My mother came to visit me in Bali 3 months ago to see her grandchildren and learn more about this new obsession of mine playing on my computer all day, 'crypto-facebooking' as she put it!
By the time she left she had a good understanding of cryptocurrency, knew how to use the wallet on her iPad and had invested into BTC & Dash.
And now she has her own @cryptogranny account on Steemit!
She bought her BTC when it was just $900. And I don't think she believed her (notoriously naughty) son when I told her this was a great price to buy! Now of course, she believes me and is most grateful & excited. Her Dash has doubled in value too.
She has been stunned beyond belief after spending a lifetime watching her stock investments increase at a snail's pace.
One of my earliest memories as a child was looking up the stock & shares section of the Times newspaper every morning with great excitement to read her the daily prices for Hansen, her main investment.
CryptoGranny gets it now!
Just the other day she paid a deposit for me with her credit card (for a family Christmas hotel booking) and my heart was warmed so much when she asked me to pay her back in Bitcoin. What a great and seamless transition she has made!
Which for someone of her age is not always so easy. She's in her 70s by the way. And in perfect health :)
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That's her with my daughter Luna, when she came to visit us in Bali a few months ago
How has she achieved perfect health?
Well, many would argue that she is just lucky.
From my perspective it is a different story.
Ten years ago I lived a very different kind of life.
Then I changed a few things...
Started sun-gazing
Stopped wearing shoes
Had my Atlas bone re-aligned
Started meditating
Quit my job
Sold all my possessions
Became a raw vegan
Said goodbye to England!
...and now I look like this :)
The effect at the time on my family was profound. At first they freaked out, calling an emergency family meeting to discuss my sudden loss of weight and growing number of strange habits.
I was given my chance to explain and did my best to cover the food topic in order that they might at least understand my weight loss.
Despite my words they still didn't trust that I knew what I was doing due to their firm belief/conditioning that meat was an essential part of the human diet, so they sent me to see an expensive nutritionist who confirmed very quickly that I was in perfect health and it was them that should be examining their diets!
Do you have the ability to CHANGE?
Most people don't.
My mother however is one of the few who does. She has been a vegan for three years now and all her aches and pains have gone.
Like me she has experienced an increase in energy levels, taken up yoga and a variety of creative outlets, finally embracing her long-forgotten love of painting.
Just this morning I was blessed with these beautiful watercolours she created last week:
How completely cool is that?
I love how she is able to begin new hobbies and take on new life-changing perspectives even in her seventies.
She is an example to all people of her age group and I am so excited that she will be joining us here on Steemit to share her wisdom, just as our wise elders should.
She is the BRAVEST traveller I know!
There is much I want to tell you about how amazing she is, but I should probably leave that to her.
One thing I will tell you is that when she hit her 70s, she decided to buy a Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 and drove with her partner from London to Africa where they spent three years exploring this vast & beautiful continent.
They documented their journey through their site: http://4x4plus2.com and inspired many people of their generation to follow in their steps.
They even came to visit me in rehab in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa and camped near my clinic for a few weeks to offer their support at a difficult time in my life.
...before driving all the way back to London!
She is currently planning the next trip, but I will let her reveal that to you herself :)
Thanks for reading and make sure you follow @cryptogranny and share her experiences with your parents. I am sure she will inspire other potential crypto-grannies to join Steemit and start travelling this amazing playground we call planet Earth!
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Fantastic! Many thanks :)
amazing inspirational story a solid upvote
Thanks very much for your solid upvote :)
Hey. Very interesting story, I liked, good luck to you my friend and prosperity
Thanks :)
You're forever growing on this journey!
Continue to enlighten your mother about crypto.
Stay healthy!
Thank you my friend. I will do that :)
Very good story friend, good post continues showing more quality content
thanks for this beautiful and amazing post, from London to Africa... that's amazing at that age for 3 years! cool inspirational, resteemed and upvoted
Welcome to @cryptogranny. @samsteonhill thank you for providing a great welcome to your mom. Look forward to reading more. Sounds like she had a great visit in Bali
Thanks very much for your support of both of us!
Amazing how you drive your way of life for a greater gain. @cryptogranny welcome to the community.
That's a great story and very encouraging for this senior who is about to hit 70, and is still full of adventure too. her artwork is incredible. I have to find her on here and follow her! thanks for sharing!
i will resteem your post. thanks a lot fir this.
Such a great article..will follow her
That was a great inspiring read, good job on getting your mum on to steemit :) I have been trying to introduce steemit to my friends and family but most of them who did come on got discouraged after a few days. It's amazing how little people are actually up for a challenge.
There's no age limit for crypto, it is the future and in years time we'll all be crypto grannies and grandpas or just regular ones using the new currencies. :)
thats awesome... what a nice story.... change should always come first within yourself....
Coffee or tea with me if @cryptogranny comes SG :-)
Well that seems rather cryptic to me.... Hmmm.... It is 1.30am here and I'm not quite getting it! SG?
SG = Singapore. ID= Indo.:-)
Corrected a typo
Ah! I see :)
That's awesome man, following both you and your mum now, keen to hear of all of your adventures. Gonna backtrack through your posts as well because I am so interested in your lifestyle. I've recently been put onto crypto and also taken up a vegan lifestyle, I hope you have a lot of tips for me! Anyways, take care mate and keep steeming!
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That's quite the journey for both you and your mom. My sister's been trying to be vegan but she's finding it hard to find sources for the recommended food. That aside, the paintings were fab. It's amazing how it makes me wonder of the story behind each painting (especially the boat one). I can only wish my parents would consider joining the crypto world and steemit but I'm guessing I need to show them some level of success before they'd change their minds. I'm excited to learn of her journeys. I was surprised with how she and her partner have all the energy to do those long-distance travels. And the picture of her and Luna is precious.
what a brave Granny !!
I love this story and It is very interesting to see how your daily habits affect you .
I could not recognize you at first on the first pictures !!
Good luck to Granny on Steemit !!
Super Nice! Have fun you, also to your mother!
Your story is so inspiring. I will be back in Bali on Sep 1st for almost 2 months. You need to teach me more about BTC and cryptocurrencies... and maybe I should start doing yoga... and quit my job... and leave Europe for good...
Welcome where are you from?
hahahahahaha AWESOME!
What a truly GENIUS name!
I foresee great success in this one!
Normally I curate tags with dealing with crypto but this was a nice read and had to show some support.
I'd like to say welcome to Steemit @cryptogranny. Happy to have you!
Great: i'm now following both you and cryptogranny :). Am interested that you have included Atlas bone realignment- had never heard of it till recently but just had a treatment.