In desperate search for a mentor/guide

Hello all! I am twenty-eight year old mother from Orlando, Florida searching for a specific kind of person to correspond and eventually visit with. Researching the hippie movement and adopting a natural lifestyle has changed my life to the better, I cannot wait to pass all this knowledge to my baby daughter someday. As an artist, I feel that your lifestyle choices correlate with the way you create and the way you pay homage to your elders. To make a long story short, I need a "hippie mentor" of sorts. As a brand new buddhist, I have been in search of a Guru, but it dawned on me that as I search for someone to guide me through Tibetan Buddhism and my path to enlightment, I must also search for someone who has lived through this country's collective "shift in consciousness", the hippie era and maybe a bit beyond. This person would love to tell me stories, give me some experienced advice to life in general, or maybe he/she just drops me a line everyonce in a while. This relationship would not be one-sided, you would get someone eager to learn, an open-minded and displaced individual who had also lived through a lesser shift in consciousness, Generation X. I mean, I haven't really thought this through, I just wanted to throw it out there and see the responses. Anyone interested? Peace!

 

Sounds interesting. Best of luck!

 

hi alice....i'm trying to understand what you are looking for in a mentor,or are you still trying to figure that one out for yourself? this is not a romantic quest i assume? if not,are you looking for someone who has been there,done that,who will never judge you or anyone else who can,maybe share some life experience and offer gentle guidance and support for your life experiences? i seem to be one of those people with the perpetual shoulder. sometimes i feel as if i have a 'street psychiatry' business in my home,so many come here to talk to me. i'm a 46 yr old," old hippie" with a wonderful 9yr old son,and i'm also in florida. but be warned,my life is as f***** up as anyones,maybe more. but i am open,philosophical (is that even a word?) and have seen an awful lot of live..good and bad. (mostly good) feel free to pm me and we can talk,if you want.
peac

 

I am a 25 yr old mother who would love to corespond (and at the moment can't type) I may not be what you seek but could always use a friend(you can never have enough). I come from a line of hippie's dating back before the "Hippie days" . Strongly concider myself 2nd generation hippie (even tho' I don't like steryo typing myself.). My son is 4 1/2 and my nephew (whom I have helped raise) is 6 yrs old. I now have a neice 1 1/2yrs and am loving it. I have alot of experience with the hippie movement if that is what your needing. Drop me a line anytime to chat or whatever. Always somwhere (even if I don't know where.) TessLA

 

Im a hippy; From the San Francisco california bay area, Im 47. I suggest You may want to read about the Toltecs!


A Toltec Wisdom Book called; The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz.
Cheers

 

I (John/male) am in Florida, Vero Beach area, and have lived through the turbulent days and am looking to either join a group of like minded individuals or start my own. The only prerequisite is that they have an open mind, We are only here a short time and there is much to learn and even more that needs to be done if we are going to give our children a decent place to call home... Sharing should be our way of life, not the current greed in all things...

Love and Light

John

 

Hi Alice-I read your post and it sounds like you're at a crossroad in your life-looking for direction-In the late 60s and 70s I spent time on a commune-I have seen many "gurus" completely take over other peoples lives-The times have changed and the situation is that; it is not safe to open your door to strangers.There are many peolple out there who would gladly be you "mentor"-and many would take you for everything you've got-The safest way to meet kindred spirits is through friends who also share your views. To just invite total strangers home is not only dangerous to you but to your daughter as well. I am not trying to scare you but just be aware there are some very nasty people out there-In the 60s' in San Francisco; where I am from;there was alot of runaways coming into the city-Many would get off the bus and sometimes just disappear-or because they had no money; there were people hanging around the Greyhound station that would spot this newcomer;'offer a place to stay then find themselves selling their bodies on the streetcorners to pay "the man" for rent-You sound like a very nice' trusting person.Be very careful and really check out your "guru" before you give him money or get in his car. A police background check would not be out of line-Here in the Northwest we have alot of women missing.-Between Ted Bundy and the Green river killer we lost alot of ladies to these monsters.-Sorry if I scared ya but'I am sick of seeing this stuff in the papers everyday; I wish it was a completely safe world we live in' but it's not-good luck-God Bless and keep smilin-