Ive been through some tuough times just like the rest of us. Ive come out alive and for the most part well. The most troublesome thing that I face today is trying to figure out who I am. I know my views on things and how I feel about my fellow man. I just have a very hard time feeling that im not like the rest. I know that I would be classified as a Hippie and proud to be labled as so. Its just that people look at me like they dont understand me. Why should I care about others when they could give two shits about me or why do I shed tears when a brother is harmed or is kicked aside and left hungry because he has a harder time overcoming an obstacle in his life? I guess what Im trying to say is which came first, egotistical man or the hippie? If the hippie, then I guess I wont feel so out of place.
I hear ya, I have stood up and stepped out for my brothers and sisters many times and was left holding the bag. The problem according to the Cherokee is scarcity everyone is so afraid of either not getting their share or losing that which they have already squirreled away, they cannot afford trust any longer.We sometimes can't choose "who we are" because we have been assigned by character to love our brothers and sister unconditionaly and rarely if ever know why others can't understand us and the love we offer to share.You sound like a chosen spirit, rise.
Thank you brother. It was uplifting. Im saddened by the way people have come to be. The Cherokee are brilliant people Im honored to have come from them. That is the best way to dedcribe people of today and the problem with them. Thank you for sheding new light on me for me. tohido oginali Tsosewi
I totally agree with you, i know only too well the feeling of not quite knowing where I need to be or where I fit in! you are not alone!!
Its great to know that Im not alone. Times are hard and only getting harder for people like ourselves. For some reason humans today care less about issues that involve others and not themselves. We need to stick to our ways of living along with our tender hearts and not let todays people harden our compassionate beings. One thing that I have that can not be taken away nor changed is my family that is full of love, humanity, peace, and flaws that are my fellow Hippies I love everyone of you even the ones outside of the family... May the Great Spirit guide you and shine from within...
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung, Would you hear my voice come thru the music, Would you hold it near as it were your own? It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken, Perhaps they're better left unsung. I don't know, don't really care Let there be songs to fill the air. Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow. Reach out your hand if your cup be empty, If your cup is full may it be again, Let it be known there is a fountain, That was not made by the hands of men. There is a road, no simple highway, Between the dawn and the dark of night, And if you go no one may follow, That path is for your steps alone. Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow. But if you fall you fall alone, If you should stand then who's to guide you? If I knew the way I would take you home.
Good one Zen, One thing about Ripple is that the lyrics often don't include the end ... la da n da and so on, which may sound meaningless to some, but I've always felt that what those words really are is singing us on home.
Where I come from in Maine We play Ripple at funerals. As a matter of fact when someone close to me dies I usually light up a bowl and put on Ripple and think of my friend that passed and say goodbye. I saw one of them recently and it felt good. Peace Out, Rev J
i know how u feel about not feeling like u fit in. im in highschool right now and i actually have a alot of friends but most of these friends make fun of me for the stuff i do different like i love to skateboard or one day ill wear hippie type clothes. its hard for me to be my self with them because i dont think i cud with stand all of the hate and comments i wud recieve if i was my true self... a hippy pls if u got advice for me to overcome this fear pls help When others demand that we become the people they want us to be, they force us to destroy the person we really are. It's a subtle kind of murder. The most loving parents and relatives commit this murder with smiles on their faces. Jim Morrison
Ah, the eternal human mystery. You've touched on what it means to be a human being, and to be alive. The questions you ask are the ones most every thinking, feeling person asks sooner or later. But the irony is that no one can answer them for us. The best anyone else can do is support us and reassure us that we're not alone. Even the great sages and mystics throughout history, ultimately, cannot answer the questions for us. They can only guide us gently toward the answers. I think you already know the answer to this. What we think of others, and what they think of us, does matter. We are not isolated islands of protoplasm. We are loving, feeling beings and we need each other. Without love, we are but clanging cymbals or sounding brass. The best to you on your journey
At times it is very hard to fit in (although what 'in' is I don't know). I'm feeling very out of it today, I don't know what I am trying to be. But, I know in a couple of days I will realise that I am just me and that I am happy to be the person I am. But, I always have days where I will very much doubt myself.
Gypsy... I couldnt say it better myself in fewer words... I feel as though the world is quickly passing me by in their speedy cars, with their minds on auto pilot. Not taking time to stop and smell the flowers or even time to notice the long haired, barefoot hippie taking them all in.... untill then...ill be chilling in the leaves... awwwlllllll riiiiight. I want so badly to be myself. if only he was accecpted. much love
I don't believe acceptance is something anyone will find, unless it's from a like minded group or they sell themselves out. Very few people know me completely, and I'm willing to keep it that way cause I know that's about as good as it will ever get. But all the same, I offer friendship and kindness to those who want it
I envy people who know who they are or think they do. When I was in my early twenties I think I was able to exhibit "me" more than any time in my life. I had few obligations and was as close to being free as I ever had been. When you're free of hindrances you are free to be yourself. With obligations come compromise and the more obligations the more compromise. At some point it is hard to tell who is you and who is simply a composite of your surroundings. Joplin "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." With nothing to lose you could be truly yourself. As far as fitting in - All you can do is be kind and considerate of others - and if they abuse you, dust off your sandals and move on. You will never be totally accepted by any group but if you seek you will find those who are of like mind and you are confortable with them and they with you. I had no group in high school. I was alone. After high school my eyes were opened to so many different kinds of people - I chose the love and peace (hippie if you like) group. I received acceptance that I was at ease with. Yours could be any number of like minded people - hippie, peace, activism, beer drinking, rodeo - who knows. Good luck and don't be discouraged. When the time is right - you will find a group you fit in with. If not that, then a person who accepts you which is in may ways healthier and more satisfying.
