Looking for the Door to the Past

The era of which you speak holds tremendous memories for many people. I loved that time in my life, and I would love to go back to it, if only I could.

Thanks for publishing to 60s 70s 80s Music Memories!

Hi Kitty Kat, I enjoyed this article very much, and share your feelings about that period. I don't live in the past (like a lot of young people accuse babu boomers of doing), but I try to visit from time to time!

Thanks Kitty Kat. I'm 50 something and also long for the late 60's and early 70's carefree ways and great music where you could understand the words and get the meaning. Heck, I even like some of the 50's and early 60's when I was only a kid. I went to Woodstock but to look at me now you'd never believe it. I agree with gil, it is great to go back and visit from time to time.

You wrote "I no longer believe in goodwill overpowering the bad". To me its always been about a choice. Once you examine and look carefully at goodwill and choose it, your soul must be so enriched that it was never really a choice. It was just another step in the path of your true self.

Very important, Kitty Kat. Thanks for publishing to The Sixties.

Do you know Colonel Possum? He's got a group Old Hippies Corner that is really great. He has parties!

oldhippiescorner.gather.com

I've made this a Feature in The Sixties.

I have a series of articles on The Sixties that I'm going to resume, soon. I stopped for the summer because it seemed like a lot of younger people were on and some of the 60s people were busy elsewhere...But fall is back now and I see a LOT of 60s people !

A lightbulb shines...I figured out how to address those are kind enough to comment on my articles. Thanks Paul, Gil, Gloria, Stephen, and Kathryn for the thoughts.

I love San Francisco and went to visit hait-ashbury the first time I went to California. It was sometime in the early '80s and held no link to the glorious times of the past. I was so very disappointed.

Ahhh sweetheart!!! We can NEVER give up on the hope that goodwill will one day overpower the bad, and anytime you need to rant and rave about the aches and pains of age please feel free to call on me...I promise you an sympathetic, empathetic ear from one that understands. If you look hard enough for that door, I bet you'll find it inside yourself and its marked memories come on in and have a smile or two. A big smile and grin is great for the aches and pains.

Lisa M....you're a dear! :-)

I always wish I had a video of my life. I would love to go back and see it as an adult. Just a moment or two through that doorway. To see how sweet my sixth grade teacher treated me when I was so sad at home. To be back holding hands with my first boyfriend because we were too shy to kiss....but then there are the other ones that need to be edited out.

But what would my life look like if I only kept the good memories. No one would understand how I came to be the person that I have become.

So, going through that door for just a wee bit of time would be nice, but for now, I'll close the door until the next time I need to feel grateful.

Namaste

Greetings! I went back with a vengence...it ALMOST can be done dragging a few new things along with ya...
1 year ago, we took a good long look at our lives, picked out the things that we really still love and really mattered to us....
Looked at all the things we were complaining about....ways we didnt fit into the molds we were being jammed into...
Realized our kids were grown, and we had shreded dept a long time ago....
took advantage of a tiny peice of property in the woods....
got rid of a ton of material baggage...
fired our jobs
and tripped the light....
we struggled for about 6 months..ridding ourselves of caring what others thought( and they thought we were crazy) and started doing things the way we wanted to try them....
and struggled again with learning how to live on minimal wages...
let me tell you I FEEL GOOD.....even when I feel bad....
its not for everyone...
but....
I figure I got 20years left to work....might as well enjoy some of my life while doing it.
I didnt need a big house in the city
fancy clothes or any of that...
I DO however need my stereo
my moody blues,CSNY, and a few others at full volume on a warm summer night dancing
around a campfire....
the rest...I'll take it as it comes..
freedom baby.....

if any of you are up for a festival you really need to hit up bonnaroo in tn next year. everyone is SOOOOOOOOOOOO nice. the lineup is GREAT. the camping is a bit harsh but its like a party with 100000 of your best hippie friends!