Advice from the older hippies ?

Ok well if you have any good usefull advice to give to todays generation what would it be?
Thanks
Peace <3 Katy

 

"To Thyself Be True"--It all depends what it is you want to know-It helps to have a good education and it always nice to have lots of "stuff" but to really stay happy within yourself means to know yourself-Love is the most important and powerful thing on Earth-Spend less time chasing after different mates or cars or houses or anything--Stay clean and honest and be able to lay down at night with a clear consience-thats what peace is-it starts at home -with you-and spreads through you-avoid angry people as the'll only bring you down-never try changing anybody that is not ready for change-remember-things that look good today may not look so good tommorro 'and vise versa-if you have any specific question go ahead and ask-never be afraid to ask for advice-we all need it from time to time-good luck

 

Wow you rock robspace2 good advice i hope more people come across this advice and appreciate it like i do

 

You can help others and bless those around you by your right thought,your good thought.

 

Be gentle with nature...tread lightly.

 

thanks for the advice everyone

 

Don't take any advice, watch what people do to learn.

 

--Thank you Rain-You sound like a very good person with a good upbeat positive attitude-Great!---That's very-very important to have. ; good attitude because you just never know whats waiting around the bend- But if you can take on problems and pressure; then your life will be alot easier for you-Many people drop dead every year from heartatacks that could have been provented alot of times because people have not learned how to deal with problems and they let small things get their blood pressure boiling-dumb!-There are always going to be unexpected things happen that are not always nice-thats life-If you take your time' think things through and don't just jump into something without checking it out first; -you can also help yourself by always being aware of your surroundings-Sorry to say but since the 60s ended it was no longer safe to hitchhike or take a ride with a stranger-and that sucks I used to meet alot of interesting .;colorful people when we hitched around the country-I am a big strong guy-6'-220 and I would not even consider putting my thumb out there anymore! (not that I would ever get a ride)-haha--Today you are lucky to have the cell phone-that thing could have come in sooo handy way back then-When one of my vw jalopies broke down in the desert in July I could have just stayed out there and cooked while I waited for a tow truck to come get me-Back then if you broke down-you walked!-and looked for a phone-their kinda scarce in the Mojave!--o-well-good exercise and man! what a tan! Pure red--bye now-keep askin questions-

 

Get involved with life, don't just be a passenger!....Thoreau wrote, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.".....Dylan Thomas wrote, "Go not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." All the most wonderous quotes and advice anyone can give you lies dormant and unused unless you act upon it, make it live, and share it with others. Never lose the passion for life and for living. The greatest mark of one's life is how it has positively affected others, and it starts with your own.

 

Live and learn, that's it.

 

My dad used to tell me, "help the next guy and tell him to do the same"

 

Even though I'm not an "older hippie" (though I must be older than someone around here) here's my two cents, don't let the bastards grind you down and always question your elders.

 

That's beautiful advice, robspace, I will take it to heart.

 

Find a hero...





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Donations can be sent to the Arianna Masten Benefit Fund at Wells Fargo Bank, Account Number 8428734043




Arianna Masten was looking forward to a weekend of waterskiing at Lake Tahoe, Chuck E. Cheese and a ride on the slingshot at Reno's Grand Sierra Resort.

But as the van the 10-year-old was riding in from West Covina, Calif., to Northern Nevada swerved and began to tilt to the passenger side, Arianna risked her life to save her 2-year-old brother, Matthew.

She said the accident was a slow-motion blur of sparks and screams. At the end of it, her left arm was severed from the elbow down.

"I'd rather lose my arm than have my brother dead," she said.

Inside the van, Matthew was trying to get out of his car seat, Arianna said. When the van began to turn over, she unbuckled her seat belt and threw her arms over her little brother to protect him from the impact.

"We fell back and there were all kinds of sparks," Arianna said. "I tried to put him somewhere where he doesn't get burnt or nothing."

Matthew was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in California and treated for serious injuries, especially burns from the road.

"She pretty much sacrificed herself for her little brother and she got the bad end of it," said Arianna's father, Richard Masten, 30, of Reno. "I call her my little hero."

The Masten family was driving in two vehicles from Southern California to spend the weekend with Richard Masten. Richard Masten's mother, Janice, 57, niece Marissa Goodin, 16, son Matthew and daughter Arianna were in one van. His other daughter, Amanda, 13, and family friend Alan Batista, 17, drove behind in a car.

About 8:40 a.m. July 15 near Independence, Calif., the driver of the van veered onto the right shoulder of U.S. 395 and over corrected a left turn, causing the van to flip onto the passenger side and slide about 200 feet.

California Highway Patrol officer Brian Johnson said the scene was chaotic.

"It's pretty tough," Johnson said about working with an accident that involved children.

Arianna said she didn't feel her arm being ripped from her body, but was in shock when she looked over to her left side.

"Please tell me this is a dream," she said. "I couldn't believe it. I can't believe it."

Arianna is right-handed and lost her left arm. She doesn't need to learn how to write again, but she said she might not be able to play the clarinet again.

"I'm going to start playing the drums," she said. "I don't need two drumsticks, I only need one."

She thinks she can still play catcher on her softball team.

"Catchers don't need two arms, they only need one," she said.

Richard Walker, Richard Masten's supervisor at Sonora Roofing in Reno, started a fund in Arianna's name to help pay for medical expenses.

"It just tears me up," said Walker, a father of four. "He really needs comfort and support right now."

Walker went with Masten's family on an Easter egg hunt in Carson City this year. Walker said Arianna always was looking after her little brother and took him to play in the ball pen at McDonald's where the group ate lunch.

"The girls are protective of him," Walker said. "One of them was always carrying or taking care of him."

Arianna said she and Matthew are very close.

"Whenever he cries or falls down, he'll call my name," she said.

Doctors want to wait until Arianna is older to fit her with a prosthetic arm, her father said.

"It happened to my little girl," said Masten, a single dad who moved to Reno two years ago and left his children in his mother's care. "You would think nothing like that would ever happen but when it does it's like, is this a dream?"

Masten said he still wants his daughter to have a normal life despite her injuries.

"She asked me if we were still going to go to the sling shot at the Hilton," he said. "I'm a little nervous, but I'll do it for her."

 

LOL thank you robspace and everyone for the beautiful advice ... I really enjoy and appreciate it : ) if you got more adivce to share please feel free to drop a line
thanks again
Peace <3
Katy

 

Find something you like working at, and relate that to people.

 

thanks everyone for the great advice!! you are all really nice people

 

My advice is to be spiritual and to not fear death. We are all spirits, and those of us who can be seen on this physical plane are sprits with bodies. The ones who don't have these currently are as real as the rest of us. Karma is real. So follow the Golden Rule. Our only slogan, the one that defined us, was "Peace and Love". If you do not believe and practice the essence of that, you can call yourself a hippie all you want, but you will never be one. Words are cheap. Actions are what matters.

Someone can say they are a hippie and state that they don't believe in Karma, but that, to me, would be like someone saying that they were the Pope but they weren't a Catholic, or like saying that bears don't take dumps in the woods. It would be a glaring oxymoron.

 

Here's another bit of advice...don't get caught in the repeating of second hand knowledge, just say what u actually saw. Like don't say a bear takes a dump in the woods unless u have actually seen this wonderful sight. lol

 

hi
I am new here but this was kinda the same Q so I copied what I said there when asked what I would tell myself at 18 .
I have learned a few basic things so far and have had a very stressfull yr and have had to soul search a lot and ask a lot of these q,s to myself again.
but keep it simple stupid the k.i.s.s. rule is VERY applicable in all phases of life .
if you are seperated from family TRY your best to resolve your issues be very openminded AND willing to change to meet their ideals to resolve the problem IT is that vital to your future.
if it is not fixable using these things ...move on... let "it" be their problem .....your inner peace is not achievable if you still have past "issues".
be a decent human ....... just that simple thing .. wake up knowing you will not ever lie ,cheat or I feel most importantly ...do one thing and say another EVER. PEACE IS THIS , what my father called chickenshit is real those folks that you know will change or say or do everything to meet their needs is what "IT" is all about .
this is actually a lot of people even the cool ones the good ones have not found this out yet .
I will NEVER ,EVER, talk behind your back or take a break when our friendship is in q,s ...meaning if your family or friends are relying on you for something .NEVER EVER be unreliable , it is that important .... that means ALL of it...I will give you my shoes if your feet hurt worse than mine....
all the religions all the seminars all the therapy in the world is no good without these basic principals
in a sense find yourself... then the hard part ... be yourself...ALWAYS.. true peace is not at the end it is now .
most folks are not trying to be themselves they are fitting in .
I was happy witha 9-5 and a retirement account just knowing that on sat. I could garden , or or or do what I wanted and not starve you don,t have to be an out sider to be happy . define peace for yourself..........


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whew hard call . drink less, learn more that you can prove i.e. degree,
"life is short paint it pink"R.c.
"smiles are tougher than fists" R.c.
show the pain a little it is harder to hide it.and does a lot more damage
stay connected you will miss these friends someday.
be friends with your elders they like it in the end.
dose less read more
catch more fish
every extra mile with your pack mile is one more tale you can tell later.
every extra mile with you pack on is an extra mile with your pack on.
if you want that cabin in the woods you need to stop and build that cabin in the woods.
go to less funerals
you can,t get "the degree" without filling out the paperwork
skip the greyhound and save up for the plane ticket..
hmmmmmmmm, ignorance is bliss .
assholes multiply .stay away from them
peace Rick