QUOTES 6/17/2019

“Each year, the unofficial Naked Hiking Day is observed on June 21, the day of the summer solstice. . . Hiking naked is nothing new, although it is more common in Europe than in the U.S.  Outdoor author Colin Fletcher wrote in his popular hiking books of enjoying hiking naked through the Grand Canyon and along the Pacific Crest Trail on hot days. . . It's not illegal to be naked in public in many jurisdictions if your intent is simply to be unclothed rather than to incite or satisfy sexual arousal.  If you are hiking on U.S. federal lands such as a National Forest or Bureau of Land Management area, there is no federal law against nudity, but state and local law may take precedence.” - https://www.verywellfit.com/caution-naked-hiking-day-june-21-3436274

“Copy of Naked Pilates” Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNJw2S-GRb4

“. . . being naked is a blast!  It wasn’t just prancing around in the buff that I found liberating but coming to a new understanding of myself and this world.  I used to think people who were comfortable walking around naked were just… weird. . . now on the other side of the coin.  I feel as though I’ve peered into a new, and very beautiful, aspect of our world.  One that embraces courage, imperfection, and best of all—the goddamn honest truth.” - Laura Van Antwerp, http://www.thetahoejournal.com/adventure/nude-beach/

“What if my body doesn’t look good enough to be naked around other people?  It’s sad, but this is probably the biggest reason couples don’t try social nudity. . . we have received a lot of questions about the ‘right body’ for a nude beach or club.  The right body is your body. . . most people are wonderfully average.  No one stands out.  Do not be concerned with scars or surgery marks.  Do not be concerned about stretch marks or bellies.  Do not be concerned about your breasts being too big or too small or one being bigger than the other.  Do not be concerned if your penis is too small or too large.  Do not be concerned with private tattoos or piercings.  Do not be concerned about birthmarks.  Do not be concerned if you are completely shaved and without pubic hair or natural or somewhere in between.  When you’re naked, you’ll be around some of the most unjudging people ever.  Perhaps one of our biggest discoveries was that when you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to be ashamed of or anxious either.” - https://ourclothingoptionaltrips.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/naked-time-is-summer-time-five-answers-to-your-concerns-about-getting-naked-this-summer/

“God does not reject our human bodies, nor does He call them rude or shameful; that is human wisdom, or should we say folly?  I for one do not want to change my body nor do I feel ashamed of it, why should I?  If God made it good, then who am I to tell him He is wrong.” - https://cnfellowship.wordpress.com/viewpoint/the-body/

Best Nude Beaches in Germany (List) - Birge Amondson, http://gogermany.about.com/od/citiesandregions/tp/best_nude_beaches_germany.htm

“Naturism = Power. . . the human body can be a symbol, and as a symbol, it possesses power to arouse, draw attention, or illustrate a point.  Oppressive societies often use shame to steal power from others.  In the Bible, slaves were stripped of their clothes . . . the Nazis stripped Jews in concentration camps to assert dominance and authority.  But if a woman, or man, chooses, of their own accord, to remove their own clothes, what power is left to the oppressor but violence?” - Nick Alimonos, http://writersdisease.net/2012/12/23/aliaa-magda-elmahdy-real-life-naturist-hero/