QUOTES 10/8/2016

“We have visited Ile.du.Levant at least a half-dozen times now and stayed at several hotels on the island.  By now, there’s no question – our lodging of choice is Heliotel near the plaza at the top of the hill. . . it is mostly a tranquil little island virtually unnoticed by the rest of the world.  Perfunctory rules tell you where you can and cannot be naked, but nobody seems to pay them much mind – in either direction.  Naked and clothed people just going about their business in anticipation of another stunning sunset on the Cote d’Azur.” - https://meanderingnaturist.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/naked-oddessy-ii-naturist-europe-2016/

“Just because women have bigger breasts, we can't be seen nude?  We provide life and food to people and we're shamed for that?  If I was flat-chested would it be okay?  If I'd had a mastectomy, would that be okay?  Is it because we are going to arouse people that we can't walk around with our boobs out?  I wanted to desensitize it, so I [posted topless pictures of myself] over and over and over again.  It shouldn't make news when I pose naked.  It should just be okay.  If we want to walk around with our boobs out, I think that's our prerogative.” - Chelsea Handler, comedian, http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/interviews/a15605/chelsea-handler-reveals-why-always-topless/

“Starting a Naturist Group - Try your local ‘Arts & Entertainment’ newspaper classifieds if the area has one.  Take out a Personals ad online or in print, where you can be candid about your interest and how they are practiced.  This also poses a challenge for you to write something more interesting than, ‘I like to get naked, do you?’ or ‘Let’s get naked together, socially.’ . . . The challenge is to express the ideals of social nudity, or a lifestyle inclusive of body acceptance, self-esteem encouragement and personal confidence building without NECESSARILY mentioning getting naked together up front! . . . Taking baby steps towards a more confident, self-fulfilling way of existing is perfectly wonderful! - http://centauri4-naturism.tumblr.com/post/109465488016/starting-a-naturist-group

“Naturism.  It’s not just about shedding your clothing and getting naked.  So what is Naturism?  Naturism is to be in tune with nature with the elements of life and nature around you.  It’s like the expression being high on life where you comfortable in your skin without any negativity around you.  The love of the sun over your skin, the breeze across your skin and the feeling of the earth on your bare feet.  Experiences like this are often heightened more so with a friend, family member(s) or a loved one where you and who you’re with, can experience it together.  Just remember, much like the textile world, lewd behaviour is frowned upon . . .” – Scott Redcloud, http://www.naktiv.net/blog/1049/clarification-on-the-terms-of-naturist-and-nudist/

“Open communication is essential to protect children from abuse.  Comfort with nudity . . . can be a vital aspect of that protection.  What comfort with nudity does is communicate that every part of human body is good, decent, and acceptable.  What shame regarding nudity communicates is that the body is bad, indecent, and not to be talked about. . . When shame is communicated to children, it doesn't make them any less curious, if anything it makes them more interested and causes them to seek out information to satisfy their interest in secret.  That is human nature. . . Childhood exploration of nudity in secret (because of forbidding parental attitudes) is very common.  EXCEPT for children who are comfortable with family and social nudity.  Such children have no need for such ‘secret’ activities.  These secret activities can leave a child feeling dirty, guilty, shamed, and strongly associating nudity (their and others bodies) with those feelings. . . If you want your child to come to you if someone does abuse them and/or you want to reduce the damage caused by abuse (if they are abused) comfort with sexuality and nudity is of vital importance. . . Body-shame however, in addition to shutting off communication, can cause as much, or more, fear, guilt, pain, and scarring as abuse itself.  My hope is that you will work to prevent sexual child abuse by making sexuality and nudity comfortable for your family and teaching your children that the human body is created by God and as such is good, pure, decent, and acceptable.  The best way is by example, the best time is now.  What is planted in our lives is what we will harvest, what attitudes about the body and sex do you want planted in your children’s lives?” - Nate Dekan, http://socalnaturist.org/articles/child_abuse1.html