EVERYONE IS ONE

As a nudist/naturist (I’ll just use “naturist” from now on) you probably wish others would just let you be your naked self, anywhere you wish, without hassle.  Or maybe you’ve become a naked advocate hoping to influence society to be more open.  Perhaps you feel like Felicity Jones:

“Naturists are afraid to come out to their friends and families and feel a need to hide behind pseudonyms and separate profiles for their naturist identity.  They fear employers or job recruiters firing or not hiring them because of it.  They are treated unjustly by police and the law. . . Naturists are denied the right to go nude in public and even on their own property if visible to others, because someone might get offended or upset.  They are labeled perverts, swingers, and exhibitionists as well as harmful to children.  If you are a naturist, you have probably spent much time and energy trying to dispel the misconceptions and puritan attitudes towards nudity . . . rationality and argument/influence might not be enough anymore.  If we’re finally going to get equal rights like everyone else, we need radical action! . . . I encourage you to push the envelope.  To defy cultural norms.  To ignore what society tells you to look like and just be as you are.  To get radical. . . To walk your visible or invisible dog while topless.  To talk to as many others as possible about naturism.  Hell, just use the nude beach and visit nudist clubs, resorts and campgrounds to support them. . . Let’s go nude everywhere we can and exercise the rights we do have as naturists!” – Felicity Jones, https://youngnaturistsamerica.com/nudism-feminism-2-closets/

Why can’t everyone be safely naked you ask?

Well, in truth, everyone is already a naturist – no question about it.  And when people realize this, looking at life from this point of view, sharing becomes easier.

Everyone is already a naturist?  Sure, we were all born naked – we didn’t pop out of the womb in little suits and dresses.  And as children we probably loved running around naked and thought nothing of it.

Then, as we got older others (parents, neighbors, organizations, churches, employers, etc.) embarrassed most of us into conforming to their learned clothing compulsiveness.  Most believed this so much that nakedness (our normal way of being) became evil and wrong, and “always clothed” became our norm; we became “textilists”.  So, even those who were less reluctant and realized how indoctrinated most were felt the need to hide their nudity in fear.

But underneath all this “everyone” is already a naturist!  We “all” started life in that “normal” way.  We “all” love nakedness.  And accepting this makes sharing our beliefs with others simple, yet powerful, because with this understanding we just need to remind people of the TRUTH.

For example, naturism makes one HAPPY.  How else can people experience the amazing feeling of the sun and breeze caressing their entire body?  How else can they realize how uncomfortable and burdensome clothing feels?  How else can they remember how freeing and fun it was to play naked or to skinny-dip?  Every-day cares disappear when nakedly freed from other’s opinions and cultures and fashions.  This understanding allows freedom to rein!

If you’ve forgotten all this, aren’t you less happy?  (Not unhappy or sad, just less happy than you should be.)  Time to change by becoming the naturist you already are.

Here’s another example:  Naturism supports health – mental and physical.  Naked, the mind can focus on spirituality, creativity, and truth, instead of exhibitionism, voyeurism, inappropriate sexual behavior, pornography, and the like.  Naked in the sunlight, the body soaks in lots of healthy vitamin D, Seasonal Affective Disorder disappears, love of nature and the outdoors grows, and activity and exercise increase.  Naturism brings calmness, complete relaxation, and comfort.  Shame, inhibitions, and stress disappear.

If you’ve forgotten this, aren’t you less mentally and physically healthy?  Time to change by returning to naturism.

Again, naturism helps people become more human. with a realistic body image, positive social interaction, and openness to honest reality and truth.  Seeing other’s bodies confirms that no one is perfect, so people become less judgmental.  Flaws, scars, weight (or lack thereof) matter less.  Dieting and body sculpting are less important.  Again, people judge less.  Naturists love being sociable and making friends.  But most of all, they are honest with themselves - open to reality, and to the truth.

And the truth is, we have always been naturists.  Sure, some people need naturism more than others; perhaps they remember who they really are more readily.  But totally forgetting and rejecting who we really are is dishonest and simply makes us less human.

Remember who you really are.  Choose to be happy.  Choose to be healthy.  Choose to be human.  Be a naturist again.