Hi, my name is Ruthie and I'm here to share with you a wonderful time in my life, " the sixties" a period I will call my "awakening".

I remember my parents being only slightly aware of the changes going on as they brought my brother David and myself up in the city of Philadelphia.

We lived around the corner of a public park called "Rittenhouse Square."Our surrounding neighbors were; The Philadelphia Art Museum, Academy of Music, Franklin Institute, Independence Hall," where the liberty bell is stored." Home of Betsy Ross House, "where the American Flag was made," The Declaration of Independence, and list goes on and on...

Quite historical and quite the cultural environment!"Bohemians" in my early life, then came the "beatniks" in the fifties with the poetry, coffee houses, jazz, clothing and even longer hair was happening...

My father a great scholar, speaker of seven languages, was an avid listener of the news. This is what made his day...

 

One day as I was passing through, I began to listen just a little, after all" I was very busy with what I can't say I was busy with," but some things don't change so with one ear out the door I caught the end of a conversion, about "undeclared war,"and suddenly the peace maker I am!"my little ears perked up." I then began to listen, then question, until finally I got answers! I did not like what I heard," so I questioned again and again ,"How could this be possible? My brother David was getting drafted! I was concerned...

On this note I became an anti war protester "MAKE LOVE NOT WAR"became a major part of my life. I'll never forget the sadness I felt for all the boys going to war, my brother thankfully never went to Viet-Nam, as he became 4F. I guess you could say, "with a little help from friends."

The music was changing so fast...the peace and love movement was happening... Loving and trusting one another...no bad vibes. People of all colors, all races actually brought together to share the love... we all felt as thought we were responsible for changing the world... We had The "Beatles" with their longer hair; "Jim Morrison" with his "take you higher". Dylan's, "tambourine man"...."Ravi Shankar" with his "sitar" and my poor parents, gazing in awe asking "what is happening here?"

The "sixties," brought us both good and bad memories combined together....... Joy as the first man walked on the moon."Neil Armstrong" later to experience his trips once again... Horrific assignations something none of us will ever forget...."John Kennedy" I think we all remember exactly where we were and even the time of day as we watched in horror as his little son "John- John" saluting his father saying his "good-byes"..... For a brief time in history we all cried and mourned, unitied together as a country...

Then followed "Martin Luther" who had a "dream" he was wiped out...never to see what became of his "dream" high on this mountain top"...the "civil rights movement" finally making some progress. Then came "Robert Kennedy"..... trying to get a handle on "organized crime" the war in "Vietnam" and working on becoming the next " President of the United States"...

I met my first boyfriend "Michael" in 1964. I was 16 years old. Our first date we went to a "Jim Hendrix" concert before he was even big at a place called the "electric factory." I was in awe of both Michael and Jimmy. We both shared the music of, Holding Company, Janis Joblin, Country Joe, and Arthur Brown, Jefferson Airplane. An awesome experience I'll never forget! Michael and I had different priories...he loved to party a bit to hardy. I loved to party as well but not 7 days a week !
We drifted apart...to me the sixties weren't all about drugs. I thought it was more about looking for freedom within the "human race.

In 1965 more "troops" were sent in to relieve our boys... protests were being televised, and a great number of us were speaking out from our "generation."
"MAKE LOVE NOT WAR"
We managed to have many great moments and made historical events.Things that come to mind are "Woodstock" for its three days of "love", "peace"and "music".....
Finally after years, our boys were brought home, finally bringing an end to the war . The memories of those who never made it home were kept alive in our hearts. I remember how I prayed each and every night for our "boy's" and for "peace"......

I met my husband got married, unfornutely I was to young. We were together for 10 years and in early seventies I was blessed with a "new life" that brought me more "peace" and "love" that I never knew possible.
THE BIRTH OF MY SON! "DANIEL"
The years have gone by and now I can tell you I'm now married to my "first boyfriend" Michael, my "soul mate" for life. Pictured with me throughout my site...
Bringing me to the next stage of life some thirty years later feeling the need once again to take charge and contribute to"changing the world."

We must stop the violence, the killing of our children...by children. Some how we must find a way to change back the world and teach our children, "peace" "love" and "happiness".
I know that I will always keep the dream alive in my heart!

Wouldn't it be an "awesome thing if we could make "Peace" popular once more, maybe, just for old time sake.
We must help our children and show them the way for "inner peace" within themselves and get rid of all their anger….............

There are some of us who would so love to see Peace On Earth that we can almost feel it. For us there would be nothing better! No harsh words said, no unkind thought just beautiful actions. What a beautiful dream ..........

 

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