Call Me a Hippie...

Dictionary.com states that a hippie is:

a person, esp. of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.

Well, that doesn't sound like me... but yet why do I get called a hippie all the time?

Urbandictionary.com says hippies are:

"One who believes in values such as peace, love, and happiness. However, the rest of the world can not seem to grasp these concepts and choose war, hate, and misery. Thus, they despise the ways of the hippies."

That does sound more like me and also explains why I get called a hippie in the first place. Ordinary people don't understand why people (like me) choose to live these peaceful lives when it just seems SO much easier to live hateful lives. So they choose to call me a hippie. Well I don't see what is so abnormal about the way I aspire to live my life.

Just because I don't eat meat, support gay marriage, want our troops home, and insist the products I use aren't tested on animals doesn't mean I am abnormal. It just means I believe in taking a stand, and if that's what being a hippie is all about...

then call me a hippie. :)