QUOTES 2/26/2019

“I think people aren't going to these [nude] parties because they want to experience others.  I think they're going to express themselves and this is a great way for them to come out of their shell or express a side of them they don't normally get to express . . .” - Chris Fariello

“nakedrun” Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1noAXcS37PM

“Christianity’s own seminal myth about the origin of the world is a story in which clothing functions as a sign of sin and distance from the Godhead.  Adam and Eve’s fig leaf is double-edged, signaling both the end of an idyllic human existence and the birth of a distinctly human culture.” - http://theconversation.com/friday-essay-the-naked-truth-on-nudity-66763

“. . . the biggest obstacle to getting more nude venues for recreation is the closet. . . People in the closet don't write letters, they don't picket, they don't protest.  They don't even fully exercise the freedom they do have.  Their friends and family don't know about it and can't say, I know John Doe and he's a nudist and he's a cool guy, so I guess it's OK.  Often they won't even answer anonymous surveys accurately, let alone sign a petition, contribute advocacy money or be interviewed by media.  The actual opposition to designating a small number of areas as clothing optional suffer from none of these problems.” – AuNaturelOne, https://www.truenudists.com/groups/view.php?action=viewthread&id=226&idt=108359&page=last

“Freehiking is a wonderful stress reliever.  I walked up the Olive Dell Nature Trail and realigned a few rocks that the wild donkeys had kicked aside.  Then I hiked the Picnic Table Loop Trail.  Along the way I enjoyed seeing new-growth vegetation and birds and seven wild donkeys – the views from the top were breathtaking.  I walked back along the other half of the Nature Trail.  When I returned, I had nearly forgotten the stresses at work – what a relief.  Freehiking is my mental and physical meditation.  Healthy physical exercise, mental healing, spiritual peace - freehiking revives my soul.” - Kenfreehiker

“Forcing clothes on anyone should be a crime and a human rights violation.” – https://rfgjga1992.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/why-the-world-needs-more-nudists/

“Truth is, most of us contain a splashing, giggling, squealing child who knows without thinking that bare skin and water go together as wings go with air, roots with earth, and the phoenix with incendiary sun. . . Bare skin is the one and only right criterion for receiving water's gracious acceptance or any acceptance whatsoever from that element.” - Janet L.