I have 'known' the author of this essay, On The Beach, for several years now. We began corresponding after he read several of my articles on Zero Hedge and wanted to take the conversation further than we could in the comment section.
If I were to point a finger at an example of a person who was walking the talk and had changed his life completely, I would point to On The Beach. When he emails me I always take time to read what he has to say.
The following essay was actually a comment he was going to post under one of my articles. Instead he emailed it to me saying he felt it was too long for the comment section and asked what he should do. I suggested we post it as a "Your Turn" submission and he agreed.