QUOTES 8/31/2016

If you’re ever even near Missouri, be sure to show up at Show Me Acres.  It’s the classiest small nudist resort I have ever visited.  It’s only open on weekends, and only the owners live there full-time, but wow!  The gate isn’t even locked.  The camping areas are great.  The pool is wonderful.  The freehiking is fabulous (about 400 acres covered with nature trails).  The clubhouse and apartments are the best we’ve ever seen.  And, the people?  Well they’re naturists, so they’re great too.  The owners are building something very special in the central Missouri hills.” – Ken

“We strapped on our water-packs and headlamps for a night hike.  The moon was rising bright as we walked down the road chatting.  We hadn’t gotten too far when we realized there was a silver truck behind us about 200 feet on the sharp turn of the road.  We scattered like naked chickens looking for cover with no good hiding place.  The woman passed with her hand to the side of her face to block the view this naked man who inadvertently was moving in her direction. . . My flight response is quite strong and I don't like encountering automobiles when I'm nude because I can't communicate with the passengers, nor can I discern anything about the age and gender of the occupants.  So, when we were surprised by a pickup stealthily rounding the bend in the road behind us, we both took off into the woods like frightened deer.  It was, we quickly discovered, a quite stupid move as there were no trees or underbrush to hide our naked bodies - at least nothing nearby.  We must of looked comical to the driver as we scrambled for cover, but judging from the hand she held to the side of her face, she didn't find much humor in the situation.  Oh, well....there was a valuable lesson in the encounter for us hikers.  Next time, we decided, we'd step to the side of the road, continue walking, and give a polite nod and brief wave as the auto passes - just as if walking along the road in the nude is the most natural thing in the world - because, really, it is.” - Beltcreek

"I drive nude quite often.  A lot of times I will leave my shirt on so as to not attract attention to myself.  People glance and see somebody dressed from the waist up and usually don't take a second look.  I take a lot of drives in the very early AM. . . The freedom and the feeling of the breeze on my body just makes the stress melt away.  I'll be taking another drive here in about an hour." – BillyJoeJimBob

"Before this first experience, I had never been nude in public.  I hadn’t given personal nudism any thought.  I’d heard the term ‘skinny dipping’ but had associated it with far away and fiction about boys at the ol’ swimming hole.  About age 12, our camp group went on an overnight into the ‘rough country’ near a mountain stream in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains.  Upstream from our rustic campsite a generous pool of water was fed from the stream that washed across and between huge granite boulders.  Wading into the pool we regretted leaving our bathing suits back at the main camp.  Being ‘just girls’, however, a few brave souls finally removed jeans and shirts.  It didn’t take long before the rest of us doffed all clothing in order to vigorously splash in the stream, a rare treat, compared to the chlorine-laced waters we all knew.  Just above the pool one particular boulder was nearly flat, the size of a small truck.  The granite was green with the algae, where water flowing across it enabled growth in the glinting sun.  Some brave girl, completely naked, clambered to the highest place on that boulder and then slid down gleefully into the pool.  Soon, all of us joined her, sliding on the slick rock and shrieking, again and again, as we plunged into the icy surging stream.  The smartest ones stopped to sunbathe and dry off after only a few times, while the rest of us continued our slide until we realized that the algae was wearing off the rock.  Our red butts were a painful reminder of our foolish hedonistic activity.  That was my first nudist experience.  I secretly savored that memory anytime I saw a similar stream for years.  I also didn’t tell my parents that I went skinny dipping at Girl Scout camp." – Allegra

“Styledash, an online Weblog that tracks styles and trends, reports that the latest trend in telecommuting is working in the nude.  One in eight men and one in 14 women responded to a poll saying they prefer to work in the buff.  The article states that one clothing-optional resort that was interviewed stated that a whopping 80% of their clientele are not on vacation, but working.” – AANR

QUOTES 8/30/2016

“. . . sleeping in the nude makes it easier to shed dead skin and hair, and replenish your body’s moisturizing oils as you sleep.” – Rebecca Endicott, http://www.littlethings.com/sleeping-naked-benefits/

“Long after that I saw people coming to meet us… some were naked, some robed.  But the naked ones did not seem less adorned, and the robes did not disguise in those who wore them the massive grandeur of muscle and the radiant smoothness of flesh.” - C.S. Lewis ‘The Great Divorce’, https://naturistbeachnorthflorida.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/christianity-and-nudity/

“Social nudity . . . has no connection to sex but it is an excellent way to making friends and getting a feeling of freedom within nature.  Once people of both genders ‘dare to go bare’ most become naturists for the rest of their lives.  Please be warned that skinny dipping can be addictive.” – http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/letters/health-the-benefits-of-daring-to-bare-1-7989186

“The way to advance the naturist cause is for naturists to accept nudity themselves. . . there are many naturists who don't accept nudity.  I've just been to the website of a naturist who . . . carefully avoids frontal nudity as if he subscribes to the textile view that showing frontal nudity is indecent! . . .  honest photos of ourselves are important.  They tell others that we have nothing to hide.  They tell others that we mean what we say when we say that nudity is decent and natural. . . it's photos that ultimately led my friends and relatives to understand that there really is nothing immoral or wrong about nudity and naturism. . . most naturist places in the world want to pander to the larger closet nudist crowd and they ban cameras and mobile phones.  Closet nudists have thousands of alternatives where they can indulge in their need for furtive and secret nude activities.  In my view, it's this furtiveness and secrecy that only serves to support the view of the rest of the world that naturists are really up to no good. . . I've shown my friends some of my pics and everyone is amazed at the scenery.  I think I can convert quite a few people to naturism by just showing them the photos.” – T.L. Lim, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/1084/one-small-remark-about-newt-2016/

“There are all sorts of people here, and there are no problems in terms of what you look like, it's a healthy perception of the body.  I met someone yesterday who had died his pubic hair purple as a social experiment to see if anyone would notice, and you know what, no one did.  That just goes to show that people treat each other as people and aren't looking around at someone's naked body.” – Nigel, http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/nudefest-2016-why-aren-t-more-young-people-involved/story-29491368-detail/story.html

QUOTES 8/29/2016

“Yesterday I was hiking naked in a light rain and paused for one of those it's-all-good experiences with a squirrel.  We 'chatted' for the longest time.  I suppose he'd never seen all the parts of a two-legged before - kept running back and forth on the low branch studying me - we were both very comfortable in our skins.  And tonight, I was skinny dipping with a loon diving about 10 yards away.  There we were, both of us sliding quietly through the water in synch with our environment.  That stuff doesn't happen to guys in board shorts.” - Alfresco10

“I like the term ‘freehiking.’  At least for me, it is an apt description of how I feel when I ‘skinnyhike,’ hike nude, go ‘natural hiking,’ etc.  I feel free; free from a lot of things!  It is a wonderful feeling!” - Nkdmn N. Cps

“I feel connected to the natural world around me more when I am nude with nothing standing between me and the environment.  I can throw out some analogies here it's like skinny dipping, like going barefoot all over, etc.  But those quick answers are so incomplete they don't even scratch the surface of the feelings.  For me it is very nearly a religious experience.  I feel closer to my version of The Creator when I am nude in nature.  I am a part of this wonderful world, another being sharing that space with the wild creatures that live there.  I find my senses are more heightened.  I feel and sense things more.  My eyes are keener and my hearing sharper.  I feel the breeze and the rain on my skin, or the sun. I am enveloped by the surrounding nature.  I go out in nature to recharge my batteries, to renew my soul, and to scrub off the layers of crud that living in civilization tends to put on you.  I feel so good after a hike and if I have the opportunity to hike naked the feeling is multiplied.  My skin has had a chance to breathe and perspire in the air, sunlight rejuvenates my cells - my eyes have beheld the wonders of nature.  My memories of these hikes sustain me when I am cooped up in my civilized world.  I savor these memories and look forward to the next hike to rejuvenate my soul.” - NudeAl

“The first written account of a European climbing a mountain merely for pleasure appears to be by Petrarch in 1336.  Why was such an account so long in coming?  Historians . . . have missed the point.  People didn't climb mountains for fun because so few of them thought to do it Nude!” – www.bodyfreedom.org

“My husband began going nude by not getting dressed after he got out of the shower.  I was more cautious, afraid that the neighbors could see through the windows, though he swears their house is too far away, and if we can't see in their house, how could they see in ours?  Then he began doing some of his yard work in the nude. . . Over the last couple years, our landscape plants have grown and unless the neighbors are standing on the property line, we've got a fair amount of privacy.  I took it by steps, doing my gardening in just a long t-shirt, then a shorter shirt, then doing the mowing in just a t-shirt.  Last year I finally got the courage to remove the t-shirt and now the two of us spend all our at-home time nude. . . Back in late April we had a really warm day and my older daughter brought out a huge plastic swimming pool.  She and her husband were, by that time, aware that we were always naked at home.  She really surprised us when she, her husband, her sister, and both her toddler daughters arrived completely au naturel as well.  The only cloth items they had brought with them were towels! . . . today, our July 4 barbecue will be completely nude.” – PrincessCleo

QUOTES 8/28/2016

“Being the only naked person on a beach is not an issue, it’s not exhibitionism either, it’s being a relaxed and open nudist in a place where I can be myself, unashamed to enjoy life naked.” – Creative, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=2925&idt=14836&page=5

“I've just been hiking with a big group of naked hikers and there is some safety in numbers.  But the same etiquette applies as when I'm hiking alone.  I wear a hat and carry a sarong as a wrap.  If caught at very short notice, I cover my bits with my hat.  But I can usually see the textile hikers approaching which gives time to put on my wrap.  It avoids struggling to pull shorts up over muddy boots.  Yes, they know I've been hiking naked but they appreciate my attempt to cover up for their benefit.  A cheery Hello always helps too.” – Ollygrumps, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=132&idt=58667&page=2

“My first nudist experience was in early June 2010.  After moving to Florida the previous year I started searching the Internet for nudist places and found there were several about 70 miles away.  I always wanted to try it and and didn't know if I had the nerve.  I went down to Paradise Lake Resort and after checking in and having a brief tour I quickly proceeded to undress in the parking lot and head over to the pool area.  It wasn't long before all my fears were gone.  It felt so good to go into the pool and sunbathe without a bathing suit.  I met another couple that was there for the first time and everyone was so friendly. . . No one cares what your body looks like, it's just a relaxed feeling.” - Tom B., The Villages, Florida, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=70

“Last year I was building some hiking trails, and I spent the whole time nude!  Felt so weird putting clothes on at the end of the day.” – Nakdinvt, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=14570&page=2

“There is a natural desire to be naked and be seen naked.” – Nude Soul, https://twitter.com/naturistevie

QUOTES 8/27/2016

“On the way home from school on Friday, I pulled off my bra in the car as we were leaving school.  And then when we got home I marched right into the laundry room and stripped down, and announced to my Mother that I was refusing to put any clothes on until Monday morning. . . I spent the remainder of my weekend running around the house and yard free and naked, and as happy as anyone could possibly be.  My friends came over Saturday for a sleepover, and the cool weather inspired us to do some naked exploring in the woods behind our house. . . Everyone had a good time and the girls seemed to enjoy the cool weather as much as I did.  We were able to lay around the pool and work on our tans without getting all sweaty, which made things so much more enjoyable. . . After the girls left on Sunday I planted my fall garden with my favorite carrots and broccoli . . .” - http://nudisuzie.com/

“…sometimes pants are a pain and shirts are a mess and life’s just a lot better when you’re completely undressed.” – Felicity Jones, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/nudism-and-simple-pleasures/

“If you go on a normal holiday, no-one speaks to each other, which is the opposite of a naturist resort.  I didn’t realize . . . how much the holiday could be enhanced by the people you meet.  Age and status was not a factor.  People could not pass judgement on who you are, what you earn, whether you are fashionable or whether you rate alongside existing friends!  I also felt beautiful. . . I felt like my body was acceptable.  I didn’t feel fat, didn’t worry about what to put on for dinner that evening. . . So come on girls, guys, anyone who is unsure.  It is something that is easier done than said . . . I believe going to a naturist resort is easier than a beach.  On a beach, anyone could be there, but on our resort everyone is there for the same reason and the atmosphere has been created as such to make you feel comfortable. . . we are all beautiful and can learn to appreciate that, by dressing appropriately for our figure and going naked once in a while!” - Samantha Taylor, http://www.viglanatura.com/sam

“Give Your Wash Machine a Break - Go Naked!” - http://bareplatypus.blogspot.com/2013/01/give-your-wash-machine-break-go-naked.html?spref=tw

“I am a naturist.  One of the things I love about it is that it's honest.  There are no hang ups about how bodies look and no one cares about what anyone’s status in life is.  It's a very freeing environment to be in and feels great.  It truly does not matter what the shape of your body is.  That kind of 'worry' does not exist in the world of naturism.  Being naked is beautiful.” – Si, https://ca.news.yahoo.com/housekeeping-works-overtime-and-other-confessions-from-a-nudist-resort-224722461.html

QUOTES 8/26/2016

“There’s no shame in nudity.  It’s simply human. . . I’m an ‘out’ nudist.  I hope more will join me.  It’s time for society to realize it’s really not a fringe thing - we are your neighbors, dentists, auto mechanics, and friends.  It is time to legalize simple nudity.” - http://thoughtsonnaturism.tumblr.com/post/147517892012/thoughtsonnaturism-theres-no-shame-in-nudity

“[It has never] . . . needed much in the way of advertisement, since a certain kind of naturist - the kind who is looking for a holistic experience that goes far beyond stripping off for the beach - will always beat a path to its door. . . ‘I don't think people come to any club with a view to just taking their clothes off, or if they do, they find something deeper when they get there.’” – David Newnham/Iseult Richardson, https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2005/mar/05/weekend7.weekend4?CMP=twt_gu

“More often than not, Jessi Kneeland is naked.  She believes being unclothed is a ‘conscious act of trust and freedom’ and a representation that she feels safe in her body and authentic self.  But in a recent Facebook post, she’s wearing jeans and a long-sleeved, hooded sweatshirt and credits the sudden craving to cover up with being in a saddened emotional state.  ‘Some people stress eat.  Apparently I stress dress . . . The extra fabric seemed to hold and protect me from the world (and the mosquitos) while I processed my darkness.  They hid me while I couldn't bear being quite as visible.  They were an act of separation and armor.  Because sometimes you are ok being open and vulnerable and you wish you could commune skin to skin with all of humanity.  And other times you need a break.’” - https://www.yahoo.com/style/this-woman-who-loves-to-be-naked-puts-on-clothes-193935066.html, https://www.facebook.com/remodelfitnesswithjessikneeland/posts/491103227744943:0

“If you are wondering what kinds of things you can do naked, the answer is anything.” – Ron KrugJohann, https://twitter.com/ronkrugjohann/status/736589584331464704

“Protesting is a way to make nudism more accepted and make public nudity legal.  It must be done peacefully.  Doing it with violence makes things worse.  We can make signs and petitions to make nudism more advanced and for public nudity to be legalized.” - https://rfgjga1992.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/lets-do-all-this-to-promote-nudism/

QUOTES 8/24/2016

“Before you put on your clothes and step into your roles for the day, take a moment to just be in your own skin.  Here, in the sanctuary of your natural self, in the wondrous cave of you, marinate in how amazing it is to just be you. . . before any wear, you are you. . . There is a wellspring of vitality and peace in the simplicity of your natural self.  Here, in your skin, and beyond into the depths of your heart, is a place that is sacred unto you. . . a place where you reign supreme. . . There is a you within you that is only unto you. . . So when you wake up in the morning, be with yourself.  I’ve stood naked in a closet and breathed my most powerful breaths before giving myself to the world. . . Know that you can.  So that when things fall apart – the inevitable mistakes, things gone wrong, lost and loss – when things fall apart, you remember the inner ground upon which you stand radiant and resolute. . . Remember that beyond love, beyond pain, beyond suffering, there is you.” - https://clothesfreelife.com/2016/07/20/wow-just-you/

“My wife and I made so many friends when we started going to naturist swims . . . We got 200 cards one Christmas.  You wouldn't get 10 words out of anyone at a textile session, yet the public think we're the funny ones.” – Malcolm Boura, https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2005/mar/05/weekend7.weekend4?CMP=twt_gu

“. . . textilism (which is the common cultural practice of insisting that all persons must be clothed at all times unless justified by medical or hygienic necessity, or by limited sexual and artistic circumstances) inevitably contributes to cultural gymnophobia (which is the common phenomenon of fear, anxiety, scorn, mockery, or suppression of the natural, nude human body), and that these two mutually-reinforcing phenomena result in a whole host of negative consequences which cumulatively result in . . . a Body Shame Culture. . . every way in which society fosters an unhealthy, dysfunctional relationship with the body.  The manifestations of Body Shame Culture range from social stratification and prejudice based on clothing, race, sex, or disability, to sexual repression and homophobia and transphobia, to rigid gender norms, sexual objectification and assault, unhealthy eating and fitness habits, and general shame, self-loathing, and violence directed at the body.” - https://medium.com/@reformnaturism/keep-your-shame-to-yourself-teaching-gymnophobia-is-immoral-rough-needs-work-b7846e2e2a69#.7ohiv3soo

“There have been several studies on the benefits of sleeping naked, and yet according to a national survey, only 8 percent of Americans do it!  This was hard for me to come to terms with because aside from the fact that the majority of our nation has no idea how fantastic sheets feel on bare skin, it can help you sleep better, lose weight and even improve your relationship.” – Ally-Hirschlag, http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1077937/naked-experiment-7-days-without-clothes

“It’s summer! . . . a great time to go outside and get naked.” - https://ourclothingoptionaltrips.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/its-summer-its-time-to-get-naked-ten-answers-to-naked-your-questions/

QUOTES 8/23/2016

“Wow, great day for being naked!  Those that are.great.  Those that can.  Do it.  For the rest of us we shall love vicariously through you!” – Connecticut Nudist, https://twitter.com/nudistct?t=1&cn=cHlta193dGZfZGlnZXN0X3RyaWdnZXJlZA%3D%3D&sig=8cb9a86f684bcd04ab623aab8882a6fc90662794&al=1&refsrc=email&iid=4b26b7a9cb94453ca2f3b081933823fc&autoactions=1431296051&uid=396523018&nid=244+413

“. . . hiking (naked) is about the cheapest highly enjoyable entertainment available.  Where else can I hike out the back door, and for the cost of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, be absolutely and thoroughly entertained while leaving all the worlds cares behind for the whole day?” – John

“According to the Eureka Naturist Club webmaster, the Saxon Shore Way is an excellent remote Thames-estuary riverbank trail ideal for freehiking.  The Saxon Shore Way (http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/countryside_and_coast/walking/saxon_shore_way.aspx) is a public footpath and cycle track along the Kent coastline, starting near Gravesend in Kent (about 20 minutes from Eureka).” – Ken

“Some general advice of my own on barepacking includes:  1. While hiking bare, keep a towel or pair of elastic shorts in easy reach on the outside of your pack.  2. Keep up your fluid intake.  Hiking bare allows your sweat to evaporate more effectively, and since you will not have sweaty clothes as a reference, you may not realize how much liquid you have been losing to evaporation.  3. Don't buy prepackaged backpacking meals unless you have a lot of spare money you need to get rid of.  These meals are convenient, but you can eat just about as well buying dry goods from your grocery store (pastas, noodle dishes, rice, etc.)  4. Assume backpacking tents are undersized.  If you buy a ‘two man’ tent, you will be quite crowded trying to fit two people inside.  If you routinely camp with another person, consider a ‘4 man’ tent.  5. Don't be afraid to barepack in the late Spring, Summer, and early Fall.  Most backpackers avoid the warmer months.  Barepacking gives you a warm weather advantage.  Being naked, you will handle the heat the way your body was designed to.  Also, there are likely to be less people out there to offend, and any hikers you do encounter will understand your wanting to hike bare.” - CampingBare

“This summer, hit the nude beach (or just quickly strip down in your backyard when no one's looking) to improve your heart health.  The key is vitamin D, which is created by our skin cells when they are exposed to the sun.  People deficient in this important vitamin suffer from an increased risk of coronary heart disease.  While the duration of sun exposure required for enough vitamin D depends on skin tone, the Vitamin D Council recommends a minimum of 15 minutes outside -- not necessarily in the nude, but hey, it won't hurt.” - Joni Sweet, https://www.thrillist.com/health/nation/health-benefits-getting-naked-nudity

August 22, 2016 - Today the NAZ group freehiked the trail on our land.  It was short but wonderful, and we then ate lunch at Left-Ts and talked about getting the NAZ group started.

“Thousands of bicyclists are gearing up to ride around Philadelphia naked.  Organizers of the Philly Naked Bike Ride announced Monday the eighth annual event will take place throughout the city’s streets on Sept. 10 [2016].  Ride organizers say participants can go as bare as they dare. . . About 3,000 participants are expected.  This year’s event is expected to be about 10 miles long.  The starting point will be announced online the day before.” - http://abc27.com/2016/08/09/philly-naked-bike-ride-coming-back-next-month/

“I’ve been posting naked pictures of myself on the Internet for over ten years.  My mother is still proud of me and my father still loves me…I still get A’s in courses I take…If people don’t like what I do, they don’t have to look at it.  They don’t have to be here…I’ll be just fine without them.” - Katie West, http://www.theonlineclarion.com/opinions/2015/05/11/posing-nude-can-teach-you-about-body-image/#sthash.wCIkWm7w.dpbs

“Professor [Martin] Feelisch warns that avoiding sunlight or using sunblock constantly could be a new risk factor for heart disease — and more people die from heart disease than skin cancer.  ‘We believe current public health advice, which is dominated by concerns of skin cancer, needs to be carefully reassessed,’ he argues. ‘It’s time to look at the balance of risk for skin cancer and cardiovascular disease.’” – John Naish, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3570267/New-research-reveals-sun-benefits-AREN-T-linked-vitamin-D.html

“Nudism in Iran - The first nudity actions occurred by Tahirih in June and July of 1848, during the Conference of Badasht, in Iran.  Tahirih was a poet and theologian of the Baha’i faith.  As a symbolic act, she took off her traditional veil at the conference.  She was the first Iranian woman to unveil in public, after the Islamists’ invasion of Iran.  In recent years and after the 1979 Islamic revolution, some Iranian women activists have stripped in order to protest against violations of other women around the world.  Naturism is being continued by some women activists after all the various reactions they have undergone.  They are criticized by both intellectual and traditional citizens.  Golshifteh Farahani is the one-woman activist who has stripped for the second time.  Her nude photo was recently published on the cover of ‘Egoiste’ magazine.  The nude photo of the popular Iranian actress had been riled in the Iranian community and polarized many Iranians who are divided on the subject of nudity.  Her previous nude photo had been published in Le Figaro magazine in 2012.” – Kaveh Taheri, https://medium.com/@TaheriKaveh/naked-protesting-and-ready-to-challenge-you-1b04a56cf425#.jdb44pva2

“My family's always been a [very] comfortably naked family . . .I'd much prefer being naked than clothed . . . I just find clothes restricting.  When I get home I just want to be naked.” – Kate Hudson, Actress, http://www.eonline.com/news/743549/kate-hudson-describes-growing-up-in-a-comfortably-naked-family

“It was a beautiful June evening and I was lucky enough to have the sacred well to myself.  The stars shone down upon me with their ethereal light and the air was filled with magic. . . It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, to dance, to be at one with nature.  After removing my clothing, I immediately felt free and danced on a grassy bank, twirling and turning like a dervish, like an elemental spirit set free.  I danced with the fairies. . . The water evaporating off my skin cleansed and healed my subtle energy field.  The water now totally embraced me, setting me free.  It was such an amazing feeling of ecstasy and being totally embraced by Mother Nature herself.  I no longer felt cold in the breeze, but felt part of it.  As I walked further I empathized with the flowers and trees, I could feel their presence in a way that is impossible fully clothed in the daylight. . . This is what life is, the sky, the water and the earth.  A sanctuary in nature that liberated me from the ties of society. . . I slowly climbed out of the stream and thanked her for the healing. . . The breeze dried by, but left me with a coating of joy. . . The moments of bliss embraced my whole being from the beginning to the end of time, I was changed, I was renewed, I had returned home.” - Storm Khandro Moon, http://www.cloudskipper-dreaming.co.uk/2016/02/the-sacred-well.html?platform=hootsuite

QUOTES 8/19/2016

“I’m not perfect.  I’m not trying to represent myself as being some perfect girl, but I love myself, flaws and all.” – Lea Michele, Actress, http://www.winnipegsun.com/2016/08/01/lea-michele-poses-nude-for-health-mag?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

“Naked time is the best quality time of all. . . I wrote about spending all day with my wife naked.  We didn’t hang out in our home or in our bedroom or bathroom.  We didn’t even sit out on our deck or backyard.  Instead we went to a local nudist club and spent all day, outside and enjoyed the sun, the hot summer air, and the other guests.  We didn’t wear a thing.  It was much needed together time but it wasn’t sexual.  It was fun.  It was relaxing.  It was energizing.  It was wonderful. . . Being nude with your spouse or special friend is about feeling warm all over and free.  I find the first time nude best compared to your first kiss.  It’s exhilarating and exciting but you still feel like you might throw up.  It’s about sharing time together without holding anything back, including your bathing suit. . . remember that social nudity is about you and your partner.  It’s fun and always should be.  The hardest part is just trying it.  Once you’ve gotten over the first ‘can I do this’ hurdle, it’s really easy after that.” - https://ourclothingoptionaltrips.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/trading-your-bathing-suit-for-your-birthday-suit-10-more-things-to-do-with-your-spouse-naked-this-summer/

“Yesterday I was driving naked through north Texas, near Dalhart, when I came to one of those roadside ‘points of interest’ monuments.  I needed a short break so I stopped.  No other cars were there so I leaped out naked, walked around to the other side and read some story about wagon trains passing through in the 1800s.  A few cars went past.  I got back in and drove on.  That was so much fun I did it again at the next one.” – Bob, http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?topic=784.15;topicseen

“Only people of a particularly prudish disposition could have failed to raise a smile at the sight of the World Naked Bike Ride.  Hundreds of people cycled through the center of Bristol in various states of undress (many completely naked).  And they were loving it.” - http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/naked/story-29365472-detail/story.html

“I was born nude and I stayed nude with my mom and two sisters; it’s the only way to live.” – http://thenudewriter.tumblr.com/post/145105892063/virgin-skin

QUOTES 8/18/2016

“I have driven nude several times to the local park where I play soccer and tennis.  I find that it is a lot more comfortable.  I have never been pulled over by the police, however, I am lot more conscious about my speed and driving carefully when I am nude, so as not to get pulled over.  I also happen to have a black car with tinted windows that are very dark, I'm not sure I would be comfortable doing it any other car.” – Jack4611

“Be an ‘at home’ naturist: It’s simple to live naked at home – just get undressed and do everything you usually do.  For example, Desert Rat lives naked most of the time . . . ‘Since I`m retired, I`m reluctant to get dressed in the morning. [I dress] to go out and do whatever things that I have to do; I take the clothes off as soon as I can after I get home.’  Nude Allen says that . . . ‘Every afternoon after work as soon as I get in the house I get nude.  What a good feeling getting those jeans off.  I do all necessary housework and cook supper in the nude, and stay nude until next morning.’  Salmongetter says . . . ‘I usually am nude within about three minutes of walking in the door and unless I need to go someplace or have non-nudist company show up, I am nude until the next time I need to go out and after Thursday pm I don`t have to get dressed until Sunday if I don`t want to.’  Baltic says . . . ‘Getting naked is the very first thing I do when I get home.  It`s freeing.  And at home there is no need to make a statement with any kind of clothes or expensive wristwatches.’  Finally, Nude Dude says . . . ‘I have found that doing some chores and housework nude is very relaxing and therapeutic; especially after a long day`s work.  It`s so nice to come home, strip down, and if I have chores to do, I am naked.  Nothing better.’” - Nude Dude

"I have done a few night and early morning hikes.  These tend to be very peaceful times as the sun has set but there is still a little evening glow or the sun is on the rise.  The best for me is in the southern California desert on a nice spring or early summer evening when it is nice out.  There also tends to be more options for night hikes (fewer hikers on the trail, and those that are usually have headlamps to let you know they are coming)." – hikeeerf

“In a topsy-turvy culture where wearing clothes is thought of as normal, and going without is seen as the behavior of exhibitionists or weirdos, an unexpected flash of flesh does for everyday experience what Shelley thought was poetry’s task: it ‘strips the veil of familiarity from the world’.  Nudists . . . are the human exclamation marks that punctuate our lives.” - Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

“Gardening is one of the most popular outdoor hobbies worldwide.  Doing it in the nude adds a pleasure almost indescribable.  When you are in the garden with a gentle breeze and the kiss of the sun on your skin a connection with nature is inevitable.” - Katie R.

“GoTopless Day 2016 will fall on Sunday Aug. 28.  GoTopless Day always falls at the Sunday closest to Women's Equality Day, Aug 26.  It is indeed on Aug 26, 1920 that women earned their right to vote on the basis of Gender Equality.  In 1971, the US Congress has made Aug 26 into a nationally recognized date and named it ‘Women's Equality Day’.  The president of the United States is summoned to commemorate this date each year.  It is only logical that GoTopless Day protests (or celebrations depending on the legal status of your city) would fall around Women's Equality Day since the right to go topless for women is based on gender equality as their right to vote once was.  On Sunday Aug. 28, people in cities around the world are invited to stand up for women's right to go topless in public.” [Phoenix Location: Meet 10:00 am at Steele Indian School Park 300 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ] http://gotopless.org/gotopless-day

QUOTES 8/17/2016

“Hiking nude is freeing . . . natural . . . wonderful. Hiking nude without even your shoes is . . . sublime.  I get few opportunities to do it barefoot in the Cascades . . . footwear almost always being a necessity to protect the feet.  Hiking back to my car with my shoes slung over my shoulders, the feel of years of overburden giving just so under the soles of my feet can only be described as sensuous.  Purists call it 'free-hiking' and it is definitely that.  Having to put my shoes back on was almost as if I was putting clothes back on.  Was I still nude?” – Rick

“Got my first naked hike of the year in today.  It was in the mid-seventies and sunny, I was able to canoe to a remote part of the local lake.  Since there were only three boats on the entire lake (and since you can hear them a mile away), I was able to go nude and hike around the shoreline from 11:00 am till 5:00 pm.  It felt great, such a stress free feeling of freedom.  Now I'm sitting here nude, sipping wine and looking forward to more warm weather.” – Maturewvcouple

“I have become an unabashed advocate of nude hiking.  I've been day hiking and backpacking all my adult life, but when I started doing it nude a few years ago, I was changed forever.  There is not much that can beat the physical and psychological satisfaction of hiking nude up a long, hot, sunny alpine trail, of finding an icy, glacier-fed lake, of quickly jumping in, of leaping out even faster, of bragging to any Gray Jay that will listen of your superhuman ability to withstand the most Arctic of water temperatures, and of baking dry on a nearby flat piece of warm granite.  Such activities were meant to be enjoyed nude, and I encourage all men and women to experience them.” – www.bodyfreedom.org

“For me the ultimate experience of freedom, being one with nature, total relaxation and being close to my maker is being naked in nature with nothing else but my body.  It is a form of meditation, not sitting still, but with only fresh air and nature around you.  Automatically you think about nothing else, but what you feel and sense around you.” - Habakuk

“Clothing is a legal nuisance!  I wear it because I have to. I don't when there is no purpose.  I just drove a motorhome about 70+ miles in the nude and there's really NO reason for me to have worn clothes to drive it.  Clothes don't make you drive safer...but I can honestly say...driving naked made me drive safer! . . . On the drive home...I did get out of the motorhome twice and slipped on a pair of shorts.  Walked into Starbucks for a drink on the way home and then into a dept. store to pick up something for my wife.  Wouldn't it have been just fine to walk into Starbucks naked, order my drink and get back in the motorhome, drive to the dept. store, park, walk in, get the pair of pants and leave?  There's really NO purpose for the clothing.  People get embarrassed too easily and if they were honest...it really doesn't harm them or bother them...they are just saying those things so no one will think they are perverted, creepy or some sort of sex fiend!” - FireProf

QUOTES 8/16/2016

“I am pleased that I can be naked socially, after all that's how I'm made.” – Patrick Thompson, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/997/naked-who-me/

“For those who cannot go out in the yard naked, consider screening in just a small room size area outside a door.  We did that one time at a rental house where we could not fence the entire yard.  This was ideal for planting in pots and private sunning/lounge area outdoors.  We planted herbs and flowers.  It was a delightful experience!” – Joey6, http://www.nudistclubhouse.com/group_topic.php?topic=3263

“As Christian naturists we believe we combine body, mind, and spirit.  Christians often tend ignore the body, and focus on the spirit and mind.  When we are wandering in the woods at the Foundation, or at one of our services, we feel totally at one in mind, body, and spirit." – Trevor Humber, http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/21-july/features/the-bare-necessities-why-christians-go-naked

“Some people are worried that this is an open sexual environment and they will be harassed.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Resorts are places where No really means NO and you are very safe.  The men do not want to lose their club privileges.  It's one of the safest places you can go. – Helen, http://femalenaturist.blogspot.com/search/label/Nude%20Recreation%20From%20A%20Woman%27s%20Perspective

“Did you ever fear coming out 100% as a nudist?  Sure I did.  I was afraid that people would think I was weird but more than that I was afraid people wouldn’t understand and would think my home was no longer a safe place for my daughter.  That’s why I had to take complete control of telling people, so that it wouldn’t come out some other way and look bad.  I think it’s normal to feel afraid of other people’s judgement especially when you’re doing something that is important to you but you know they don’t believe in themselves.  But you shouldn’t let that fear stop you from doing what is right for you.” – Allison, http://alinudist.tumblr.com/post/120006747101/did-you-ever-fear-coming-out-100-as-a-nudist

QUOTES 8/15/2016

“First Ever All Nude Book Launch Party In NYC Sept 14, 2016 - Sandra LaMorgese PhD will team up with nude yoga teacher Monika Werner (co-founder of Bold & Naked Yoga) and erotic performance artist Joey Kim for the world’s first-ever all-nude book signing event.  Nudity is optional for the press, but will be mandatory for all guests.” (Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHB4E9NJzdw) - http://arizonavichi.tumblr.com/

“Farming and nudity aren’t words that you’d often put together – until you meet the Woods family who regularly strip off when they're going about their agricultural duties.  'Farming is hot work, the less you wear the better,' says Colin Wood, as he rides a tractor (wearing nothing but green wellies) on the family beef and arable farm in a village near Doncaster.  For Colin, 64, his wife Carol, 60, their daughter Angela, 35 and son Tom, 38, naked farming is, quite simply, a way of life.” – Francine Anker, http://lifestyle.one/closer/news-real-life/in-the-news/cows-watch-us-ploughing-nude/

“Be a kid again!  Why not take off your clothes, go outside, and let the rain fall?  Make mud pies in your birthday suit!  Add some soap to a slip n slide and let the rain provide the water!  Escape cabin fever and do it naturally naked.” – Bare Platypus, http://bareplatypus.blogspot.com/2012/06/play-naked-in-rain.html?spref=tw

“The setting for the Ontario Naturist’s annual barbecue . . . [was] The Sunward Naturist Park in Ontario . . . There were about 100 people at yesterday’s event . . . It featured everything you would expect from a day in a natural setting: swimming, volleyball, canoeing, good conversation, a few acoustic guitarists playing their party pieces, and, of course, the barbecue with all the fixings.  Indeed, a good time was had by all.  It was so nice to be au naturel in a natural environment.” – Jillian Page, http://jillianpage.com/2014/07/20/nudismnaturism-sunward-naturist-park/

“I visited a magical little gem in Northern California, The Esalen Institute.  A center for exploring and realizing human potential through experience, education, and research. . . . As I laid in the baths fully nude with men and women of all ages I felt a level of freedom I had never experienced before, ever.  The acceptance and appreciation of the human body that exists at Esalen allowed me to experience myself in a whole new way.  When we remove our clothes, in a way its like shedding the identities that can create barriers between us.  It unites us in our raw humanness.  If you ever have the opportunity to visit this sacred treasure, I encourage you to go for it and definitely get naked!” - http://www.blissentourage.com/2015/05/23/how-being-naked-healed-a-layer-of-my-soul/?platform=hootsuite&utm_content=buffer500cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

“Just get naked.  Once you find out how great it truly is, you’ll never wanna go back to clothes.” - https://www.facebook.com/VritomartisNaturistResort/photos/a.236428419815108.1073741825.131925250265426/447599722031309/?type=3&theater

QUOTES 8/14/2016

“I love nude hiking.  I have done it off and on for most of my life. . . I started hiking on the AT and doing back country hikes when I was around 18.  I often hiked nude with a pair of shorts in my hand I can slip into if I heard others approaching in time.  I now hike about once a week or so in the Mountains of Western NC and Eastern TN nude.  I have a great group of friends I hike with and that group is growing.” – Richardetnp, http://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=132&idt=99690&page=last

“Our bodies are natural.  They are normal.  They mostly come in two basic models, with unlimited variations on size, shape, color, etc.” - http://outgoingnudist.tumblr.com/post/120929210417/nudistworld3-our-bodies-are-natural-they-are

“Humans invented clothes - at first simple animal skins, to protect them from the environment (cold mostly).  Then, as we got better at making clothes and invented weaving etc, we became able to make clothes better fitting and began to make them more elaborate and ornate.  Soon, clothes became a symbol of status - the more powerful you were the more able you were to have better clothes made for you.  If having very good clothes was a symbol of status or honour, then wearing no clothes became a symbol of poverty and shame.” - Paul King, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7915369.stm

“Sometimes all I need, Is the warm feel of the Sun, On my naked skin.” - http://nakeddaydreamer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/sacred-nudity-haikus.html

“I think some people see being naked as empowering.  The person who is naked has removed the physical barrier (clothes) between what people see about them and think about them.  The person who is naked is implicitly saying ‘This is me.  See me — all of me — and love me — all of me — for who I am.’” - https://timothyach.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/sex-nudity-and-empowerment/

QUOTES 8/13/2016

“Spiegel TV ‘10 - nackt, fröhlich, frei / 1. Teil”, (German Video) - https://vimeo.com/30425366

“’C’mon, it’ll be fun, its 2016, do you really still have a problem with the nude human body?’ . . . Go Nude.  Get Nude.  After all what do we want?  We want more nudity in the world – not more ‘nudists’! . . . if you want to ensure the future of everything nudists love and stand for while the world becomes increasingly sexualized – it’s time to step out of your tribe.  Nudity needs a reinvention.  It needs a 2.0. . . It starts with you choosing a ‘normal’ beach close-by to swim and sunbathe nude at a tasteful distance instead of driving to an official ‘nudist’ beach far away where no one new will discover the idea of nudity as an awesome and harmless thing to do.  It starts with you promoting nudity as a normal part of normal mainstream culture with the attitude of a shoulder shrug (and letting people ‘deal with it’ at worst, or discover it and start a conversation at best) instead of waving a giant ‘nudist’ disclaimer instantly painting yourself into that corner of ‘weird people’ that nudism tends to mean.  It starts with breaking FREE.  I now simply say, ‘I love being nude!’, which is instantly more appealing, interesting, and open conversation-inviting than anything I ever said before.  I’ll still call myself a nudist sometimes.  But it’s a phrase I’ll use less and less. . . They need to be willing to change.” – Glen Connelly, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/1089/why-i-no-longer-call-myself-a-nudist/

“Buying Naked” (Home Buying Videos) - http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/buying-naked/

“It has taken a long time to find peace in myself.  The doubts have been replaced with confidence.  Yet, when it comes time to post a photo, the confidence seems to wither a bit.  I find myself doing some judicious cropping so as to not offend any of my readers.  The photos then offer some evidence that I am truly skyclad, that it isn’t all talk without the action to affirm the words.  I guess I am still telling the truth and illustrating that truth in images, but something insidious is happening below the surface. . . The more we appease, the less satisfied are those who have made a mission to recraft the human race in their image – fully clothed and asexual and, in the process, we find our rights to be ‘authentic’ disappear beneath the waves of outrage.  We retreat in fear behind closed doors, behind drawn curtains, and even then we keep a wrap or cover-up handy just in case it is needed.  We become prisoners in our homes.  If we become a bit less fearful we build high walls, privacy fences, so that we can dare to be outside when the weather permits. . . We appease and then wonder why those whom we appease aren’t more willing to give as well as receive.  We somehow are shocked that instead of easing up, the ‘reaction’ focuses on increasing restrictions and outright banning of nudity.  A policy of appeasement doesn’t work.  It has never worked in the preludes to wars and other bloody conflicts or in negotiations of most economic endeavours.  Giving others power has the effect of having them want even more power.  There is a need for any and all who value personal authority for ‘self’ to reclaim that authority from the ‘others’ who have their own personal agendas.” – Skyclad, The Naked Truth Naturists Newdsletter, Vol 17, #8

“Naturism is . . . a true and pure bearing of one's soul with the universe.” – CdnNaturist, https://twitter.com/CdnNaturist/status/719978780329185280

“The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons — a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move that only worsens religious tensions. . . Cannes Mayor David Lisnard issued an ordinance in late July forbidding beachwear that doesn't respect ‘good morals and secularism.’  It notes that swimwear ‘manifesting religious affiliation in an ostentatious way, while France and its religious sites are currently the target of terrorist attacks, could create risks of trouble to public order.’. . The mayor calls the burkini ‘the uniform of extremist Islamism, not of the Muslim religion.’ . . . the measure could also apply to saris worn by Indian bathers, because the clothing could hamper rescuers' efforts to save them in an emergency.” – Margaid Quioc, https://www.yahoo.com/style/cannes-bans-full-body-burkini-swimsuits-beaches-073718561.html

QUOTES 8/12/2016

“Researchers say that our bodies are better at absorbing Vitamin D from sunlight than supplements, and while exposing your skin to the sun for too long can have serious consequences, the dose of sunshine you get if you sneak outside for 10-15 minutes will be the best natural mood booster.” - TODAY Health, http://www.kvoa.com/story/30119440/the-health-benefits-of-being-naked-how-stripping-down-is-good-for-you

“. . . in today’s marketplace of ideas there is quite a bit of positive momentum behind the idea of social nudity.  That is where we differ from the past.  Before the age of the internet that allowed much of this information about social nudity to come out in the open, it was hidden in the closet.  Now . . . that is dramatically changing, and changing for the positive.  Twenty years ago, it was very difficult to find a large body of mainstream voices speaking out in support for the cause of social nudity.  More likely, whenever any kind of nudity was referenced in a public setting, it was charged with potentially criminal wrongdoing. . . The positive message is increasing, balancing out the traditional negative message and a younger audience is responding favorably with an attitude of ‘what’s all the fuss about?’ . . . It is easy to believe that this rising tide will continue and that in the not too distant future we will see the balance of positive sentiment to negative sentiment tipping in our decided favor.  So you see – We have won the war ... we just don’t know it yet.” – SPI Maker, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/914/we-have-won-the-war/

“My numerous moles developed white circles around them and started going black whenever I went out in the sun, unless I used copious amounts of sunblock.  I found that whenever I was on nudist beaches with the same amount of sun, and much less suntan cream, the opposite effect occurred.  I tanned rather than burned, and my moles progressively disappeared as a result of sunbathing naturally, compared to sunbathing with clothes on.  Recently, I have lived in parts of America where clothing is compulsory on the beaches and my skin problems started to return!  Because of the personal health risk involved, I am reluctant to swim on a beach where I cannot be nude.” - John Veltheim

“For me I find it really helps me draw closer to God when I am naked before him.  Today I went and prayed at the flat rock area where I always go to when I need inspiration for a sermon I'm preparing. I also did some hiking. . . It is so good to have wonderful seclusion and yet have a great view of God's creation (the Australian bush).” - Bruce

“Can't thank you enough for opening Olive Dell to the celebration that was the Bare Burro Run.  What a peak experience it was for me: I'd never run in an organized race, never run with others in a nude race, and I'd never won a medal for anything athletic in my life.  But all of these ‘first time experiences’ were sandwiched into one day on April 18!  At 62 years old, such things don't happen that often.  And I made new friends that I'm planning nude activities with.  In fact, yesterday four of us who met at the 5 K trekked out to Deep Creek Hot Springs and spent a glorious afternoon soaking and hiking along the river.’ - Vin F. (Los Angeles)

QUOTES 8/11/2016

“I was on a lakeside trail completely nude except for sneakers and carrying nothing when two older women came walking toward me.  I smiled and was friendly and commented on the beautiful day.  One was very open and friendly, the other seemed a bit uncomfortable but both were really pleasant.  There is a clothing optional beach about a mile away, so that may have reduced the surprise factor.” – Nakedhiker, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=132&idt=57646&vpage=1

“When I was 44 my company sent us to the Bahamas to install a missile tracking station.  They had a nude beach which my wife and I visited.  She claimed it was nude because there were never any people on it.  I started taking off my skimpy swim suit after a week or so and after about a month I just left it in the trunk of the car.  One day we had walked about 3 miles down the beach and turned to go back.  Around the first bend in the beach we saw 3 couples walking toward us in city clothes.  It was high tide so we went into the water so they would have room to pass without getting wet.  When they were even with us they asked if we lived on the island and we responded ‘yes.’  Then they barraged us with questions-what did we do for recreation, cost of living, etc?  We kinda pointed at the beach, water and some nice shells we had picked up.  As we got to our car one of the men asked if I wasn't sort of embarrassed being the only naked guy in a group of eight.  I looked down and said ‘Gosh, I AM naked!  You know it IS a nude beach and I would think YOU'd be embarrassed wearing clothes.’” - Jim W., Riverside, California, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=25

“. . . swimming in the nude is bliss.  Swimming costumes are among the most uncomfortable, unhealthy and pointless items of clothing there are!” - Edward, http://www.bn.org.uk/articles.php/_/information/about-naturism/what-is-naturism-r18

“Everyone has body image issues, everyone feels self-conscious about being naked, so we try to have a discussion to make sure that they understand that this is something that we all suffer from.  But if anyone does have any problems, we can all work through them together.  We don’t want people to be made fun of, we don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about the size or shape of their body. . . There’s a range of ages and body types.  Seeing all these different sizes and shapes and types of bodies makes you appreciate who we really are and what you have.” – Dean Arcuri, http://www.samesame.com.au/news/13132/NudeManFest-is-streaking-ahead-adding-New-Year-Chillout-Party

“Experiencing the creator in nature is so awesome and brings a true sense of peace.  I love to just sit on a rock or log and watch the little creatures around move about in their daily routines. . . Living natural lets our whole body breathe as intended.  Naturism is healthy and a blessing in my life!” – Joey6, http://www.nudistclubhouse.com/group_topic.php?topic=1589