Happy 28th to my ultimate Habibi @ammar 7 years in still going strong!! 🤩 There’s a completely new chapter starting for all of us at the moment I can’t wait for everyone to hear and be a part of it. Embracing change and evolution is very much the key 🔑 to nurturing any creative and artistic endeavor. It takes discomfort (..😉) as we challenge ourselves and open a new page to a new chapter… with new characters, new setting and a new story. Here’s to 7 more years, a new season and a lifetime of growth. May the next chapter begin. 📖
Happy 28th to my ultimate Habibi @ammar 7 years in still going strong!! 🤩 There’s a completely new chapter starting for all of us at the moment I can’t wait for everyone to hear and be a part of it. Embracing change and evolution is very much the key 🔑 to nurturing any creative and artistic endeavor. It takes discomfort (..😉) as we challenge ourselves and open a new page to a new chapter… with new characters, new setting and a new story. Here’s to 7 more years, a new season and a lifetime of growth. May the next chapter begin. 📖
Happy 28th to my ultimate Habibi @ammar 7 years in still going strong!! 🤩 There’s a completely new chapter starting for all of us at the moment I can’t wait for everyone to hear and be a part of it. Embracing change and evolution is very much the key 🔑 to nurturing any creative and artistic endeavor. It takes discomfort (..😉) as we challenge ourselves and open a new page to a new chapter… with new characters, new setting and a new story. Here’s to 7 more years, a new season and a lifetime of growth. May the next chapter begin. 📖
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
The secret is out, the mysterious place I traveled to a few months was SYRIA. A place that I’ve heard so much about for most of my adult life but not one I will pretend to have truly tried to understand until recent years. As you go further and further into travel to places few dare to go, you meet people who challenge your preconceptions of the word. A few years ago that person for me was @drewbinsky who told me about his trip to Syria and I couldn’t believe what I heard. The friendliest people, the most incredible history and some of the best food in the world… Wow. He introduced me to the awe-inspiring human and local friend/guide @ghaidaa_the_guide with whom I’ve been speaking to for almost 2 years. And since that day, I knew this trip would happen one day, but when? I had no clue. As it is still hard to gauge the risk levels from far away and I’d already given my parents enough heart attacks with some of the my recent trips I wasn’t sure if this would be a good idea. Doubt crept into my mind. However, at the start of the year as Syria re-opened it’s borders after closing for Covid. All the arrows were pointing me in that direction. Should I do it? I needed more help… How do I capture this and give the visuals the justice they deserve with Americans not allowed into the country? That’s when @toumabittar from the Yes Fam came into the picture. Whom I’d soon find out was the kindest and most hard working videographer in Syria. As our team was assembled alongside @fadiassigt who opened doors to many places few get to go to through his company with Ghaidaa @golden.team.Syria we had the most eye-opening trip of my life. I have lots more to share. In the meantime I just want to thank everyone for all of the incredible feedback so far. I was terrified to put this out, nervous about how it would be received. So I feel incredibly relieved and grateful at the moment. I’m finally in my flow I knew I’d find at the start of the year and all I can say is that it feels great to be sharing stories that both inspire me to create and those watching 🧘♂️💙
I have entered a completely fresh chapter in my life and all I can say is, it feels totally right 🌟 I have teased moving (which I will break down in detail soon) and my recent trip to a country I haven’t revealed yet, both of which were very significant for me and I can’t wait to share. But overall I feel back in my element, more aligned in my work and I’m seeing things incrementally fall back into place in my personal life. I’ve been waking up looking around, in a new environment, old and new characters surrounding me and a completely fresh plot. It’s strange. To be so full aware of having entered a new phase. And although I’m nervous I’m also so deeply excited for it. To rediscover a part of myself. To say no to things I don’t want to do and yes to more of what feels truly right within me. I’ve spent more time alone in the past few weeks than I ever have. And although solitude used to be my biggest fear, I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT. Going out for dinner by myself, going for walks, meditating more. I feel that I am able to hear my inner self and I’m fully embracing this newfound love for solitude and learning how to love my own presence. Still got a long way to go with many things in my life. But despite my awareness of that, I feel gratitude to be in this exact moment. (Photo by the loser with an unverified account who’s too cool to follow anyone @nathanieldrew_ )
29 today. Feeling blessed. Got many reflections brewing in my mind but for now I’ll leave it with a breath in for gratitude to be in this chapter of my life and to be surrounded by so many beautiful people on a daily basis. 🧘♂️🙏 (context missing for this photo coming soon 😅)
Mixed Emotions. The best way to describe my trip to Syria was both immense joy and kindness juxtaposed with the worst destruction I’ve ever seen. I share in more detail many of the emotions I experienced on the trip in my video documentary posted on YouTube a few days ago. I highly encourage you to sit back and take moment to join me on my trip and watch one of the pieces I am the proudest to have created. ✌️ Photos by my immensely talented local friend @toumabittar
Mixed Emotions. The best way to describe my trip to Syria was both immense joy and kindness juxtaposed with the worst destruction I’ve ever seen. I share in more detail many of the emotions I experienced on the trip in my video documentary posted on YouTube a few days ago. I highly encourage you to sit back and take moment to join me on my trip and watch one of the pieces I am the proudest to have created. ✌️ Photos by my immensely talented local friend @toumabittar
Mixed Emotions. The best way to describe my trip to Syria was both immense joy and kindness juxtaposed with the worst destruction I’ve ever seen. I share in more detail many of the emotions I experienced on the trip in my video documentary posted on YouTube a few days ago. I highly encourage you to sit back and take moment to join me on my trip and watch one of the pieces I am the proudest to have created. ✌️ Photos by my immensely talented local friend @toumabittar
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
As a kid I always dreamt of becoming an adventurer. 🏔 With two parents who love telling stories and my dad who’d tell us stories about his wild stories traveling across Asia in the 80’s where he caught malaria in the jungle of China or snuck into Myanmar. I always knew one day I’d want to seek out my own stories (but hopefully never catch malaria that sounded awful 😑). To go into the depths of the human experience searching for those rare moments and bring back a story worth sharing. The filmmaking part of it was never really in any of my books however. Never thought I’d ever figure that out or knew anyone who did it so I didn’t even consider it. Yet as my experiences and scale of stories grow year by year I’m amazed at what’s possible once you just focus on putting one stone after the next. Learning how to master one part of the process, then another. I really don’t think I did anything that others couldn’t do themselves I’ve just been relentless about learning and making the best possible piece at each point my creative journey as often as I can. I’ve written about it on @yestheory already but super proud of what our team and I created on this trip to Nepal. Super excited to continue chasing these rare stories around the world and bring you some amazing films to watch 🙂 Big love to @cory.s.martin for the mind blowing visuals on this one, follow this man for the love of creativity. Here’s to many more 🤗
I feel that I have experienced more growth in the past 6 months than I’d had for a long period of time before that. Giving myself the space not to feel rushed, working on creative ideas I felt inspired by and learning how to deeply respect myself, I feel have been reoccurring themes the past few months. This year for me started as an empty canvas where more than ever I felt like I had the opportunity to chose what I’d want the next chapters of my story to look like. I’ve become more open and adaptable which is helping me look forward to what the future holds. I posted about not feeling so great a few months ago and received so many kind public and private messages, and so, I’d want to just say for those of you who are still struggling today, that things do get better. As long as we keep going. Take care of ourselves the best we can and seek out help if we need it. Things do start to change over time and the storm eventually does settle. Sending that courage your way if you need it, you got this 👊 📸 by @cory.s.martin
Secret tree in Sardinia, Italy ☀️ A month ago we traveled to Seulo, a small, yet very special village of 800 people on the island of Sardinia in Italy. Seulo is one of the 5 towns in the world called a “blue zone”, indicating that in this town, people live abnormally longer than the rest of the planet. As we explored, got to know the locals and tried to understand why, we learned so much. Which is broken down into the video we just uploaded on YouTube 🤓 But the primary lesson, was that these people live in a thriving community. All the way until the moment they pass away. Seeing that has renewed the spark within me to prioritize community building within Yes Theory and the Yes Fam. And honestly, not in the BS way that many online creators say they have a “community” but in the actual real-life application of people finding a sense of belonging around a shared set of values. Feeling energized and eager to continue growing both personally through these trips and as we build out the Yes Theory world further and further 🌟 📸: @cory.s.martin
