QUOTES 11/1/2017

“On a cruise of northern European capitals several years ago, we spent a day riding bikes along the Baltic coast near Warnemunde.  We paused to look at the sea and realized we were above a nude beach.  First, we saw a young and fit couple.  Then we saw people who looked like me, older and not so fit.  I decided that I needed to skinny-dip for the first time in my adult life.  My wife didn't join me then.  At the water's edge, I removed my clothing and within minutes felt comfortable and free while swimming in the sea.  Since then, we've joined AANR, visited clubs in the U.S. and Europe and I regularly skinny-dip throughout the summer.  I've found that if I swim early enough in the morning, I have the lake to myself.  Now I can't believe that I had to become old in order to feel comfortable in my skin.” – Tom, Illinois, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=60

“Festival de Pintura Corporal Body Painting International Body Painting Festival 2016” (Video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuRjqMDCyvE

“After all, our bodies can give us pleasure, and there is no theological reason for us to not enjoy them.  Working skyclad creates intimacy, and allows the participants to accept others as they are.  Personally, I enjoy the wonderful variety of shapes and sizes, and seeing real people, not airbrushed models, makes me feel better about my own body.  Not only that, but the sexuality of seeing someone naked wears off, which helps me to enjoy my partner more deeply later.  After a while, you get comfortable seeing people in the nude and wonder why people outside the ritual are wearing all those clothes!” - https://witchfulthinking.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/what-you-need-to-know-about-skyclad/

“For some, walking around the house in their birthday suit is about as adventurous as it gets.  For others, being naked is a way of life.  Far from being gratuitous, titillating or sexual, ‘naturism’ celebrates the freedom of letting it all hang out, as nature intended.  And naked travel is the next logical step.” - http://globetrendermagazine.com/2016/08/17/seven-naked-travel-trends-everyone-try/

“The fresh breeze will blow your mind when you are sailing naked/” - https://benudetoday.wordpress.com/

“Lots of people, both women and men, are worried about how they will look compared to others.  I hear women say things like I would have to lose 20 pounds before I would dare do that.  But here's the thing: whenever you get with a group of, say, 100 nudists, you will find two or three that will make you say, Wow, I wish I or my mate looked like that.  You will find another two or three that will make you say, Wow, I'm glad we don't look like that.  The other 95 or so look just the same as you!” – Marjean, https://socalnaturist.org/membership/womenspeak.php