Introduction: An American Living in Thailand, Ready to Share Stories and Insights

The concept of Steemit is exciting— shortly after YouTube, Facebook and other social media sites censor "controversial content", Steemit saves the day.

I stopped using FB many months ago. I couldn't stand to see another picture of food, or a first-person perspective of someone's feet while they're on a beach or lounge chair, or yet another political rant.

So here I am, thanks to the @dollarvigilante, on this new platform called Steemit.

As the title says, I am an American living in Thailand, and have been here for more than four years. What I've experienced here has been mind-blowing. Events that most couldn't fathom back in the West. I've met several who are on the precipice of enlightenment, thus, have learned a lot from these pundits, some whom I've become good friends with.

Since I was 13 I have been reading about health and nutrition, and have taken care of myself well by eating clean foods and with proper nutrition and superfoods. I began taking wheat grass and spirulina when I was about 15. I went vegan at the age of 34, but gave that up after two years because it was just too difficult being vegan in the southern US, and my friends were not very supportive.

Now I'm aged 50; I have once again switched to a plant-based diet... I've learned not to label oneself or others. I'm not vegan, because one meal in 75 I might have some dairy (damn you pizza!). And an egg or two might find itself on my plate, but not very often. And I enjoy raw jungle honey, harvested in the mountains by the local tribes-people, not far from where I live. So, technically, I am not vegan. And that is perfectly okay.

I've been an entrepreneur since the age of 25, which is the last time I've ever had a job. I am grateful that I have had the ability to earn a good income while being a solo-prenuer, but it did come at a price. I've had many failures in attempts to make money with some type of business. The same "friends" who mocked me for being vegan, also were not supportive of my business ventures. Finding real friends is hard to come by; I'm just now finding this out.

Moving to Thailand at the age of 45 is a decision I have not regretted. The Thai people and culture is something that has to be experienced to be believed. Plus, there are many excellent restaurants— Thailand is known as the kitchen of the world. Oh, and there are many veg and vegan options here also.

I was led to Thailand by intuition. I'm here for a reason. Perhaps to grow and to learn the truth, which over the past 4+ years, this has been the case. I now know that the media and the gov'ts have been feeding us nothing but propaganda. I've come to the realization that what what we were taught in public schools is pretty much the opposite of what reality is. Some call me a conspiracy theorist— I just know how to see through the bullshit.

Everything we come in contact with has a low or high vibration. This goes for people, music, food, art, to name a few. You must ask yourself, "are my friends and is my diet of a low vibration, or high vibration?" When the time is right, you'll know when to make the necessary changes.

Back to Thailand. I'm not an expert on repatriation, but Thailand has worked well for me but it may not be a proper fit for others. I know other people like different countries and for different reasons. To me, Thailand feels almost perfect. It's almost like I was here in a past life. Who knows, right?

You must earn an online income to live here, because starting a business or working in Thailand is very difficult. If you're a digital nomad, consider yourself lucky because you can live almost anywhere in the world as long as there is adequate internet. If you're not, then it's never too late to learn how to make money online. There are many ways. Heck, posting quality content here can be a good way to earn money.

Speaking of money, you're probably well aware of Bitcoin and STEEM. Bitcoin could very well be worth tens of thousands of dollars in the next few years. In other words, it is possible you could buy a new car or boat with just one or two bitcoins. The only thing that can stop Bitcoin is if there is no power or internet. This of course is possible, but if this is the case, I think we have much bigger issues to deal with than the loss of value of our cryptos.

It's pretty well-known that gov'ts don't like Bitcoin and other digital currencies, just like they like to poo-poo gold and silver, so to me it's worth looking into. The STEEM crypto currency could be like buying FB or Google stock when they first became publicly traded. Who wishes they had a time machine to go back and invest in these start-up companies before they became multi-billion dollar entities?

I think getting in on the ground floor of STEEM is wise and using Steemit as your primary social media site is smart. Of course, it's not too late to get into Bitcoin. Cryptos like Bitcoin and STEEM, and getting some silver and gold, could really pay off in the near future. These are just my thoughts, so please research this before investing! :)

I'm looking forward to my experiences here on Steemit, and I hope I can provide some value along the way.