me. 

Without going into to much depth and writing a novel, I want to start by saying that the first half of my life sucked. I was weak, sick, angry, and afraid. By the time I was 17 years old, I was so miserable that my one consistent wish was to no longer be alive--for the suffering of life to end and be over. I was hopelessly in despair at the thought of living in this world for another 80 years. 

I had to do something, but I didn't know what to do or where to go. Maybe it was bravery that helped me decide to make something of my life, or maybe it was the lack of bravery that kept me from killing myself, or maybe it was just destiny. What I can say is that in a moment of clarity, I made a choice to devote my entire life to finding/creating a life that I had never seen, one that embodied my ideals. To do so, I had to stop compromising and complying with the sad state of the world. 

I didn't know what the answer was, but I knew that it wasn't on TV or in the movies, I knew it wasn't at church or the mall, I knew it wasn't in my family or my neighbors, I knew I had to find something much bigger--something bigger than myself. I decided to dedicate my life to a spiritual quest, because if there was any hope of finding a life of ideals then I had to find the answers to the ultimate questions: What is life? What is the purpose of life? Does god exist? Right and wrong? Good and bad? What is the meaning and purpose of it all?

To get to the point, I gave up everything and invested my days reading, writing, and meditating every day. I dropped out of high school, even disconnected with all my friends--all I did was ponder the meaning of life and the depths of the universe. 

I had my full life awakening about a year and a half later, which is still the most profound and powerful moment of my life. I actually experienced what it was that I had been looking for, wishing for, and hoping to find. I experienced real purpose, true love, and the infinite nature of the universe.

I then devoted my entire life to integrating this experience and these realizations into my daily existence. I invested still another few years in introspection, living in solitude, traveling the world and reprogramming my entire dysfunctional being. 

Since then, I have traveled to every continent besides Antarctica as a speaker and consultant at public and private events, lived in the wilderness for months on end with nothing but a knife, written books, ran for public office, started a clothing/jewelry line, an epic handmade knife operation and a high vibe health supplements venture, founded a sustainable community which now has the lowest carbon footprint of any organization I have seen, survived a Black Ops SWAT raid on my home, was investigated by the FBI, and fathered 2 precious girls who are shattering almost all the ideas people have about what children are and are capable of. I haven't had a boss, paid taxes, gotten sick, or shopped at stores in 15 years. I'm fully devoted to embodying my ideal version of the world. I'm not a big fan of labels, but I've proven the true concepts of anarchy--when lived responsibly--are successful in a healthy, happy, and prosperous life of self-reliance.

For more on my sustainable community, click here to go to the Garden of Eden's page.

I could go on and on and would LOVE to do so, and that is part of why I am so thrilled to be here on Steemit! Because now--for the first time!--I can share my cutting edge and controversial perspective in an uncensored platform (censoring has always been a major issue for my content) without having to charge anybody for it (giving freely is of great importance to me) and actually be compensated for the value of my contributions!

So in the coming weeks on Steemit I plan on writing extensively about health, parenting, sustainability, consciousness, freedom, politics, and the topics of which are major influences in my life.