Information technology is moving so fast, if you aren’t using it you are losing it. We are being offered an extremely rare opportunity to harness emerging tech that can rapidly and radically change our quality of life. The only caveat is that we must make the choice to adopt it now on our own terms, or be forced in the future to adopt it on somebody else’s.

Artificial Intelligence will become completely centralised and captured by big tech companies if we do not concurrently support and use decentralised and secure money. Humanity cannot flourish individually or collectively, under a centralised totalitarian political system that controls the information, the money, and the technology.

We can and must choose the path of decentralisation towards small, local, autonomous nodes interconnected on global networks much too large and secure to be censored or controlled by any centralised entity. One way or another we will be forced to use AI and digital money, currently we have a choice to make. Do we support and use the networks being built by the people for the people, or will we reinforce the bars of our own prison by choosing big tech and big state controlled and funded networks? Many have not yet consciously used a large language model or purchased a cryptocurrency. Others have used LLM’s through search engines without understanding that this is AI. Some will ape into meme coins and other tokens this bull run hoping to make a quick buck, not realising the financial hope they desperately need is best placed in a decentralised and secure network like Bitcoin.

This is a race, and if you are not running you are losing by default. The gap between the early adopters of information tech and everyone else is broadening, the race for freedom or control well underway. Yet for the non-participant, ignorant to the titanic shift happening, they will find themselves playing catchup into a new world they had zero conscious input in creating.

We must spread the word, utilising the gift of time we still have to choose our own path and fight for our future freedoms. We must use it, or we will lose it. #Bitcoin #AI #freedom #freedomtechnology #cryptocurrency #autonomy

I love AI image generation. It’s all about your imagination and how you can imagine your fantasies to life. Playing with a concept around the Babylonian goddess Ishtar on Midjourney. #AI #imagegenerator #midjourney #ancientsymbolism

The mouse is not king of the beasts, nor wolves farmed like sheep. Hornets do not make honey nor great white sharks kept in sea water cages. Apex animals and their kind remain free for they are not easily dominated, coerced or controlled. Their unpredictability and potential for savagery are the key to their success at remaining wild. Easily domesticated creatures can be made docile and in so doing are reduced to servants of their human masters. Are we any different? Humans are the only apex predator that willingly gives away its freedom in exchange for a life of control. When did we decide that subservience was preferable to autonomy? When we provide no threat we will inevitably be controlled by someone stronger. It is important to keep a little wildness alive. Let some unpredictability and savagery out at times. It will let people know we stand on our own two feet and stand free. #wild #freedom #strength

Contained within the extremes of your character are your possible greatness and potential demise. #life

Mediocrity is insidious. It sneaks up on you slowly and infiltrates your consciousness. Much as small amounts of poison built up subtly in the blood over time are not noticeable, so mediocrity builds into your character and you may not notice its effects until it’s too late. There is an antidote to the poison that grips so many, and it is the only one that has any lasting effect. The antidote is excellence. Life is always pushing against you, rubbing you up the wrong way, challenging you. It can get to be so overwhelming at times that the temptation not to stand against it becomes very strong. Ease is a desirable state to crave and the harder life seems the more attractive it is. The mistake you can make is to equate average with enjoyment, as if by being mediocre your life will be better. This common misconception that by not trying, life becomes more enjoyable, is perpetuated by more people than you’d care to admit.

Some people espouse this ethos of mediocre living with evangelical zeal. According to them life is about taking the easy way out, just doing enough, and always chasing the good times. The fruit of such a philosophy is evident to everyone around them, except themselves. They are degrading into less of an inspiration with each year that goes by, yet remain convinced they are winning in life. Such is the nature of man, it is easier to see the results of mediocrity in others than it is in yourself. 

If you consider society at large you can see the poison of mediocre thought and action seeping its way into civilisation. Corners are cut, shortcuts taken, and challenges avoided. Socialist governments encourage this as mediocre people are dependent on them for support and this offers the excuse needed to print money and take control. Welfare is more commonly used to support people living mediocre lives than it is used to help those desperately in need.

When you live in mediocrity you will seek out activities that help you accept your own lack of purpose and drive. The poison that is eroding your desire for excellence will push you to numb yourself with things that help you feel good in the short term. Symptoms of the poison include the desire to feel less; escape pain, avoid struggle and remove risk. To achieve without work, have thoughts without thinking, and live without meaning. If you are experiencing these symptoms consider that you may have lapsed into mediocrity.

There is a way out. It is difficult, and there are no shortcuts. You must look with clarity at your life, with brutal honesty at each component of what makes up your character. Your thoughts, feelings, health, relationships, work, and finances. Where are you allowing mediocrity to seep in and poison yourself? If you can identify it and acknowledge that you alone are responsible for allowing the average to become the norm, then you can reverse the effects and begin striving for excellence.

The pursuit of excellence has the opposite effect on your life. It will also infiltrate your consciousness and shape your character but in a totally different way. Its effects are powerful and revolutionary on the way you think, act and behave. It will positively improve your thoughts, feelings, health, relationships, work, and finances because in each of these areas you will be embracing pain, struggle, challenge and risk. You will know that these are the instruments of your perfection and only through the refining of yourself in the crucible of life can the poison of mediocrity be flushed from your system. There is no other way.

Look around you at the life you are creating for yourself. Is it mediocre or is it excellent? Where are you letting yourself off, where is your character falling short, where could you do better?

When you take the easy path you repeatedly swallow the poison of mediocrity, and if left long enough it will kill your drive to life the life you deserve. Stop expecting life to be average, and you will level up accordingly. Make excellence your life ambition and stand against the tide of degradation that is sweeping through our culture like a tsunami. Be the best you can.
 #life #personalgrowth #learning #lifelessons #wisdom #excellence

It is easy to idealise anything and there is a healthy side to strong beliefs. You want something to be better than it is, and so you imagine it and aim for it. This is at the core of creating something better for yourself and the world. Without political, moral, philosophical and technological idealists change would be very slow. 

There is an unhealthy side too. That of always imagining that in some ideal scenario everything will be perfect. When taken to the extreme of fanaticism it can result in constant unhappiness, the in-ability to be present with what is, and a deep sense of dissatisfaction. The fanaticist is never really happy because the requirements necessary to fulfil them are always an imagined ideal which does not exist.

You should be wary of committing fully to anything that ends in ‘ism’ for this very reason. It can quickly become all consuming and block you from a broader perspective.

Here’s a list of some common ism’s that you could get caught up in. If you are aware enough of the pitfall of believing too strongly in these then you can retain a healthy mindset of strong convictions held lightly.
 Political: Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Marxism, Activism, Nationalism, Imperialism Philosophical: Humanism, Libertarianism, Idealism, Determinism, Existentialism, Maximalism, Veganism Religious: Fundamentalism, Monotheism, Polytheism, Paganism, Atheism, Agnosticism Technological: Transhumanism, Technologism, Posthumanism, Digitalism

This list is far from exhaustive. All of these belief and thought systems have various degrees of adherence and some when followed fanatically do not pose a risk to human flourishing. Others, especially the political and religious variations are downright dangerous when approached with single minded zeal.

You would do well as an intelligent and curious person to look into these belief systems (if you have not already) as they all offer something of value to consider and reflect upon. Rare indeed is the person who can take elements from these various ism’s; contemplate them, integrate components of them into a wider system of thought, and appreciate their value without becoming fully identified with any one ideology.

All of the proponents of the different ism’s will want you to believe that their particular view is the right one, in fact the only one worth considering. This is a mistake, avoid this one pitfall and you can enjoy all of the healthful benefits of strong beliefs without the toxic results of fanatical idealism.

It is easy to idealise anything, it’s more challenging and rewarding to hold your strong beliefs with an open mind. #openmind #polaritythinking #wisdom #life #mindset

Ism’s are dangerous. Avoid them at all costs and retain an open heart and mind. #wisdom #freedom #mindset

#Bitcoinbull #Bitcoingivesyouwings #Bitcoin

I asked ChatGPT to tell me about myself. Here’s its reply. Here’s a bit about you, Adam: • You’re a 38-year-old married man with four children. • You value health, wealth, wisdom, happiness, learning, personal growth, and celebration. • You have been taking a break from your career as a high-end adventure guide in Queenstown, New Zealand, and recently spent six weeks road-tripping across the USA with your family. • After selling all your belongings and leaving New Zealand, you’re currently in Costa Rica to reset and prepare for new opportunities. • You’ve been dealing with stress, anger, and frustration, but are beginning to relax. • You’re considering getting back into personal training when you move to Australia and are funding your trip through Bitcoin investments. • You’ve recognized that you haven’t been giving yourself enough self-compassion, often driving yourself hard and feeling like you’re failing your wife Francesca and your young children when things don’t go as planned. You’re focused on improving yourself, managing stress better, and balancing the various aspects of your life.

When you decide to go for a swim with the kids at a beach in rural Costa Rica and the locals advise against swimming with the 4m long saltwater crocodile. Playa Buena Vista, Nicoya Peninsula #nature #travel #worldschooling #adventure

Men are becoming physically weak, devolving in a lot of cases. Round shouldered, pot bellied and soft. The most obvious area being poor posture. Look around at the men slowly returning to ape state, but without the strength and muscularity. Heads jutting forward, shoulders rounding in, buttocks underdeveloped, flat weak handshakes, and flabby faces devoid of a jawline. Men used to prepare for battle, hunting, protecting their families. Most of this is obsolete for the modern times and so men live vicariously through the battles and victories of actors on the screen, or worse, through pretending to be a hero on a game where the only muscles used are the ones in the thumbs. What a joke. Modern men sit at computers, eat soft food that requires no chewing, watch porn instead of physically satisfying their partners, and forget to hold themselves erect with pride in their masculinity. The result is major postural degradation that affects the breathing, nervous system, connective tissue, and confidence. Men don’t realise what it says to other men and women when they display this poor posture. In order to prevent this devolution physically it requires men to acknowledge that physical posture is an important signal to the world about their sense of pride and capability. Allowing themselves to collapse anteriorly and be pulled down by gravity is obvious weakness. Strength is necessary to stand against the inexorable pull of physical degradation. Stand up tall, train the back and core, open the chest, breathe deeply and be proud of the physical body. Look at these Costa Rican coffee farmers from the 19th Century, proud and strong men. There is a lot to be learnt from their posture. #health #wisdom #masculinity #confidence #posture

Whatever you are doing do it with all of yourself. Hold nothing back. Be there, be present, and don’t wish to be otherwise. If you are working work hard. If you are on holiday relax. If you are with your family enjoy them. When you are eating savour each bite. When you celebrate, don’t hold back. When you want to be someplace else doing something else instead of being fully present to the moment you miss the meaning of life. Entire lives are wasted always wanting other than what is and never doing anything fully in the moment. Whatever you are doing do it with all your heart, mind and body. This is the key to a full life.

This one speaks to me. #adventure #travel #freedom

Power outages are common in Costa Rica. Makes me realise how much I take consistent power for granted. Three times it went out last night and things got humid. Was still off when we woke and I wrote this reflection. When the power is out Conveniences taken for granted removed One is faced with oneself How pleasant the experience depends on how much one enjoys one’s own company If nothing remains to distract oneself from thoughts, feelings, body and soul How is the discomfort, big or small The larger the resistance the more obvious the internal struggle The quieter the inner sanctuary the more surrender is evident When distractions can no longer distract and small comforts are taken away The truth of one’s reality makes itself known The truth is always there, one experiences it When the power is out

Life lessons learnt through failure. - The fool only praises success - Criticising failure pours water on the flames of growth - The humble person has failed enough times to know with conviction they can be wrong - Better to make the same mistake 100 times and learn from it than to make no mistakes and learn nothing - If you think yourself too clever to make mistakes you will never become wise - Wisdom celebrates mistakes that lead to success and cautions against success that leads to mistakes - Failure is welcomed in the youth and scorned in the old - People who take no risks, make no mistakes, create no enemies and learn nothing new, contribute no value - The coward is afraid to be wrong - Better to fail as a lion than succeed as a sheep - There is no such thing as failing if you refuse to give up 
#wisdom #lifelessons #learning #personalgrowth #life

I’m a spiritual hedonist, found between the flesh and spirit. A theistic Pagan, who believes in God and nature. A lover of masculine awareness and feminine pleasure. I resonate with the God of the Bible, the wisdom of the Mystics, the teachings of Christ, and the wild passion of the ancient goddesses.

Learning to live with the Paradox, the balancing act of holding a polarity mindset that accepts them both is my great life challenge.

Raised as the oldest son of conservative Christian evangelicals, fundamentalism was a part of my life from my earliest memories. It probably didn’t help that as the first child of my devout parents I was born on Christmas Day. I was a wilful child. My nature is curious, experimental and rebellious. I like to try everything and ideally on my own terms. Needless to say my parents took this as a direct challenge and determined themselves to bring me into line with good old fashioned discipline and religious instruction.

It failed. I could be controlled but only for a time. Eventually all the strictness would cause me to lash out and react in a way that triggered and upset my Mum. As a law abiding, socially upright and moralistic christian the things I said and did caused my mother great anguish. 

Intellectually I understood God. I believed in Him and in His son Jesus Christ, in my head and my heart. I didn’t seriously question the doctrine until my late 20s. It was just that the desires were so strong I would always cave in, then ask for repentance after the fact. I would have made a good Catholic. I’m a terrible protestant.

One great example of this was my nightly reading. I would start with an adventure or fantasy novel, move to a porn magazine, masturbate, feel guilty about it and finish with the Bible. There was a lot of guilt…

I think God was very much in the background for me, despite being immersed in Church and religious teachings, right through to my mid 20s. I really hit a hedonism peak at University around age 19 and I went at it like a Rock star. Needless to say there are some great stories and also some rather awful mistakes made during the ages of 18 - 22, but I don’t regret any of it and I also met my incredible wife Francesca smack bang in the middle of the debauchery. Needless to say she has the patience of a saint.

Sometime after University and living in Bondi Beach Sydney I felt again the spiritual call and began yearning for something deeper. I was fit and healthy, having fun, but feeling empty and a had a rather constant addiction to pornography, that has had some sort of a hold on me most of my life, I just love sex. I felt empty on a deeper level and Francesca was feeling the same.

It was at age 24, shortly before heading off on a year long travel adventure through Latin America that God came crashing into my life in a most tangible way. Without taking up the next 500 words explaining it in detail all I will say for now is, God suddenly communicated with me in a very real way in very real words and with intensely powerful energy. I had my awakening experience. I felt God and Jesus and overwhelming love and support. I felt freedom, joy and a sense of purpose. I promptly decided to commit to being a better Christian and took all my enthusiasm and pre-programmed fundamentalism and threw it at faith.

It worked quite well for about 4 years. I saw miracles, spoke in tongues, preached in church and lead Bible studies. Sure I still partied, cut loose from time to time and struggled with all the usual desires but I also felt spiritually connected and in communion with God in a way I never had before. It was real to me.

Somewhere along the line I started to see the cracks in my reasoning and the narrowness of the doctrine I was espousing. It wasn’t the God I had experienced but rather a theology I had been indoctrinated with I was falling into. I needed to let it go, eternal judgement and punishment did not work for me, and I felt the need to embrace a spirituality that was more accepting of natural human desire and the feminine. With the birth of my first child, it all cracked away and I began to question everything again. 
From here life lead me to Eastern Mysticism, The Desert Fathers, Yoga, Sufism, Zen, OSHO, and Paganism. None of these teachers or teachings were something I wanted to fully adopt but I learnt something from them all and most of all from OSHO. He literally rooted the fundamentalism of my parents out of me and free’d my mind to explore outside the box.

Meditation has been powerful for finding God within myself and for allowing me to be still when the mind wrestles with everything. God is there, I have no doubt, but Gods nature is still mysterious and I value the intellectual honesty of an agnostic. To say I don’t know is a powerfully humbling place to be.

I’ve learnt to see Jesus with more honesty and less idolatry, without all the layers we’ve caked on top of the man who showed us God with such clarity. I’ve also learnt to tune into the energies than the theistic religions have suppressed for Millenia like the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, who later morphed into Aphrodite. She is the goddess of sexual love, fertility, abundance and war. A true weapon of a being who was much too powerful for the priesthood to accept. She has helped me to accept my hedonistic side and is the balance to Christ for me.

Now I find myself seeking the fine line, the time to feel into it, and the acceptance that I cannot pick one religion or dogma. It’s just too narrow for me, I have to have an expanded mind and heart that will not capture my joy with guilt or bind my mind with judgemental superiority. I seek to live in the Paradox, learn through experience and to help others find their own unique spiritual journey.

I have not found anything fresh on the well trodden path. Only old ruts worn deep by the mental grooves of all who have followed before. I consciously plunge off the trail into the unknown of my inner existence and I seek the balance between fleshly desires and the spiritual aspirations for inner peace and contentment. Have I found it? Not yet, but there are glimpses of the light, and I am most excited about the journey.

Imagine a world where children are taught to: Question everything Love unconditionally Solve problems Think for themselves Take risks Embrace freedom technology Understand compounding returns Travel widely Take personal responsibility Embrace failure Our children shape the future. How we raise them will determine the outcome. #freedom #wisdom #education #parenting #worldschooling #travel

Possibility is the zest of life ✨ #life #travel #freedom

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing humanity as we enter this new phase shift of exponential technological growth, is how to shift from a mindset of scarcity to one of limitless abundance. We are living with an ancient biological fear programming based on scarcity. Scarcity of resources and time. Rushing to accumulate stuff we keep it to ourselves, fearing that we won’t have enough time to make all the money and buy all the things we want before we die. 

This mindset does not fit the future we are rapidly moving into, and it is driving humanity further and further apart. The world is abundant and we should have more free time than ever, but we act as if it’ll all be gone tomorrow. We must take a step back. Slow down. Look at the resources all around us and how we use our time. Are we making the most of the opportunities that emerging technology offers us? We have AI; robotics, 3D printing with bio composites, precision fermentation and decentralised money all on the edge of a major breakout. With it comes the opportunity for the first time in human history to start living not with a scarcity mindset but rather one of limitless abundance and ample time; to relax, learn, connect, create and explore our beautiful world. 

This may be our greatest hurdle to overcome and our greatest opportunity.

Can we make the leap?

Open mind Open heart Peaceful soul