my second coming out
Surely it cannot be!
I’ve been here before
An urge to be me.
A confusion… This cannot be!
They seem to be strings from a similar bow
Accepting who I am and the potential backlash from an unknown audience.
But who are they?
Oh I don’t know!
This time it seems it requires a whole different process.
An unlearning. A fumbling. A different type of questioning
But then…
How different is it really?
In many ways the corporate ladder felt so comforting
A steady career. Status and recognition.
Except how fulfilling is that? And what does it bring?
Well how about a uniting?
A bringing together of humanity.
To solve the challenges of the day
That definitely seems like a bigger game to play!
But Nicholas, you speak of Nature, Mind, Body, Spirit and Community
Aren’t those the passions of a hippy, leaving in a dippy reality?
How can you be serious about such triviality?
Where are these voices?
They seem to be within me.
I express myself, only to recoil in shame
They must now know!
I feel caught between reality and a dream.
Are there other people who feel this way?
Are they afraid like me?
Have I changed that much, really?
Maybe I am a hippy.
Not your average hippy.
I’ve heard about them…
And so the cycle repeats.
A coming out to me.
And an eventual coming out to everybody.
But could it be so bad?
For what I can see, seems the only way to be.
Connected and living in joyous harmony.
I don’t know, though it feels like the only way to go.
And so I invite you to join me.
Hippy or not hippy.
By Nicholas Ferguson
Nicholas is co-founder of thegreatunited.org, which is a movement fueled by united wisdom to see the world anew and spark cultural transformation.
Formed as a not-for-profit in 2021 we kicked off with a festival in the Spring to share generational wisdom, reimagine
our relationship with the planet and fellow human beings to tell different stories and inspire action through small steps.
Stay tuned for future events at thegreatunited.org / @thegreat_united