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What am I?

bobk — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:41:14 GMT

Labels must be an invention of a suppressive power.

Individuals are unique and to attach a label to someone is reducing a complex person to one word. Labels are a form of classification into groups. The label has a unique meaning to anyone who uses it to describe someone, and the other who hears that description of a person attaches his own meaning to that label. Therefore, a label communicates nothing about the subject person, yet labels are bandied about as if a label does mean something.

Examples of labels are Jew, Christian, Frenchman, Brit, Canadian (Canuck), American (Yank), nudist, naturist. Because they are nouns they can not be used in a string, such as 'Frenchman Christian'. Only one of the labels can be used at a time in a sentence. 'He is a Frenchman' and 'He is a Christian' would be two separate sentences to describe someone who is of French descent and a believer in Christian values, for example. The use of labels to describe someone is meaningless. If you tell me someone is a Frenchman the image that might come to my mind on hearing that label would be to assume the person described is a schmoozer, perhaps a great lover; you might mean that he is someone who lives in France and is rude to American tourists who visit France. No communication has occurred.

I am someone who has believed all of his life that clothing is a necessity only, and the least amount of clothing is what I would wear in any given circumstance, considering ambient temperature primarily, but I have to wear more clothing than necessary to meet perceived expectations of others. I have slept nude all of my life. I have walked in the woods nude as a young lad, and as an older lad quite recently. As a professional accountant I have standards of dress to maintain, so I deal with that by having ensembles that work together and rotate them. I am not interested in style or fashion and I get no satisfaction from buying clothes, but I maintain what I think is an acceptable appearance to those who care about and judge people by their clothed appearance. Actually, I resent spending money on clothing. I have worked out for many years and I have always preferred to do that nude. As we have no children at home now I can always work out nude and do yoga nude, which is so refreshing compared to when I went to the gym. I have walked out to start my truck in thirty below zero temperatures wearing only shoes. I have regular saunas which I would not think of having with any clothes on; I have been in the sauna with my wife and one of my daughters and, because the daughter was there, I had to cover my boy parts with a towel. When in the sauna with other males I remain nude and uncovered. I love expressing my thoughts in writing but was, in my early years, of the opinion that writers do not make money and writing was a wussy occupation, so I drifted into accounting. I do not believe in a supernatural 'higher power'; I am more fascinated by Zen and I meditate frequently. My favorite expression is, 'The aim of Zen to see things as they really are, rather than our intellectual and emotional perceptions of them'. I have been to nude beaches and swims, but not to clubs because the clubs in my province require couples only in attendance and my wife says, 'No way, ever'. I absolutely completely do not understand my wife's attitude toward nudity, and I wonder sometimes if I am somewhat 'out there'. I am of Finnish descent; my parents were both born in North America.

Is there a one-word label that describes me?

The Stimulating Effect of Naturism

MichiganMe — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:47:36 GMT

In a message to my Yahoo Group for Spiritual Naturism, one member admitted that the sight of a pretty girl on a nude beach can be "stimulating". This is my response:

I too find seeing someone completely nude is exciting, but not necessarily sexually
exciting. It's simply exciting to get to a beach or a pool and see someone who believes
as you do. How a person is posed, the design of an outfit, and their attitude have
everything to do with whether or not the presence of the person or a picture thereof
stimulates sexually -- not whether or not the person is clothed or naked.

In our culture of mediocrity and disengagement, when we finally encounter something that is truly meaningful to us, we find it stimulating. To most of us, getting naked is truly
meaningful (else why are you in this group?). Consequently, when we hit a nude beach, we
are emotionally and physically stimulated (our heart beat and breathing quicken). Even just looking at pictures of other naturists is stimulating. A textilist might also be stimulated upon coming across a nude beach, but where a naturist is stimulated to pleasurable emotions, the textilist is stimulated to feelings of disgust or anger.

This stimulation may be wrongly assumed by both the naturist and the textilist to be
sexual. I posit this is because

1.) We are so numbed by the lack of passion and meaningfulness in our life, that when we
are deeply moved, we confuse it with sexual stimulation. You and I are deeply moved by
the practice of naturism, moved even by the contemplation of naturism through the viewing of pictures and videos of nudist activities, moved by a longing to be part of it, because it is deeply meaningful to us.

2.) We are victims of the cultural insistence that simple nudity is the height of
salaciousness. The huge amount of sexual activity displayed in the media, the large
number of pictures of erotically dressed women in "regular" magazines, and the
utter squelching of the display of actual nudity except as intentionally eroticized
images in "men's" magazines convinces us that simple nudity must be the height
of sexual imagery; yet if nudity were all around us, simple nudity would neither be
offensive nor sexually stimulating. Even naturists get confused by our culture.

Thus, naturists too, experiencing the stimulating effects of being moved by our passion for the naturist experience, are not immune from confusing passion with sexual stimulation.

Now, that's not to say that beauty isn't beauty. An attractive person is, well,
attractive. However, if it is usual to see her naked, her state of being nude becomes no
more sexually stimulating than her unveiled face. That's right! Think about it. How
often do you see a beautiful face? No matter how beautiful the face, it doesn't
stimulate you sexually does it? -- unless she's giving you a "come hither" look
and seductively licking her lips. Again, it is not the nudity of the face or its beauty
that is sexually stimulating but rather the pose and attitude. In actuality a veil is
more sexually stimulating than a nude face. Veronica's Secret wouldn't be in business if
nudity were truly, in and of itself, a sexual turn on.

It does not take long for nudity of a beautiful woman to become usual. Let me give a graphic example. I accepted an invitation to a bachelor party. Two sets of young and beautiful women entertained us. As they came out and started stripping, every guy put their attention upon them (except perhaps me, as I was studying the guy's reactions). As the women increased the eroticism of their performance with actual sexual displays, the
intensity of interest increased enormously. However, when the shows were over, these
four beautiful women stayed completely naked, sitting or walking around and chatting with a guy or two here or there. Know what the men did? They put there attention back on a football game or their own conversations, giving little or no heed to these naked
beauties. That is, until the women decided it was time to extract yet more money out of
us. Then they went back to acting out sexually (like strapping a device on the groom's
forehead and riding it). Some of the guys got really interested. Many were already
bored with even the sex show. When the show was again over, the women's nudity was of no interest to this group of guys -- not even the beauty of the women. Seen it. Done that.
What else you got? This usualness is one of the reasons pornographic magazines can be
addictive as one always is looking for something new for stimulation because nudity
itself is not sexually stimulating and one has nothing truly meaningful in one's life to
gravitate to. When I say "meaningful", I mean meaningful to the individual
person, not something "meaningful" imposed upon the person by the culture, his
family, his church, or some other force outside himself.

ex. Marriage for me to a (particular) beautiful woman is meaningful to me. But for gay
men who married a beautiful woman because of the necessity to conform, marriage was an emotionally debilitating trap. Even marrying the wrong sort of person can drain the
meaningfulness out of a marriage. Our culture drains the meaningfulness out of our
lives. Naturism restores some of that meaningfulness. That's the stimulating effect of
nudity for us naturists!

I'm sure someone else can enlighten us on the stimulating (or lack thereof) effects of
nudity in cultures that are (or were) nude or nearly nude cultures.

Can Naturists Safely Come out of the Closet Part 2

MichiganMe — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:10:57 GMT

American media rarely shows simple nudity. In the past, of course, nudity was limited to National Geographic's display of "primitives". Such non-conformity was understandable, as not only was the nudity not Western, it was not even "civilized", thus depiction of it was allowed. The late 60's and 70's began to see the occasional displays of simple nudity. PBS Channel 56 in Detroit allowed some nudity then with nary a complaint; I particularly remember plenty of nudity in a teleplay in which God masqueraded as a steam room attendant. However, as the cultural conservatives organized and became political, they targeted displays of nudity; and the FCC has complied with fines for nudity on over-the-air TV signals. However, note the high level of violence and salaciosness that is allowed. Even by FCC rules, nudity could be displayed late night, yet nudity is self-censored by the programmers. For example, on the Tonight show, Jay Leno held up a picture of nudists on bicycles. The "private" areas, even the buttocks, were pixallated. Cable TV, can display nudity and does, but seemingly it is always associated with sex or violence. And, boy, do both cable and over-the-air programmers display the sex and violence. Thus we get explicit scenes, say on Private Practice, of passionate sex and lots of bare skin -- but never (female) breast, buttock, or pubes under any circumstance. Even an old youth oriented show like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (which I love) is rife with the sex act (and violence) -- but no nudity. Some people infer from this that simple nudity is more indecent than open sex or violence. For sure, most begin to think that everyone else must think so.

Yet what is the truth about what most people think about nudity? We who read N Magazine know that nude people are allowed to run in public races in some west coast cities with little complaint but great enthusiasm from the spectators. Vermont allows nudity most anywhere and where practiced, even in the downtown area of one village, it has garnered few complaints (though much publicity). Here in Michigan, the Nude Mile on UM campus generated but one complaint but was shut down by the then president of the university in cooperation with the then attorney general (Jennifer Granholm) obstensibly "for the protection of the runners", but primarily because Bollinger thought it presented a bad public image for the university. Even in Chelsea in the conservative western half of Washtenaw County in Michigan, a proposed photo shoot of a "Lady Godiva" by the artist, Harvey, generated no public complaints but did attract lots of spectators, including parents with their children. The rider, of course, was pulled off the horse and arrested by Chelsea's chief of police, because, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he believed people would be offended.

And I have painted the houses of many non-naturists and they allowed me to do the painting in the nude, even those with children, without worrying about what the neighbors would think about what they allow in their own house. (See my article "A Tale of Two Naturists" on www.MichiganNudeBeachAdvocates.org for more on this. Scroll down to Part 2, Matthew's Story.) In N Magazine we are reading more and more of naturists pushing the boundary of "acceptable" nudity with little or no complaints.

But what about the uproar over the accidental baring of one of Janet Jackson's breasts at the 2004 Superbowl? In the aftermath of that, the FCC chair, Michael Powell, reported to Congress that his agency had received a record number of complaints about "indecency" in 2003 -- more than 240,000 (for the year), up from 14,000 from the year before. However, a reporter from Mediaweek.com investigated the complaints: 99.8 percent of the complaints in 2003 originated from the conservative Parents Television Council. In 2004, if the complaints regarding Ms. Jackson's bared breast aren't considered, 99.9 percent of the complaints were again generated by the PTC, and while the publicity over the Super Bowl incident generated some additional complaints, the media publicity and the PTC were undoubtably behind most of those. Another reporter examined the 90 complaints that led to a 1.2 million dollar fine for an episode of Fox's Married by America. He found that all the complaints were generated by 23 people and that all but four of the complaints were identical. Only one person mentioned having seen the program. More than 5 million households had watched the "offending" episode. So, because of an overreaching and repressive federal agency, the media feels compelled to avoid nudity. But they go farther than the FCC demands, censoring nudity when even the FCC does not require it while at the same time associating any incident of nudity with salaciousness or violence. Yet a miniscule number is actually complaining about nudity.

The media's effect is that Americans believe that everyone else is offended by nudity even though most Americans themselves aren't offended at all. (It is true that most American men profess no desire to see naked penises up on the big screen, but that's not to say they are offended by it. Women seem to be as interested in seeing naked women as men are, but for different reasons. It seems that very few are offended by nudity at all.) However, in defense of conformity and the supposed sensibilities of others, most people would presumably still not support nudity on public streets or in public parks except under special circumstances; despite this, surveys have repeatedly found that over 70 percent of the people have no objection to official, clothing-optional beaches, since they understand that nobody should be rightfully offended by the mere existance of a nude beach. One can extrapolate that far fewer care if anyone privately practices social nudity, and do you really want to associate with anyone who is so virulenty opposed to nudity as to want to ostracize people merely for going to a private nudist resort? I sure don't want such a person in my life no matter the relationship; fortunately, I've never on any level personally known such a person.

OK. So we know where people get the erroneous idea that most people are offended by nudity, but there is also a strong desire in most people to conform, to not stick out. Therefore, many naturists are uncomfortable being nude when most or all other people are clothed, even when it is legal to be nude. For example, at Turtle Lake Resort one Windsor woman told me that she had just been to an outdoor music festival in Ontario (where women can legally go top-free anywhere men can). "Did you take your shirt off?" I asked. "Oh, no," she repled, "I was waiting for someone else to do so first." Hmmm, thus despite the legality, I have yet to see a top-free woman in my many visits to Ontario's beaches.

How will society's acceptance of nudity ever improve if naturists refuse to spearhead the change and if we continue to allow the most socially repressive in our society to determine, not just public opinion, but the opinions of our friends, family, and neighbors?

By being open about my practice of naturism, I have been able to invite friends and family to the clothing-optional swims sponsored by the Southeast Michigan Naturists. Few have accepted the invitation, but even so it is beneficial. For example, when my niece was trying to get a small dinner party together at a restaurant for her mom's birthday, she e-mailed asking for restaurant suggestions. I replied to all suggesting that, since the weekend in question was the night of an SMN nude swim (emphasizing that they could stay suited), I could get the group into it after dinner to enjoy the hot tub and pools. Knowing that no one but me on the reply list is a naturist, my niece's mom replied that it would be OK with her (even though I've never seen her nude), and she went on to explain that she knows that "it has nothing to do with sex". So I've got a non-naturist controlling the conversation in our favor.

Even if you feel you can't be as completely open as I have been, do consider "coming out" to just a few more friends, family, and neighbors than you have. The more you do so, the more you control the conversation and your life. You won't thereafter have to worry about their "finding out". What a relief and what a joy! Plus, you along with other open naturists make it easier for that teacher or divorced parent to openly acknowledge her practice of naturism without negative repurcussions. Thus society is improved as well. Perhaps someday, nudity will no longer be regarded negatively by the FCC or the media. If so, the change starts with you, not by what political party happens to be in office.

Can Naturists Safely Come "Out of the Closet" Part 1

MichiganMe — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:06:54 GMT

At a recent party of about 20 people put on by my friend Craig, who is not a naturist, I discovered 3 other members of the Southeast Michigan Naturists in attendance. I had not known any of them were acquainted with Craig. Well, what a happy reunion! Since it was not our party and Craig never offered to allow nudity, we did not suggest it; but the four of us were not shy about talking about naturism and having other people listen in. Nobody was shocked or perturbed by the conversation and some were interested.

Why then are many naturists reluctant to acknowledge to the world -- even to their family and friends -- that they enjoy and participate in nude recreation? Some undoubtably have real concerns such as an estranged ex-spouse who might use naturism as an excuse to limit the naturist's contact with their children or a teacher who worries for her job, although, even in a profession as sensitive as teaching, that fear is not realistic everywhere. Here in Ann Arbor, a teacher in the Ann Arbor Public Schools was quite open about being a naturist. Obviously, she did not discuss it in class, as a teacher would not discuss her religous beliefs and practices in class; however, she often sat in at our very public "Michigan Nude Beach Advocates" information booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair and would be greeted by her middle school students and their parents. Of course, she had tenure in a somewhat tolerant city. A teacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan, even tenured, might not fair so well. So the concerns of some naturists are legitimate, but need we all be so concerned?

Perhaps a few feel that naturism, while indeed fun, might have some negative effects on children or society. Despite their own experiences or perhaps because of insufficient experience, they feel that on some level the prohibitions against social nudity must have some validity, for why else, they think, would society so adamantly protect itself from public nudity and the depiction of nudity; yet any research on the matter indicates that naturism has nothing but positive effects. For example, Dennis Surgue, Phd,clinical professor of psychiarty at the University of Michigan Medical School, states in his book, Sex Matters for Women, that nudity in the home is natural and not harmful. If any of you have even the slightest thought that simple nudity might be harmful to children or to society, do go to the Naturist Society's website for a more exhaustive discussion of naturism's benefits to society.

Those who ardently believe that nudity is bad for society and children are inexperienced in social nudity and also over-sexualize their environment. Their attitudes toward sex can be positive or negative. For example, a swinger couple contacted me about attending the Southeast Michigan Naturists' swims but decided not to attend when told that children may be there. "My wife says she would feel wierd and so would I to be naked around children," wrote the swinger. Well, while there are a few polyamorists in naturism, we know that most swingers are not naturist as swingers often aren't actually comfortable with simple nudity. The few naturists whom I know to be free lovers are able to separate simple nudity from sex -- probably because they are experienced with and knowledgeable about naturism. People who are actually hostile to nudity have had negative experiences with sex: abuse from a relative, rape, or being the abusers of others. I know people -- even my sister -- who, because of past sexual abuse, are adamantly opposed to my being nude around them. Nonetheless, so long as I respect that wish, we are able to have good relationships. None of them excoriate either me or my involvement in naturism. They don't care what my beliefs are so long as I don't practice naturism in their presence. Nor does my sister want me discreetly practicing naturism at her lake even when she is not there, for she believes that everyone else feels as she does so she does not want her neighbors "insulted" by mere suspicion of my nudity.

But are my sister's concerns valid? Are most people offended by nudity or even the discreet practice of naturism? Many naturists act as though it is true. Where do we get this idea that everyone but nudists is offended by nudity? Why do so many naturists believe that they will be ostacized by friends, family, and society if it is revealed that they practice social nudity?

The idea comes primarily from two sources.

Obama AND Republicans Agree to Support Naturists' Rights!

MichiganMe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:43:58 GMT

In his January 27 State of the Union Address to Congress, the president demanded �America must always stand on the side of freedom and human dignity. Always!� This statement indicates unequivocal support for public areas being clothing-optional and drew rousing applause from both sides of Congress.
Giving the minority response, The governor of W. Virginia confirmed that government should stay out of the lives of people.

Here in Michigan, I've created the Washtenaw Skinnydippers to insist that Washtenaw County Parks Department abide by the principals expressed by our national leaders. We aim to get the county to open its rec center for nude use on Saturday nights and to encourage the county parks department to work on our behalf in getting the state's DNR to establish a clothing-optional beach. If you live in or near Washtenaw County, please see www.MichiganNudeBeachAdvocates.org for a link to us or to start a local activist (as opposed to social) group in your county.

If you live in another state or country, join a group near you or, if none is available, start your own. See my article on starting a group on my website (see above). And do join the Naturist Society and contribute to their political action group, The Naturist Action Committee.

Let's help make sure that America does always stand on the side of freedom and human dignity.

Get A Hot Mamma!

Pumpkinpie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:03:49 GMT

Get A Hot Mamma!

A 92-year-old man went to the doctor to get a physical.

A few days later, the doctor saw the man walking down the street with a gorgeous young lady on his arm.

A couple of days later, when the old man had an appointment with the doctor again, the Doc said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?"

The man replied, "Just doing what you said doctor, 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'"

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said you got a heart murmur. Be careful!"

Your Daughter's Pregnant!

Pumpkinpie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:00:52 GMT

Your Daughter's Pregnant!
A mother took her daughter to the doctor and asked him to give her an examination to determine the cause of the daughter's swollen abdomen.
It only took the doctor about 2 seconds to say, "Gimme a break, lady! Your daughter is pregnant!"

The mother turn red with fury, and she argued with the doctor that *her* daughter was a good girl, and would *never* compromise her reputation by having s$$ with a boy.

The doctor faced the window and silently watched the horizon.

The mother became enraged and screamed, "Quit looking out the window! Aren't you paying attention to me?"

"Yes, of course I am paying attention, ma'am. It's just that the last time this happened, a star appeared in the east, and three wise men came. I was hoping they'd show up again, and help me figure out who got your daughter pregnant!"

An A$$ In Hell

Pumpkinpie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:35:53 GMT

An A$$ In Hell

A seven-year-old boy and his four-year-old brother were upstairs in their bedroom.

"You know what?" said the seven year old. "I think it's about time we start swearing."

The four year old nodded his head in approval.

"When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say hell, and you say a$$, okay?"

The four year old agreed with enthusiasm.

The mother walked into the kitchen and asked the seven year old what he wanted for breakfast.

"Aw hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios."

WHACK!

He flew out of his chair, tumbled across the floor, got up and ran upstairs crying his eyes out.

The mother looked at the four year old and asked with a stern voice, "And what do you want for breakfast, young man?"

"I don't know," he blubbered, "but you can bet your sweet a$$ it won't be Cheerios!"

Granny & The Frog!

Pumpkinpie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:36:05 GMT

Granny & The Frog!
An older lady was somewhat lonely, and decided that she needed a pet to keep her company. So off to the pet shop she went. Forlornly, she searched. Nothing seemed to catch her interest, except this one ugly frog.
As she walked by the barrel he was in, he looked up and winked at her! He whispered, "I'm lonely too, buy me and you won't be sorry."

The old Lady figured, what the heck, as she hadn't found anything else. So, she bought the frog and went to her car.

Driving down the road the frog whispered to her, "Kiss me, you won't be sorry."

So, the old lady figured what the heck, and kissed the frog.

Immediately the frog turned into an absolutely gorgeous, sexy, handsome, young prince. Then the prince kissed her back, and you know what the old lady turned into?

The first motel she could find!

Why Do Men Wear Pants and Women Skirts?

yellowstud — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:47:36 GMT

Why do men wear pants? Does anyone know how it started? Did it go straight from fig leaf, animal skin and then pants? I don't know the answer and maybe I will never know it or maybe I will.

Why do men wear pants? I am not looking for the answer that men wear pants to cover their genitals. My question is more like why pants and not skirts or kilts or others.

Yes, Scottish people wear kilts and I think that's the way supposed to be - and no underwear. I just read from wiki-answer:
It is traditional that Scottish military regiments wore no underwear beneath the kilt and were routinely inspected by walking over a glass panel under which an officer looked to see that each man complied. Other regiments used a mirror on the end of a stick to obtain the same result.

As a kilt, made of 16 or 18 oz woolen cloth is quite heavy, in winter the upper legs are quite warm, so no underwear is really necessary, while in summer, being well ventilated, likewise there is no need.

I second that.
Some other cultures wear kimono or sarong or robes or anything.

Why do men wear pants? Is it about masculinity? Are men who wear kilts or kimono or sarong or others less masculine than the ones who wear pants? Or: Are men who wear pants more masculine than others who don't? Why do we choose pants? Is it a cultural thing? Or is it a global trend?

Anatomically, the shapes of the pants do not follow exactly the form of male bodies. Males have penis and balls. Sometimes they do not know what to do with them when wearing tight pants. Should it be on the left or right side? Women wear bra. Should men wear cups under their pants? Why do we pretend as there is nothing down there when we wear shorts or pants or even swimsuit? The football players acknowledge it by wearing cups.

When I grew up, some of my friends jokingly guessed about who was left or right. It sounds funny but it is true. We didn't know where to put our winnies when wearing shorts or pants. Check yourself: Are you left or right or middle? And then see if you are left handed or right handed.

Most women now wear pants for practicality: no need to shave legs, cold weather and look "more formal". But women started with skirts and men with pants. Is it true? Why do men choose pants?

Why do men wear pants?:confused:

Je ne sais pas la r�ponse et peut-�tre je ne le saurai jamais.

If you HAVEN'T done so already...

pagevalleynude — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:56:35 GMT

...and you happen to belong to AANR...now would be a good time to renew.:wiseguy:
I just now renewed my membership. Online.:annoyed::laugh: Because the lovely people @ AANR forgot to include a form when they sent the letter today (in the mail) to remind me to renew.:rolleyes:
At any rate, at least now I have an account to shop...

naked in a clothes only place

bernardc — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:44:16 GMT

Call me spitefull,or cheecky...but recently the wife and I visited a resort locally,and obviousely,being South Africa,it was a clothes only place!The rules were clear...no jumping,diving...no games at the pools...no glass,no dringking from glass articles,and no....nude swimming.The place is so beautifull,situated between the mountains of Ladismith,Cape Province.It consists of three pools,one very hot pool,and one less hot,fed from a mountain source,and one cold pool.I could not resist it,and had to swim naked,at night of course,and later found myself,without taking any thought to it,walking from the pool to our caravan naked.But the good thing..the best was,my wife began joining me in nudity.
one night,I was naked and my costume(swimming briefs) were tossed way to the one side,and I was joined in the pool by others,having had to change pools because of the heat,I had to get out and walk to the other pool,they did not take exception to it,and later,some of them changed,and believe it or not...walked to their caravan...stark naked.Later we discoved a swimming place outside the town,and great was my reliefe to see only naked people there...and apparently,only naked people swim and sunbathe there,and it was even more prettier than the resort!Maybe nudity is not that widely rejected by society after all!

Listen to Your Body

yellowstud — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:16:16 GMT

We have seen a lot of lesson learns in 2009 either from the news or personal experiences. Although most people agree that nudity is to be separated from sex, still some cannot think that way. We have seen and heard how being naked can be a problem for some people. Show off or not show off; which one is yours?

I like being naked for my own satisfactory. I don't easily go out to the street streaking or showing off my naked body just like that, although it could be fun though. But one thing I learn is that being nude is not only for my mind but it is the time to listen to my own body.

One morning I got up and felt shooting pain all over my body. I tried to ignore those body pains and thinking: well, maybe my body just felt lazy like always. I started push-up and sit-up immediately as my morning routine.... but oh boy... I was wrong. It didn't take long for my body to react against what I had in mind. I started feeling dizzy and trowing out. Suddenly I felt fever and queasy more than anything I had ever had. I stayed in bed for two days in a row.

Since then, when I wake up in the morning, I stand still naked in front of the mirror; looking at my naked body in the mirror for couple minutes, be thankful for my healthy body and try to listen to my naked body before I do my routine exercise.

Let's listen to our own body and move on to a better decision making and happier life.

Peace

Last day for Common Ground Wellness Center Specials

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the nudist night before christmas

redrocksnudist — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:10:26 GMT

Posted by Canadian Bares on Skinbook...

But i thought it was brilliant, so i am re-posting the re-posted... post - LOL

Happy Holidays,

Daniel and Brenda

Nudist Night Before Christmas

Posted to alt.nudism.moderated by Cheef Dan on 2001-12-22.

'Twas the night before Christmas, and to put it quite clearly
This holiday would not be remembered too dearly.
We were both flat exhausted. We'd been through hell, though,
Searching all month for a "Tickle-Me Elmo".

We both sat in front of a dumb unlit fire
And griped as our heating bill climbed ever higher.
We cursed our two kids, who couldn't bear to see flame
In the place they all thought was where Santa Claus came.

Now they were in bed, and we were both sauced
From the eggnog we'd guzzled when directions were lost
To this tricycle we tried in vain to construct
After ripping it off of the U.P.S. truck.

We'd gone thousands in debt, to impress all our friends
And purchase their loyalty as the year ends.
When all of a sudden, we heard a great crash
And we were both covered with fireplace ash.

A fat old guy out from our chimney came rolling
He went head over heels, like a giant ball bowling
He stood up and brushed off, and with the soot gone
We could see he was naked -- no red outfit on!

I'm an ugly drunk, and my wife was worried
So I ran for my shotgun in quite a hurry.
But this guy grabbed the yule log, and threw it quite fast
It landed in my path, and I tripped as I passed.

He said, "Hey, don't worry. I'm just here to chat."
I said, "Get some clothes on, you freaky old bat."
He said, "Don't you recognize friendly Saint Nick?"
I said, "You're naked. Just buzz off. That's sick."

He turned with a smile, and said with some glee,
"Ho ho, Little Buddy, best listen to me.
You're right, I'm not Santa." Then he started smilin'
I saw he was the Skipper -- from Gilligan's Island!

He said, "I want you to know we nearly went nuts
All of those years in those crummy grass huts.
Our nerves were all frazzled, I'm sure we'd be dead,
If we didn't find something to straighten our heads.

We soon all decided to check out the facts,
We all needed something to make us relax.
We asked the Professor, who happed by chance,
To have picked up a radio show from Southern France.

They had said if you wanted to get rid of your stress
There was no better way than to up and undress.
So we all started lying out nude in the sun,
Then started to play volleyball just for fun.

Soon you couldn't tell who had lots of money
Who was really famous, who acted real funny,
Who taught the science, who grew corn and oats,
And who had lots of experience, sailing on boats.

The island we lived on became clothing-free.
It was wonderful living, believe you and me.
Sometimes I sit and wish we never were rescued.
And we'd stayed on that island and lived out our lives nude.

He turned back to the chimney, to go out as he came
I cried, "Don't be a fool!" and called Skipper by name
And for the very first time, with my wife and this man
We went nude in our hot tub. (He had quite a tan!)

I asked as we soaked, "Why did you come here?
To our house of all places, this night of the year?"
He replied with a grin, "I did not choose.
I was sent as an angel to bring you good news.

Relax and remember what this night is about.
Stress is like clothing -- you can live without.
Simple Christmas is best, when it is celebrated
As the birth of a child, they call God incarnated.

So go feed the hungry, Spend time with the sad,
Play a game with a kid with no mom or no dad.
Go to a service, Sing praise from your lips.
Then join with your family, and all skinnydip."

With that wisdom he stood up, and went from our tub
He dried off with a towel, said good-bye with a hug
Then walked out the door nude, into a bright light
And Christmas is different, since that special night.