QUOTES 12/3/2016

“We spent a week in El Cotillo, where I was able to indulge in naked cycling on five successive mornings, then a week in the Gran Hotel Natura. . . If you leave by the back gate you can walk into the sand and lava dunes area without the need to carry any clothes.  I did just that on several mornings, timing it to see the sunrise, and walking a couple of miles or so, leaving in the dark and arriving back in full daylight.  There were a few people around, some said 'Hi' in a variety of languages and some didn't!  One of the island's quite busy main roads is only a few yards away at the start, but that is no problem, the drivers are busy looking where they are going.  You could do the same walk naked during the day, but the area does tend to get rather busy with textiles and you would need a thicker skin.” - Neil Barerider, http://freerangenaturism.com/forum/index.php?topic=744.msg3684#msg3684

“When it comes to my days off, I just want to stay nude, so I'll put off other plans I had, such as running errands, in order to just stay home nude.  I'll just run those errands on a work day instead, since I'm already dressed.” – Alwaysnaked, https://www.truenudists.com/forum/viewthread.php?id=31650&page=1

“In the late 1800s, when cycling became fashionable for middle-class European women of the period, it caused an outrage. . . In 1860 a Mrs. Linton feared that cycling for ladies would ‘lead to immorality as girls roamed the countryside in search of adventures.’ . . . the establishment was also heartily against the idea of trousers being worn by ladies, as even the medical journal The Lancet declared: ‘[we] consider this article of dress unnecessary, and in many ways detrimental to health and morals.’ . . . ‘It was thought that the combination of straddling the saddle with the pedaling motion would lead to arousal in the female, leading to the habit of masturbation.’  Some authorities suggested the logical conclusion would be to render men irrelevant . . . A hundred years ago Alice Hawkins, a suffragette, cycled around Leicester, in the UK, promoting the women’s rights movement, causing outrage by being one of the first ladies to wear pantaloons in the city.  It’s worth considering, for a moment, the kind of response an event like the WNBR might have received at that time.” - http://pub.rfi.net/cycling-will-lead-to-immorality/

“Naturism is a way of escaping a world that’s centered around superficial qualities like appearance and sex appeal.  For naturism, all you need to do is get naked and be yourself.  If the body confidence isn’t there, a day at the nude beach might just give it to you.” – Felicity Jones, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/how-to-look-good-naked/

“There is a wonderful freedom in being naked, to feel a light breeze on bare skin, the warmth of the sun, the gentle softness of summer rain.  It is exhilarating to leave your clothes and your cares behind and to run along a beach, to swim in the sea, to walk in the countryside; or simply to dance, to sunbathe, to garden, to prepare a meal.  Through nakedness we express our wonder and joy at being living, physical, organic beings, a part of nature existing in a mysterious and spiritual cosmos.  Many gain greater self-confidence and self-esteem, improve their physical and mental health, and have deeper and more meaningful social interactions.  For many of us there is also the sense of coming home, of saying to the world ‘this is me.’  Our bodies are where we live, our homes; they may be a little untidy, or in need of a lick of paint, but they are comfortable.  We are increasingly surrounded by stories that treat the body as a problem, from growing obesity and fear of illness to the projection of an idealized body shape.  Being naked together enables us to transcend all that and to value and enjoy our bodies for what they are.” – Roger Coupe, http://www.newsweek.com/rise-nudity-britain-why-you-have-nothing-lose-your-clothes-469475?rx=us