Why the Blog Name?

My version of Hippie is a little bit messy and a whole lot of happy. I enjoy celebrating life, very occasionally with spirits (in older days it was pot as well) and ALL the time with music. I have been blessed with the responsibility of a forever child (he’ll be 37 this month). Through him I have learned much about what is important on our journey on this planet and believe I will be riding to Heaven on his coat tails!  

The Hippie values are so beautifully aligned with Jesus. There is no gender or race bias. Self enlightenment and mindfulness are a byproduct of this lifestyle choice. Peace, love & music are acknowledged as integral to having a happy and fulfilling life. 

You are welcomed in our circle whether you are monetarily poor or rich. Somewhere along the way “they” have suckered folks into equating value & happiness with the accumulation of money and that is a major reason why this world is full of so many unhappy and sometimes abjectly miserable people. Hippie communes (yes, there are still a few of these around) resemble and are probably modeled after the Acts Church Community. 

I am a Pacifist with every fiber of my being. There is no such thing as a justified killing. If there is anything that I am a FREAK about it would be that. Another aspect of being a freak is being non-conformist. It is the ability or attempt to live in a radical way within a societal structure. It is being free from the inside out. Our freedom is an innate gift that we throw away every day by giving that freedom up to outside forces or influences. The process of reclaiming that freedom is self enlightenment. The end result is Peace, which is my wish for humanity.