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kjl1951 
1:16pm, September 5, 2009
The past week all the news have been full of all the information of the many deaths in the past few days. It was almost unreal. Young & old death will find you. He will take you in his time not yours. It makes you wonder about how you live your life. Should I rethink the way I do things. Will I be remembered for what I did or what I didn't do? At least it seems that way to me. After you pass over it is too late to say: I should have,I could have I would have. The time to change is now when you can say I shall, I can,I will. The time is now while you still can do something anything to help achieve change for the better.
I feel the need now to warn everybody reading this before hand. I am a endangered species of sort. There are not many of us around anymore. After all we are all getting on mow. be honest with yourself. None of that 30's is the new 20's, 40's is the new 30's & so on ~ pleez what a crock! You are the age you are. Why hide it? YOUR REAL AGE IS A BADGE OF COURAGE BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE IT ALL. I mean everything, the good , the bad AND the ugly. All that this unforgiving, cruel life can throw or rather hurl at you. Something to be proud of. Really, I mean after all your body knows the truth. It is the way it is, if you have your health be grateful. If you have health problems, do what ever it takes so you can to get by. I hope the very best for all of you.
I am proud to admit, proud to say, proud to be one. I am am almost 58 year old (come this August,1st :ob) female type person (duh) . So deep down to my bones, I am dyed in the wool, rare, hard to find -I am what some people call a bleeding heart. I was & am a anti-war person. I am even at times slightly confused, a bit of an old hippie. I am bull headed, true-blue, red blooded, peace-loving nut case. I believe in with a little help from my friends & in being a environment caring person. Do you remember the times they are a'changing because I sure do. I am also a little bit weird, a 60's hippie who voted for McCarthy (tes, I am one of the few). I loved Abraham, Martin & John & still cry & go a little crazy whenever I hear it. I remain unapologetic about all the flower power stuff. I hope I never cease to every thing turn,turn,turn. I think Bob Dylan was a genius & remain a fan. Sadly yes I still can & do remember where I was & what I was doing when the great men of their time were all assassinated. And for all I hold sacred I hope I never live to forget them. I hated the call to turn on-tune in-drop out. To this cery day I mourn the forever gone potential & sad loss America's brightest sons im the far away but never forgotten killing fields. Maybe it's a bit radical, but i still think it was a civil war far away & we never should have gotten involved. I do believe old men start wars but young men & now women have to sacrifice & fight them. Most wars are dumb pissing contests between leaders of assorted countries. I cannot & will not condone the stupid wasted talents of Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison ~Heavens got one hell of a band. But their talent are still missed here on earth. I think civil rights, burn baby burn,the riots in the streets was a sorry,shameful time. We are all equal & deserve certain rights. We all can recall the mind bending & soul searching. There were way too many sad & tragic totally unnecessary deaths due to drugs. The regrettable, scary awful real truth about Mississippi burning. The crazy world of gurus, generation gap & Timothy Leary. The KKK was all too real & even more scary. I love Nights in White Satin & think the Moody Blues still rock. Every night we were shocked by the Chicago 7/ Democratic convention/ Kent state & the myriad horrors of the time. Charles Manson & the little monsters he created brought a fatal, final death blow to the idea of peace, love & hope for a better tomorrow. Can you believe far-out was considered cool? Besides John Denver I never really heard anyone else say it. We were then innocent enough to be dismayed & upset by the antics of Watergate. Overnight plumbers took on a whole new meaning. There was way too much & at the same time far too little. Every one tried to be mellowed out but few ever were. I really wonder - were those days good old & fashioned. Who wasn't moved by the free at last-free at last speech by Dr. King. It's so sad to know there really are a new generation who think it was a line from the movie Beaches. We all were Beatles lovers (especially George Harrison - Yum - :oD he was the best for me at least) There was loss of innocence, hoping for the best & refusing to expect the worst. There was the tie-dyed tee shirts & bell-bottomed jeans. Perhaps not cute the height of fashion but better then disco gear. When wearing them was easy.(way back then I was thin. SIGH) When it was cool to be a tree hugging person. We listened to lyrics like the eagle flies with the dove & teach your children well. I was a huge Peter Max fan then (remember him? SO NEAT) Back in the day being anti-big business was the way to be . So was long haired & being worried about the Man. I wonder if those really were like the song with the lines those were the days, my friend. There were so many painful memories. just to remember them hurts. UFO & all things paranormal were all the rage. By believing power to the people & we are family were not just slogans but a way of life. I was & still am a cat type person. Do you remember Laugh-In. Yes i admit to being one of a kind (Thank the Heavens) I really am grateful for small favors. There really is a higher power. I mean,come on, get real who needs or wants more then one of me? I am proud to be a pacifist. I don't think liberal is a dirty word, so there ;oc.
Now you just try saying all that in one breath!!! Especially at my stage in life not so easy to do! WHEW!!!! Yes the 60's held such great promise for many but also gave great pain & way too many gut wrenching , life altering & never to be forgotten crushing & hurtful disappointments to so many. The turmoil of the 60's, back then it brought our nation to it's very knees. Not since the Civil War was the union so close to total incineration. It was truly brother against brother, a nation divided against itself. I really do believe our nation lost most of it's heart & soul then. I also believe it has never fully recovered from the internal conflict. As the passage goes ifrom A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times , it was the worst of times"
But as you see I am a child of the 60's. A contradiction of beliefs & and a mix of many emotions. For better or worse, good & bad. I can accept the way I am, I have come to the best terms I can. I am a muddled mess, imperfect to the nth degree. But then none of us are perfect, even if we wish we were ;o) Yes it is true!!! All the above & so much more. Surprise, ya'all. LOL! Shocked? I sure hope so. To still be able to shock a little at this point in my life is great. :O)
~~~~~~~The facts of life.~~~~~~
When you pass a homeless soul ,do you really care?
Do you stop and feel the need to share?
What will others think of you if you dare.
To understand and help is a gift quite rare.
Do you ever think about all of the the others?
The destitute children and their mothers.
The lost, scared, lonely, hurting , hungry brothers.
Shouldn't we try and be of help to one another.
No one should have to stand alone out in the rain.
In our country of such great wealth, no child should suffer, go hungry and be in pain.
People should not be treated with disregard and destain
If we have starving, homeless, lost people in our midst what is the gain.
Everybody has the right to have dreams and want to hope.
At one time or another most of us need help just to cope.
It is too easy to say that person over there deserves no help because all he/she do is sits around and mope.
Or worse yet, they aren't our kind, we can always blame everything on those people who are taking dope.
No man, woman or child should ever be lost or alone.
It is a shame to have the poor be chilled to the bone.
How can we ignore the desperate cryies tears and moans.
No man is an island, we should be willing to help each other to stand up on our own.
When you look in the mirror, what do do you really see?
Are you the person you grew up wanting to be?
Do you see in that reflection and think "Oh gee. What have I become? What has happened to me?"
Do you think in terms of only I and
never we?
I wish while we still can,
We must come together to ban
The indifference , hate, and prejudice that some fan,
It is up to us, each woman and man.
No talent should be lost
No potential should be lost.
Just think of the cost.
No dream should be tossed.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE PROVERB ~~TO SAVE ONE MAN/WOMAN'S LIFE IS TO SAVE THE WORLD.
A very deep thought but a very true one.
To all my family, friends & loved ones ~ past, present & future & yes even any enemies I may have. made along the way
I hope for you more than I hope for myself.
I wish you peace, love, joy & especially hope. Dreams can not die where there is hope.
just me ~~~kjl1951,
Kathy, 7/1/1951
I feel the need now to warn everybody reading this before hand. I am a endangered species of sort. There are not many of us around anymore. After all we are all getting on mow. be honest with yourself. None of that 30's is the new 20's, 40's is the new 30's & so on ~ pleez what a crock! You are the age you are. Why hide it? YOUR REAL AGE IS A BADGE OF COURAGE BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE IT ALL. I mean everything, the good , the bad AND the ugly. All that this unforgiving, cruel life can throw or rather hurl at you. Something to be proud of. Really, I mean after all your body knows the truth. It is the way it is, if you have your health be grateful. If you have health problems, do what ever it takes so you can to get by. I hope the very best for all of you.
I am proud to admit, proud to say, proud to be one. I am am almost 58 year old (come this August,1st :ob) female type person (duh) . So deep down to my bones, I am dyed in the wool, rare, hard to find -I am what some people call a bleeding heart. I was & am a anti-war person. I am even at times slightly confused, a bit of an old hippie. I am bull headed, true-blue, red blooded, peace-loving nut case. I believe in with a little help from my friends & in being a environment caring person. Do you remember the times they are a'changing because I sure do. I am also a little bit weird, a 60's hippie who voted for McCarthy (tes, I am one of the few). I loved Abraham, Martin & John & still cry & go a little crazy whenever I hear it. I remain unapologetic about all the flower power stuff. I hope I never cease to every thing turn,turn,turn. I think Bob Dylan was a genius & remain a fan. Sadly yes I still can & do remember where I was & what I was doing when the great men of their time were all assassinated. And for all I hold sacred I hope I never live to forget them. I hated the call to turn on-tune in-drop out. To this cery day I mourn the forever gone potential & sad loss America's brightest sons im the far away but never forgotten killing fields. Maybe it's a bit radical, but i still think it was a civil war far away & we never should have gotten involved. I do believe old men start wars but young men & now women have to sacrifice & fight them. Most wars are dumb pissing contests between leaders of assorted countries. I cannot & will not condone the stupid wasted talents of Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison ~Heavens got one hell of a band. But their talent are still missed here on earth. I think civil rights, burn baby burn,the riots in the streets was a sorry,shameful time. We are all equal & deserve certain rights. We all can recall the mind bending & soul searching. There were way too many sad & tragic totally unnecessary deaths due to drugs. The regrettable, scary awful real truth about Mississippi burning. The crazy world of gurus, generation gap & Timothy Leary. The KKK was all too real & even more scary. I love Nights in White Satin & think the Moody Blues still rock. Every night we were shocked by the Chicago 7/ Democratic convention/ Kent state & the myriad horrors of the time. Charles Manson & the little monsters he created brought a fatal, final death blow to the idea of peace, love & hope for a better tomorrow. Can you believe far-out was considered cool? Besides John Denver I never really heard anyone else say it. We were then innocent enough to be dismayed & upset by the antics of Watergate. Overnight plumbers took on a whole new meaning. There was way too much & at the same time far too little. Every one tried to be mellowed out but few ever were. I really wonder - were those days good old & fashioned. Who wasn't moved by the free at last-free at last speech by Dr. King. It's so sad to know there really are a new generation who think it was a line from the movie Beaches. We all were Beatles lovers (especially George Harrison - Yum - :oD he was the best for me at least) There was loss of innocence, hoping for the best & refusing to expect the worst. There was the tie-dyed tee shirts & bell-bottomed jeans. Perhaps not cute the height of fashion but better then disco gear. When wearing them was easy.(way back then I was thin. SIGH) When it was cool to be a tree hugging person. We listened to lyrics like the eagle flies with the dove & teach your children well. I was a huge Peter Max fan then (remember him? SO NEAT) Back in the day being anti-big business was the way to be . So was long haired & being worried about the Man. I wonder if those really were like the song with the lines those were the days, my friend. There were so many painful memories. just to remember them hurts. UFO & all things paranormal were all the rage. By believing power to the people & we are family were not just slogans but a way of life. I was & still am a cat type person. Do you remember Laugh-In. Yes i admit to being one of a kind (Thank the Heavens) I really am grateful for small favors. There really is a higher power. I mean,come on, get real who needs or wants more then one of me? I am proud to be a pacifist. I don't think liberal is a dirty word, so there ;oc.
Now you just try saying all that in one breath!!! Especially at my stage in life not so easy to do! WHEW!!!! Yes the 60's held such great promise for many but also gave great pain & way too many gut wrenching , life altering & never to be forgotten crushing & hurtful disappointments to so many. The turmoil of the 60's, back then it brought our nation to it's very knees. Not since the Civil War was the union so close to total incineration. It was truly brother against brother, a nation divided against itself. I really do believe our nation lost most of it's heart & soul then. I also believe it has never fully recovered from the internal conflict. As the passage goes ifrom A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times , it was the worst of times"
But as you see I am a child of the 60's. A contradiction of beliefs & and a mix of many emotions. For better or worse, good & bad. I can accept the way I am, I have come to the best terms I can. I am a muddled mess, imperfect to the nth degree. But then none of us are perfect, even if we wish we were ;o) Yes it is true!!! All the above & so much more. Surprise, ya'all. LOL! Shocked? I sure hope so. To still be able to shock a little at this point in my life is great. :O)
~~~~~~~The facts of life.~~~~~~
When you pass a homeless soul ,do you really care?
Do you stop and feel the need to share?
What will others think of you if you dare.
To understand and help is a gift quite rare.
Do you ever think about all of the the others?
The destitute children and their mothers.
The lost, scared, lonely, hurting , hungry brothers.
Shouldn't we try and be of help to one another.
No one should have to stand alone out in the rain.
In our country of such great wealth, no child should suffer, go hungry and be in pain.
People should not be treated with disregard and destain
If we have starving, homeless, lost people in our midst what is the gain.
Everybody has the right to have dreams and want to hope.
At one time or another most of us need help just to cope.
It is too easy to say that person over there deserves no help because all he/she do is sits around and mope.
Or worse yet, they aren't our kind, we can always blame everything on those people who are taking dope.
No man, woman or child should ever be lost or alone.
It is a shame to have the poor be chilled to the bone.
How can we ignore the desperate cryies tears and moans.
No man is an island, we should be willing to help each other to stand up on our own.
When you look in the mirror, what do do you really see?
Are you the person you grew up wanting to be?
Do you see in that reflection and think "Oh gee. What have I become? What has happened to me?"
Do you think in terms of only I and
never we?
I wish while we still can,
We must come together to ban
The indifference , hate, and prejudice that some fan,
It is up to us, each woman and man.
No talent should be lost
No potential should be lost.
Just think of the cost.
No dream should be tossed.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE PROVERB ~~TO SAVE ONE MAN/WOMAN'S LIFE IS TO SAVE THE WORLD.
A very deep thought but a very true one.
To all my family, friends & loved ones ~ past, present & future & yes even any enemies I may have. made along the way
I hope for you more than I hope for myself.
I wish you peace, love, joy & especially hope. Dreams can not die where there is hope.
just me ~~~kjl1951,
Kathy, 7/1/1951
Comments
There is one thing that never changes, God. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Won't you ask Christ into your life?
stormy29w
That was some journal I just read!!!! Were you ever a journalist? I really enjoyed reading it.. How are you doing Kathy? I hope your feeling well.. Have a Happy 4th of July.. Do you have any plans? Take Care Kathy...xo Mary :-)
muc7452
Yes I remember and I am so sorry to have seen them all gone - now it is loud, loud music and head phones all over the place.
KCJ