QUOTES 12/14/2016

“Perhaps telling about my first experience with nude recreation will lead you to that end.  I was vacationing at a resort in the Caribbean.  The first two days were spent on the beach sitting in a soggy swimsuit and being chaffed by sand.  I signed up for a day boat trip and picnic at a beach on an island away from the resort.  As we were leaving, I discovered that the excursion was to an island with a nude beach!  I decided to go anyway, thinking no way was anybody getting me out of my suit.  I stood firm, and in fact, was the last person to give in and shed my swimsuit - I was the last one to get dressed to return to the resort.  Why hadn't someone told me about this sooner?  I was hooked, and that was over 40 years ago.  The phrase, ‘nude when possible, clothed when practical,’ definitely describes me.  However, I do wear shoes when vacuuming the house though as I have a habit of running over my toes with the vacuum cleaner.  I admit that my first reaction was that this is something that was not an acceptable practice.  I was unaware that there are national organizations and did not know anyone who could shed light on this relaxing way of life.  The literature available today tells it like it is.  Everyone will tell you that once you have made your first visit, the feeling of apprehension will vanish.  Until you experience a thing for yourself, words cannot tell you how you should feel or how you should act or react.  I can add one more sentence of encouragement:  Don't leave Planet Earth without at least trying this wonderful way of de-stressing and relaxing a chance.” - Cheri Alexander, South Carolina, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=100

“I think that after meeting people we knew previously but didn't know were nudists until we happened to be naked at the same place is a positive thing.  We have a few nudist beaches and clubs nearby and often bump into people we know from there around town, when we have time we are happy to stop and chat as we would do at the beach.  When the reverse happens and we meet friends or colleagues for the first time when we are all naked, it’s the same.  I've talked to my partner and other nudist friends about these scenarios, just about all of them have no issues with meeting previously known people for the first time when we're all nude, we're all pleased to know more nudists.  The few exceptions are recently 'out' nudists, I guess they're still working up to being fully open nudists.” – Nik.Nudist, http://www.nudistclubhouse.com/group_topic.php?topic=5173

“’Would a hiking umbrella be of use some way?’ (Jbeegoode) . . . ‘Umbrellas are a pain (although I do like to take a hiking stick)’ (Nuduke) . . . ‘An umbrella as a cover up is an interesting idea.  . it would be virtually instant cover.’ (Balead)” - http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=055f0535afdecf562fdd98338a579f8e&topic=6.0

“Every time freedom has been expanded it was because people forced the issue, not because they remained timid and cautious.  Can anyone name one time that freedom was expanded by being too timid to upset the bigots?  Sure there have been backlashes, but they have proven to be temporary when people stuck to their principles.  Now don't get me wrong, there are often idiots who get in the way and do things wrong.  But in the long run the idiots don't hurt as bad as it may seem at first if thoughtful people point out the obvious and turn it around rather than being Timid Timmies.  Just point out that yes, the ‘Pioneer’ was an idiot who was more interested in shocking people than expanding freedom, but did you notice that no one was actually injured?  Did you notice that there was more laughter than butt-hurt feelings?  Did you notice that ‘the children’ didn't become traumatized, catatonic or schizophrenic after seeing the idiot?  We can't stop the idiots, they are not ours to control, but we can use what happens to start a dialog, not end it.  I'm not saying that this is a guaranteed strategy, but every time freedom has been expanded, this is a part of how it happened.” – Naturist Mark, http://www.clothesfreeforum.com/forum/naturist-rooms/legal-issues/547693-nh-legislators-fight-back-at-free-the-nipple-want-to-criminalize-topfreedom

“Clothing is nuts!  What a hassle, stay naked.” - http://thefreerangenaturist.org/2015/11/15/sedona-part-1-a-trip-report/